Rosacea, a chronic inflammatory disease, is a condition that can get worse over the years, especially when not properly treated. Discover some tips that will help reduce your Rosacea and make you feel better!
What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a fairly complex chronic skin condition that manifests as redness on the cheeks, nose, then forehead, and chin. As the disease progresses, this redness becomes permanent, small dilated vessels (telangiectasias or rosacea) appear accompanied by small red buttons (papules).
This chronic inflammatory disease mainly affects women (60% to 70% of cases) and generally appears around the age of 25-30 years. Those most affected are especially those with fair skin and eyes who tend to blush more easily.
This condition gets worse over the years, especially when it is not treated well. Usually, symptoms progress in a cycle. Periods of worsening alternate periods of remission.
Rosacea, also known as acne rosacea, is much different from the acne you may have experienced in your teenage years. Indeed, blackheads and white spots are almost absent and the course of the disease is different. Besides, the factors causing these two conditions are very different.
What are the causes of rosacea?
Unfortunately, the exact cause of this skin disease is still unknown, but medical research is looking at a genetic cause (fair skin and light eyes), an environmental cause, an abnormal reaction of the blood micro-vessels due to the heat. However, several triggering factors have been identified: a disruption of the skin's immune system, hormonal changes, corticosteroid intake, extreme weather changes or conditions, intense physical exercise, very hot baths or showers, strong emotions, stress, "hyperreactivity" of the blood vessels of the face which dilate excessively, exposure to the wind or the sun, episodes of fever ... The hereditary factor and skin aging should not be ruled out.
It can also be triggered by eating habits with spicy food or hot drinks.
How to reduce your rosacea?
The redness localized on the skin of the face results from this dermatological affection of the face which is frequent in people with fair skin and which concerns almost a million people in France - at the rate of two women for a man. This can be annoying daily, which is why we offer you small tips to apply to reduce symptoms and soothe attacks.
1. Cleanse your skin well
If the step of cleaning the face is an essential step for the good health of your skin, it is all the more important to proceed carefully when you have rosacea.
To avoid attacking your bruised skin, opt for gentle cleansing. Adopt a no-rinse micellar water type product to gently extract the impurities accumulated during the day. Use a product that foams as little as possible, so as not to dissolve the lipids in your skin. Cleaning with water is to be banned!
2. Use thermal water
Introduce thermal water into your routine. It is also recommended for more than sensitive skin and is very effective. Indeed, it will hydrate, soothe, and repair both your skin barrier, your immune barrier (to soothe irritation), and your vascular barrier (to strengthen the vessels). It only takes a few sprays to soothe tight, itchy skin.
3. Hydrate your skin
Apply daily morning and evening an anti-redness moisturizer that will help strengthen the walls of fragile vessels, strengthen your skin, reduce the feeling of burning and dryness, and protect it from external factors. Care based on Kinetin 0.1% appears to be effective in moisturizing the skin and reducing symptoms.
4. Coconut oil
Yes, this famous oil has many benefits for your beauty and your health. Composed of saturated fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients essential for skin health, this oil will help reduce inflammation, especially in the event of a crisis. A little natural remedy that will do you good!
5. Honey
As delicious as it is restorative, honey has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties that will help reduce and relieve redness. It helps repair damaged skin and heals scars. A honey mask to be applied to the face for 15 minutes can soothe your inflamed parts during a redness attack. This ingredient eliminates the symptoms present and helps prevent future attacks.
6. Green tea
Let green tea infuse for 10 minutes, drink it then apply it with a cotton ball to your redness to reduce and soothe them.
It contains catechins whose anti-inflammatory and protective properties, in particular thanks to antioxidants, will help improve the radiance of your skin and limit inflammation of the skin.
7. A cucumber mask
Known to be very hydrating, cucumber is a great ally in helping your skin reduce the size of the blood vessels on the face. The redness should gradually decrease if you apply a mask once or twice a week. Apply cucumber slices to your face, relax, and then rinse off after 10 minutes.
8. Licorice
A little licorice extract on your redness will help your body to stimulate regeneration and the healing process of the skin while contracting your blood vessels, which will help reduce your redness.
9. Aloe Vera
Of course, let's not forget this medicinal plant which is one of the most used in natural cosmetics with its more than 200 benefits on your health. In-gel, it will reduce your inflammation when you apply it to the inflamed parts.
10. Laser treatment
If you have severe rosacea, it is recommended that you turn to your dermatologist who can offer laser treatment if your redness persists and gets worse.
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