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Products and Procedures to Avoid if You Have Rosacea?
asked 3 years ago by Leslie Ann in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, USA
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Question viewed 583 times
Tags: product, skin care, treatment
What anti-aging procedures and/or products would be more detrimental than helpful due to my Rosacea condition? I currently use Metrolotion which has successfully controlled the Rosacea.
1 answer to Products and Procedures to Avoid if You Have Rosacea?
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Alcohols, witch hazel, peels
Anything which quickly dries the face will activate the vascular response. Just what you do not want in rosacea. Thus products containig witch hazel, ethyl alcohol, and acetic acid may worsen your condition.
Patients with rosacea shold be treated almost as having sensitive skin and therefore some products which might be more tolerable in others can be damaging. Thus, I would also avoid products containing, alpha-lipoic acid, benzoic acid, camphor, cocoa butter, Isopropyl myristate,...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist