Treatment of Rosacea

The need exists to create an environment that sustains the skin, allows it to heal and thrive thus permitting the symptoms of rosacea to be less apparent. Consider the basic requirements for survival - water, air and nourishment. These are the basic elements our skin also requires.

If our skin is depleted of water, it reacts in a number of ways:
1.The skin may produce more oil to attempt to replace the protective barrier that keeps out bacteria and germs. When our skin is oily we often  try to strip off the oil with the use of harsh astringents and toners. The skin goes into survival mode and produces more oil.
2.When the skin is dehydrated it appears drier, wrinkles become more pronounced. Again we over do it and think if we can just peel or exfoliate this layer of skin off we will have some new skin we haven’t damaged yet. But a lack of hydration will affect even the lower layers of the skin.

The solution is simple – re-hydrate the skin. The world needs water to survive and so do we. Our skin as the body’s largest organ is the first to show the signs of stress from a lack of water.

If our skin lacks the nourishment it requires it reacts in many subtle ways –irritation, pimples, redness, itching are all indicators that your skin is lacking a basic nutrient. The balance is upset and the skin is trying to find a way to correct the problem. We need to listen to our skin and create a proper pH balance instead of over-reacting and over-medicating which only makes it worse.