The very best remedy for flaky facial pores and skin is a typical query I reply, particularly from my dermatology sufferers who are suffering from facial dandruff and rosacea. I acquired this actual query from a reader just lately and wished to share my response.
Remedy for Flaky Facial Pores and skin
Hiya Dr. Bailey, I simply love your e-newsletter and weblog posts; I’ve discovered so very a lot from you. I’ve had rosacea for not less than 15 years. I’ve been on the sulfacetamide lotion, Metrogel, and Finacea gel. I had stopped utilizing the sulfacetamide lotion for two years. I believed my rosacea was getting higher. This 12 months I used to be identified with seborrheic dermatitis (facial dandruff) on my face out of the clear blue.
My dermatologist put me on a Noble Zinc Cleaning soap, sulfacetamide lotion (night time & morning), ketoconazole cream at night time, and Finacea Gel within the morning. Since studying your weblog I now use the Inexperienced Tea Antioxidant Pores and skin Remedy Cream. What a stupendous cream and what a distinction it has made in my pores and skin. I additionally purchased the Superior Corrective Eye Cream due to your evaluation on it, and what an anti-aging distinction that has made.
My questions are,
I feel that the Finacea is barely drying my face.
I exploit it first earlier than the Inexperienced Tea as a result of I like to make use of the Inexperienced Tea as my moisturizer.
- Do you suppose I ought to cease utilizing the Finacea?
- Is it dangerous for my seb dermatitis, as a result of I nonetheless see the dry pores and skin round my nostril space a bit?
- May the Finacea be stopping a complete clear up of the facial dandruff?
I used to be simply pondering of utilizing the zinc cleaning soap, the sulfacetamide lotion and the Inexperienced Tea Cream. Thanks very a lot on your assist! Laura B.
Hiya Laura, Thanks on your variety phrases about my weblog and e-newsletter; I am glad you’ve got discovered useful info right here. I may give you normal details about how I deal with this mix of pores and skin issues in my apply. You possibly can talk about this info along with your dermatologist.
Dandruff and Rosacea Flaky Pores and skin is a Widespread Face Downside
Each rosacea and facial dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis) trigger rashes (known as dermatitis) that lead to pink flaking facial pores and skin. Of the 2 pores and skin issues, the facial dandruff is extra more likely to trigger flaking within the creases of the nostril.
What’s actually essential to know is that the rashes from each facial dandruff and rosacea trigger a compromise to your pores and skin barrier integrity and make your pores and skin actually delicate.
Which means that the concerned pores and skin could be very simply irritated by harsh merchandise. It is also extra delicate to harsh climactic circumstances or robust pores and skin cleansers.
Seborrheic dermatitis (facial dandruff) and rosacea pores and skin issues typically coexist.
You definitely have skilled this! They’ll additionally flare up collectively, or one will be worse than the opposite at any given time. I inform my sufferers who are suffering from this irritating mixture of pores and skin issues, when both of those circumstances has develop into persistent then we have to shield the concerned pores and skin from every little thing that’s irritating. This enables the rash to subside in order that the pores and skin barrier integrity will be repaired. The method requires making use of solely non-irritating merchandise to the pores and skin so it will probably get better. I name this a Rosacea or Seborrheic Dermatitis Cool-Down.
This “cool-down” skincare routine is essential as a result of making use of irritating merchandise to barrier-compromised pores and skin is like squeezing lemon juice on a minimize, that means it prolongs irritation and slows therapeutic. Therapeutic of the compromised pores and skin barrier is supported by the utilizing solely bland moisturizers and soothing merchandise. – Dermatologist Dr. Cynthia Bailey
In my expertise, Finacea will be irritating to some pores and skin varieties.
There’s particular person variation by way of product tolerance and I all the time ask sufferers what merchandise their pores and skin tolerates and what merchandise it would not. Finacea incorporates 15% azelaic acid, an ingredient than can irritate barrier compromised complexion. For the “settle down” we use solely merchandise their pores and skin tolerates properly.
Dermatologist Dr. Bailey’s Rosacea or Facial Dandruff Cool-Down Pores and skin Care Routine
Twice each day, cleanse flaky and delicate facial pores and skin with one of many following cleansers (they are often alternated relying on pores and skin tolerance and wish):
1. A pH balanced cleaning soap free cleanser
My best choice is my Extraordinarily Mild Foaming Facial Cleanser (that is what I personally use for my delicate rosacea and seborrhea susceptible pores and skin). Another choice is VaniCream Cleaning Bar (the least irritating choice)
2. Calming Zinc Cleaning soap for Rosacea
That is the perfect pyrithione zinc pure bar cleaning soap as a result of it’s made with shea butter. I a lot choose this to Noble Zinc or another comparable product. Shea butter is complicated and really useful for pores and skin. It incorporates a excessive focus of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds that assist heal irritated flaky pores and skin. I developed this recipe and lots of hundreds of sufferers and prospects have discovered this pyrithione zinc bar cleaning soap singularly useful for his or her rosacea and seborrhea.
