I have Rosacia. The worst thing for it is liquor, and the worst type of liquor is red wine. I NEVER touch liquor. I had two Lazer treatments done for the Rosacia this year and they did help. I also only use the very gentlest of facial products. I wash with baby wash and use Cetaphil. I always use makeup with sunscreen and I try to stay out of the sun, I don't do sunbathing and I always sit in the shade when outside. I don't know if the sun agrivates Rosacia, I have never even as a child wanted sun on my skin. My doctor has told me that I am lucky that I have always abstained from liquor or my Rosacia would be much worse. I am still able to completely hide my Rosacia with makeup, but it gets harder as I get older.

My SIL does and a friend also has it. Has your friend been to a dermatologist for prescription medication to treat it? I believe that's what my SIL did at first. There are also other therapies for it that a physician can administer (light therapies, for example, and laser therapy).

I don't know if dairy is a trigger but alcohol is also a trigger. My SIL is careful and only has a glass or two of wine on occasion. Hers is well under control now.

Jasdip - You didn't mention if your friend has seen a dermatologist. Two of my friends had rosacea and were successfully treated.

It's hard because it seems like every single thing can aggravate it. The skin is so sensitive that even the mildest of cleansers can flare it up. After the longest time of trying to figure out what was causing my husband's "acne" it turns out he has rosacea. That doesn't make it any easier to figure out though. We haven't found the right cleansers yet but we are working on it and it's much better using fragrance free castile soap. At least he doesn't look like he's broken out in a horrible rash anymore. What works for one person can be a nightmare product for the next.

That's very true! It's unique to each person. I went to the Dermatologist this year for wrinkle cream and she said that my Rosacia was starting to spiral and that I needed Laser treatments. They weren't bad at all. They cost $250 each and my Rosacia is now in check. I have to have them yearly she said.

Thanks so much for your help and comments. Yesterday when she called saying that it's worse, the first thing I told her was to get a referral for a dermatologist. She thinks she'll do that. She doesn't drink wine, but does buy poverty packs of beer, which she said she'll cut down on. She loves the sun, and when she first told me she had rosacea, a few weeks ago, I told her then, that the sun would most certainly aggravate it. I'll make sure to tell her to wear a hat at least, when she's outside.

I have it, but it doesn't flare very often and I have had some successful treatments for flare ups in the past. I would echo the other posters, but just add that my skin is happiest without makeup and then not using any cleanser at all, just water. Sounds odd, but I just wash with water and then use a really plain moisturizer. My skin is in really good shape.

Mine is mild but to keep it in check I drink very little, use fragrance free products on my face and body and wear minimal make-up. My eyes are also affected so I always wear sunglasses and definitely no eye make-up.

There are several different types and my young cousin had the worst - a severe case of rosacea fulminans. It became so bad that she had to take a medical leave from work and seldom left the house. She went to several different specialist but it still took a long time to diagnose and even with treatment she was left with facial scars. She sees a dermatologist regularly and has had several flare-ups over the years but laser treatment and other procedures like fillers have helped tremendously.

Jasdip - I hope your friend sees the dermatologist soon.

Maire

Some people mistake a symptom of Lupus for Rosacia, so she should definitely get it looked at. I know because I have Lupus and made that mistake as well.

Sunshine exacerbates mine. I can usually cover it with makeup, but not on my forehead for some reason.

Jodi-socal, what brand of kukui oil do you buy?

Arkansas Girl ... it was A'Ala Dreams. Many years ago when I checked their website it was gone but I just found this link: http://www.hellotrade.com/a-ala-dreams/

I have it mildly since my twenties, so something like 35 years now. I take it seriously because my father has it much worse. For me, Metrogel does an amazing job. However I have not even needed Metrogel in about four years. The only thing I can think of that is different in the last four years is that I had to start supplementing vitamin-12 because of a deficiency that caused all kinds of neurological symptoms. The rosacea improvement might be a coincidence, but who knows.

A very good friend has/had it for a long time. She went to a dermatologist and had the treatment (I think it was laser) probably 6 years ago and just needed to stay out of the sun for a week or so and she's in good shape since. I don't see any signs of it since. She is very active outdoors, playing softball, horseshoes and more, drinks wine and no issues with any of it. She did go on Adkins diet a long time ago but I would doubt that would have anything to do with it.