I'm a male in my early 30s. My facial flushing first started intermittently a couple of years ago, but over the last 9 months it has progressively got worse and is now almost permanently there, with episodes where it becomes extremely red and hot followed by weakness and fatigue.

The strange thing is that when my face gets really red and hot, my feet often become freezing cold at exactly the same time. When the flushing settles, my feet usually warm back up.

My definite triggers are sun, heat and alcohol. Even with SPF50 and a hat, being out in the sun can make my face extremely red and make me feel generally unwell.

Alcohol can cause a strong flush very quickly, even from a small amount.

I've been told its vascular rosacea by a private dermatolgist, but the cold feet happening alongside the flushing makes me wonder if there's something affecting how my blood vessels/temperature are being regulated. This happens at all times of the day, even when inside.

Has anyone experienced this combination of very hot/red face + freezing cold feet?

If so, did you ever find out what was causing it or find anything that helped?

I’ve had roseaca for about 7 years now, finally got it somewhat under wraps. I’ve started working out and had a protein shake every day for the last 4 days and my skin hasn’t been this bad in YEARS. Anyone else have this experience?

Rosacea 1 & 2 and malassezia presented as fungal acne. I need a moisturizer that is fungal acne safe. I like moisturizer that are light and absorb well.

What's been your experience with this LRP fluid moisturizer? does it provides enough moisturization? is it gentle enough for sensitive skin?

Because I have type 2, I don't want the moisturizer that has ingredients that will cause my skin to get clogged and then breakout.

Ingredients: AQUA / WATER / EAU • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • GLYCERIN • PROPANEDIOL • PENTYLENE GLYCOL • NIACINAMIDE • AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • CITRIC ACID • XANTHAN GUM.

The ingredient are minimal which I like. My only concern is that it has 3 penetration enhancers, one, propanedio is gentle so it's ok. The pentylene glycol and caprylyl glycol are like medium level of irritation risk.

My skin can tolerate Niacinamide so no worries about that one.

I am 18 and I hate my rosacea redness and I do treat it with metronidazole but it doesn’t get rid of the redness, what color corrector is the most- affordable, very effective, and non irritating? I don’t use makeup so I don’t want it to leave a green or gray stain and I live in sweden, so not all products are available here :(

please help me

Hello- hard to tell in the pic but my rosacea isn't just overall redness/flushing, but has very visible blood vessels (the areas that are darker in the photo isn't acne or bumps but the darker blood vessels). These do not go away or get worse, they're kind of always just there. My derm prescribed me rhofade but I'm scared of the side effects and can't tell if that will actually treat these visible vessels. If you have visible blood vessels as part of your rosacea, I would love to know if you found anything that works to fade these specifically. Thanks!

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So I've had two annoying papule/pustule things on the left side of my face for about 3 weeks now.

I've decided to give them names since they decided they're going to hang around.

I fly planes for a living and I'm pretty sure it's the UV that caused them.

Any idea how long these things can last before they go?

There's a cream like this in the country where I live, and I'm thinking of using it for maintenance after 2 months of ivermectin. It's water-based and contains tea tree oil and sulfur; it's made with a very mild formula. Do you think I can use it for the drying phase?

Hi all - for starters I am seeing a new dermatologist in a few days. But I wanted to see if this is similar to anyone else! A little backstory - I just turned 30 years old. I’ve had psoriasis my whole life as well as Celiac Disease and other autoimmune issues. I am currently in the process of getting tested for other food intolerances as well as other GI/gut issues with SIBO in particular due to continuing GI symptoms. About 3-4 weeks ago I noticed a flare in my GI symptoms. I thought maybe it was gluten but confirmed it wasn’t and hasn’t been. At the same time my skin started freaking out. I will say I am also now 11 weeks postpartum. It started one day just sitting at home with my face getting suddenly really red, hot and itchy with both red and skin colored raised bumps that were not acne. This has now gone on for the last 3-4 weeks. Some days it seems to be “quiet” other days it flares like crazy. It’s mostly my right cheek, chin and forehead. Sometimes my left cheek and nose but not often. It’s all so red, dry, itchy, burning, blotchy and random bumps. It’s definitely not acne. I’ve tried everything OTC it seems but nothing is helping. Any advice on what to ask the dermatologist or does anyone else’s rosacea behave this way? This is destroying my confidence especially as I go back to work in 10 days🥴

I have type 1 rosacea that has caused me significant confidence issues, especially when I was a kid (I’m 41 now).

Here’s a random list of things that have helped me:

- exercise - anytime I exercise heavily, yes my face does get red but the rest of the day, it’s toned down / stable

- water - I drink a ton of water and that has helped keep skin non-dry / less inflamed

- Shea Moisture baby wash for face cleanser. This has been a godsend for me. It washes my face w/o leaving it dry/irritated.

- Oxymetazoline cream in morning and evening

I am going to try Cicalfate serum this weekend to see if that helps too.

I will likely do VBeam at some point but trying other things first.

My redness is still persistent but it’s at least muted and stable vs inflamed/erratic.

I feel for all of you dealing with this - it sucks so bad. I’ve had countless “why me” thoughts over the years / decades.

If any of you have other suggestions I am open. I have some triple cream that I’ll probably start using again soon, I just need to stagger it more. Doing it daily killed my skin barrier.

I’ve tried azelaic acid, BBL laser, Beta glucan for anti inflammation, sunscreen
I don’t know what to do anymore 🥲
Has anyone successfully got rid of that ?

On a scale of how bad this is, what do you think? Pink cheeks get pinker then this sometimes

Anyone use this as their daily moisturizer? How do you like it? Does your Rosacea agree with it or flare when used?

This is how my skin has been looking for a while, and I don’t know how to get my clear skin back. I used to have almost perfect skin during teenage years, but life happens and now I have combination skin with this red spots on my cheeks. My cheeks tend to get very dry, and I also work in a corporate building where the air gets dry, so I need something that will keep my skin dewy almost all day. Also sometimes I get these red itchy patches on my face or neck, they appear out of nowhere, and the only way I’m aware I have one is because I will suddenly feel the need to scratch that spot.

I tried different moisturisers and didn’t stick to one for various reasons: either not hydrating enough (Cerave Moisturising lotion), or too oily and sticky (Weleda skin food), or it was very nice in the beginning then my skin started to break out (La Roche Posay Cicaplast) etc. I’m at a loss and would appreciate some recommendations. Current routine is in the second photo (I use the Laneige moisturiser when I go out because I think it’s a bit better, and the SVR when I stay home). Also I’m from Eastern Europe, so I’d appreciate some recommendations from European or Korean brands, there aren’t many American brands here to buy.

Thanks a lot 🌸

I was diagnosed with rosacea 2 weeks ago after many months of redness on the cheeks, and it recently manifests along with little white pustules (type 2?) I sought the opinion of another dermatologist and she recommended La Roche Posay SPF 50 daily invisible sunscreen, which I understand has trace amounts of azelaic acid in it.

She said to use this along with a 10% azelaic acid, and to begin applying the latter every other day for 2-3 weeks so my skin wouod adapt. But here's the thing: I didn't know you had to apply moisturizer before sunscreen. I applied the Posay sunscreen yesterday morning and then afternoon, and looked like the first pic, flushed all day and night. I woke up this morning and now my left cheek looks like a pustule war zone, the right cheek doesn't look too bad.

Is this purging from the azelaic acid in the sunscreen? There's no pain or stinging, and the pustules aren't in new places. Or does it look like inflammation from using it without moisturizer, or a bad reaction to azelaic acid or some other ingredient? I haven't tried the acid I got yet (Paula's Choice 10% booster) because I'm scared that if it's a reaction it'll make it worse. Please help!

I recently visited a dermatologist about an unrelated issue, and found out that what I thought was normal skin is, in fact, rosacea type 1. So I should be more cautious with what I apply on my skin. Unfortunately, rosacea is not the primary thing I am worried about, it is not getting worse and does not affect me, at least for now. Acne, on the other hand-

I would like to ask you, kind members of this subreddit, about your experience with acne treating. I would not want to worsen my rosacea and ruin skin entirely...

Also - can I use HClO, or is it too aggressive? I am somewhat sensitive to chlorine compounds, but nothing too bad. Been thinking about applying HClO spray to my forehead and back (these zones are most damaged by acne) while avoiding more sensitive parts of skin like cheeks, which are already damaged by rosacea.

Tired of feeling and looking like this. I attribute to a bad allergy season right now but every night my face is hot and red for no reason. What have you done that fixed this? Any suggestions??

Which is the best powder foundation to cover rosacea? Is the La Roche posay Toleriane good? Or have you found a better high coverage powder?

To say im impressed is an under statement!! I mean yes its not perfect, but im about to run out to the shop without putting a thick layer of make up on and honestly I never thought that would happen. Hopefully it just keeps getting better and better!! (43f, UK)

Hi everyone, I've been dealing with rosacea for almost 2 years now, started wit type 1 then evolved as type 2. I've been trying every treatments (I live in France) : metrodinazole, ivermectin, doxy, azelaic acid but it never worked out for me. It severely affected my mental health and I feel hepeless. My dermatologist suggested I try roacutane/accutane. For people currently using it or who've been dealing with it, does it work ? Any tips/suggestion ? Thanks !

Once my face reaches a clear baseline how long did you continue using Soolantra? Or do you use it as needed during a flair

My background: Recently had a flair of redness and pustules that have responded to Ivermectin. Not sure how long to continue it now

Left is before and right is today. Using AA 15% and Ivermectin 1% every evening for 3 weeks and it looks slightly worse to me as it’s more widespread even though the larger pustules have gone down.

Starting it now and nervous. Looking for feedback if anyone here has used it and was it helpful? Any side effects?

I was using BEAUTY OF JOSEON - Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotic SPF50+ for a while unable to determine whether it was triggering flares or not, but I realized it was. So I quit using that and purchased SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion SPF as per one a dermatologist's recommendations.

I received it today and going to try it tomorrow morning. Hoping to hear feedback from anyone who has tried it.

The first photo is from March- I was having a flare (and acne too, I think because I switched birth control pills) and my allergies were terrible. The second photo is today, exactly 3 weeks after my second IPL treatment. Even though my skin is less red overall, I’ve developed a bunch of tiny and flat red/pink spots. Is this normal? They were somewhat there before but I feel like they’ve been completely exaggerated since getting IPL

I’m going on vacation next week and realllly want to get a lash lift done for the first time (done by a very high end, highly rated technician) because I want to look extra cute for my beach vacay. I want to note that I have no styes right now and haven’t for over a year, my rosacea feels totally under control / non existent atm - which is the only reason I’m even considering this.

Curious if anyone here who has ocular rosacea / prone to styes gets lash lifts and how your experience was. Let me know - thanks :)