Wow! This cleaning soap is wonderful! I’ve struggled with rosacea for years. Even utilizing oral antibiotics. Since utilizing this cleaning soap, I not have to make use of the oral medicine. CM
I am 65 years previous and have lastly discovered the reply to the scales, redness and flakey pores and skin between my eyebrows. I had tried numerous cures, with no outcomes, till I found the Calming Zinc Bar. I am unable to overstate how superior this product is. Since beginning to use it a couple of 12 months in the past, I’ve had NO flakes, scales or redness in any respect…nothing however clear pores and skin in my eyebrow space. I nonetheless cannot imagine how fully and shortly it labored! My solely remorse is that I did not uncover it 25 years in the past. The bars final a very long time, making them inexpensive, as properly. Thanks, Cynthia Bailey. I’ve by no means been extra impressed with a facial product!! Debbie B
3. Sodium Sulfacetamide Prescription Cleanser
The latter two merchandise can dry or irritate some individuals so the query of pores and skin tolerance is essential in selecting which cleansers we use for the settle down. It seems that you’ve been on a lotion that contained this ingredient. Prescription facial cleansers are additionally accessible.
What cream is greatest for flaky facial pores and skin from rosacea and seborrhea?
After cleaning, I’ve my sufferers apply on this order:
- Inexperienced Tea Antioxidant Pores and skin Remedy as a result of the pores and skin’s antioxidant reserve is pressured by irritation. I imagine the antioxidant replenishment is without doubt one of the fundamental causes that the Inexperienced Tea Antioxidant Pores and skin Remedy makes such a giant distinction for therapeutic facial dandruff and rosacea. I’ve my sufferers apply it first earlier than making use of different merchandise.
- Clotrimazole cream to calm seborrheic dermatitis the place it has been flaring up.
- A soothing moisturizer to all the facial pores and skin that feels prefer it wants a richer moisturize. That is essential as a result of barrier compromised pores and skin wants components that assist heal the pores and skin barrier (known as the stratum corneum). My best choice is one among my hypoallergenic and barrier therapeutic Each day Moisturizing Face Lotions. Get this along with Inexperienced Tea Antioxidant Pores and skin Remedy and Calming Zinc in my Facial Flaking and Redness Answer Equipment.
My Seborrhea and Rosacea Cool-Down Pores and skin Care Routines additionally could embody:
- Prescription medicaments which can be non-irritating to deal with rosacea or seb derm, if needed (e.g. Cleocin Lotion, Sodium Sulfacetamide Lotion, Metrogel, or Metro Cream and infrequently permethrin cream, all in line with their dosage necessities). I normally have my sufferers apply these after the Inexperienced Tea as a result of merchandise with lighter bases are sometimes higher utilized earlier than these with heavier bases.
- A really delicate cortisone cream equivalent to 1% hydrocortisone cream. I’ve them use this solely the place the rash is pink, and for normally not more than 2 weeks. I, as my affected person’s treating doctor, all the time supervise the usage of this as a result of there are unwanted side effects. I solely use “non-halogenated” (a time period a health care provider will perceive) cortisone merchandise on the face.
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Pure mineral zinc oxide solar safety, as a result of each of those pores and skin circumstances can flare-up from solar publicity. Pure mineral zinc oxide sunscreens which can be non-irritating and ideal for delicate (aka barrier compromised) pores and skin. Discover them on my Solar Safety web page right here. I add the sunscreen for you and embody the pH balanced cleanser in my Rosacea Pores and skin Care Equipment; it is a Full Pores and skin Care Routine for rosacea and seborrhea susceptible complexions the place I take out the guess give you the results you want.
I’ve my sufferers do that Cool-Down Pores and skin Care Routine for two months, which is what is critical to quiet down pores and skin irritation. Stopping too quickly ends in relapse.
It takes a month or extra for the pores and skin barrier to heal AFTER the irritation from rosacea and/or seborrhea has subsided.
Which means that you will need to be affected person and to not add irritating merchandise again too quickly. I hope that helps. Thanks for a extremely good query that I do know different individuals share.
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Heat Regards,
Cynthia Bailey MD, Board Licensed Dermatologist
Reference:
Why is Rosacea Thought of to Be an inflammatory Dysfunction? The Major Function, Medical Relevance, and Therapeutic Correlations of Irregular Innate Immune Response in Rosacea-Susceptible Pores and skin. Del Rosso J Q et. al., J Medication Dermatol. 2012;11(6):694-700.
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