Comments on: Does anyone else use cetaphil lotion and cleanser for their rosacea? http://rosaceaquestion.com/does-anyone-else-use-cetaphil-lotion-and-cleanser-for-their-rosacea.htm Rosacea Causes, Symptoms & Treatments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:02:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: oohhbother http://rosaceaquestion.com/does-anyone-else-use-cetaphil-lotion-and-cleanser-for-their-rosacea.htm/comment-page-1#comment-528 oohhbother Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:04:44 +0000 http://rosaceaquestion.com/does-anyone-else-use-cetaphil-lotion-and-cleanser-for-their-rosacea.htm#comment-528 I did use it but stopped and it didn't seem to make much difference. One thing that seems to help in the summer is a moisturizer with titanium dioxide in it. Oddly - when I started using flonase in my sinuses every day for a few months , my rosacea has really calmed down, as well. And I didn't think I had sinus problems especially (although my sense of smell is much improved, now). I did use it but stopped and it didn’t seem to make much difference.

One thing that seems to help in the summer is a moisturizer with titanium dioxide in it.

Oddly – when I started using flonase in my sinuses every day for a few months , my rosacea has really calmed down, as well. And I didn’t think I had sinus problems especially (although my sense of smell is much improved, now).

]]> By: Princess Cherbs http://rosaceaquestion.com/does-anyone-else-use-cetaphil-lotion-and-cleanser-for-their-rosacea.htm/comment-page-1#comment-529 Princess Cherbs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:04:44 +0000 http://rosaceaquestion.com/does-anyone-else-use-cetaphil-lotion-and-cleanser-for-their-rosacea.htm#comment-529 You need cortico-steroids to properly treat rosacea. It is an auto-immune issue, which will always be present in your cells, but will only come out at certain times. This being said...over the counter stuff is not going to cut it. You need to see the doctor, and get something prescribed, or suffer even longer EDIT - Not sure who gave me a thumbs down, but even as the other person who answered this just clarified...flonase is also a cortico-steriod. You need cortico-steroids to properly treat rosacea.
It is an auto-immune issue, which will always be present in your cells, but will only come out at certain times.
This being said…over the counter stuff is not going to cut it. You need to see the doctor, and get something prescribed, or suffer even longer

EDIT – Not sure who gave me a thumbs down, but even as the other person who answered this just clarified…flonase is also a cortico-steriod.

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