What is Rosacea? It is a condition cause by inflammation of the skin. The capillaries and redness that are often seen are typically caused by the skins attempt to repair itself by increasing blood supply to certain areas, and over time, the skin thins from the excessive inflammation which results in more capillaries and redness being exposed. Sensitive skin is a far less extreme version of rosacea.
There are many contributing factors to these conditions including weather (extreme heat & cold), exercise, exposure to heat (sauna’s, hot yoga, steam rooms) product reaction (allergy), scrubs, topical irritants (alcohol, perfume, dye), improper use of glycolics, retinols, etc… There is no way to correct the damage that has been done without laser treatment but you can prevent further damage by using appropriate products on your skin. You want to be using products that will protect as well as calm and sooth. Products with therapeutic doses of vitamins A, C and E, such as the AVST (Advanced Vitamin Skin Therapy) range from Environ Skin Care, increase growth at the basal layer, resulting in a thickened epidermis and a compacted corneocyte layer. The skin heals faster because the cells are growing faster, therefore in time, only the healthy keratinocytes make it to the surface. The spiny layer is thicker, collagen and elastin is healthier, so the redness that was present is not evident. The blood supply is below the epidermis so a thicker epidermis conceals the redness. To put that into plain old English, it just means thickening the skin to reduce the appearance of redness that is associated with sensitive skin and rosacea.
So if you find that your skin is continuously red and inflamed, book in to see your skin therapist to discuss options! In my opinion, the first thing you can do discontinue use of any aggressive scrubs on the face!!! Feel free to use it elsewhere as the skin on your body is much more tolerant then the skin on your face.
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