Acne Rosacea, a Slightly Different Treatment Approach

We have talked a little about another form of acne that is not as common as the all too familiar acne vulgaris, and that is the combination of acne and rosacea, another inflammatory skin disorder which causes overall redness and sometimes a bumpy texture to the skin as well. 

It’s called acne rosacea, and it is actually a little trickier to treat than just plain and simple acne or plain and simple rosacea, since these two are distinct in their treatments.  And therein is actually where the problem lies with treating acne rosacea. 

Since the treatment of acne can involve some ingredients that can be irritating externally to skin that has rosacea, sometimes one with both acne and rosacea must cautiously seek out specific skin care products for acne rosacea, so that they do not venture into territory that may be damaging or inflaming to their rosacea when they treat their acne, and vice versa, so they do not encourage acne when treating their rosacea. 

The treatment of acne rosacea should involve products that are very, very gentle, and preferably as natural as possible so the amount of possible chemical irritants is at a minumum, since chemicals such as benzoyl peroxide and other drying agents that are commonly used in the treatment of acne can actually make rosacea worse. 

There are also certain supplements that may be used to calm acne rosacea which can really calm the facial skin down.  For a list of products that offer supplements for rosacea and acne as well as gentle external treatments see Acne Rosacea Skin Care.