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Rosy Cheeks

Getting older is a wonderful thing. #not In May of this year, I was diagnosed with rosacea. It has been a learning curve of finding out what works with my skin and the best methods to get it under control. Let me give you a little bit of a backstory with how this came to be!


Bad flare up

Around February, I had a HORRIBLE breakout on my right cheek. It was red, swollen, and sore. So I had some Tretonoin cream that I put on multiple times a day. It would go away for a little bit, but never completely go away. Then a week or two later it would flare up again! During this time I would continue to use my normal beauty products, and try so hard to cover it up without it looking worse.

After using zinc oxide
God cleared an appointment for me at the dermatologist's office, she listened to my symptoms, and right away knew I had rosacea. She gave me some samples of a facewash, moisturizer, and called in a prescription for Clindamycin. I started the Clindamycin on June 1, and woke up to the most horrible red face and breakouts! It hurt to wash my face, and I hated to look in the mirror. I continued to use it, but I was researching for alternative ways to treat this. I read where zinc oxide is good for rosacea, so I went to the baby care aisle of Wal-Mart and got myself a tube. Within 24 hours, there was a noticeable difference. It was less red, and the breakouts were dried up.

It was still pretty red, and I was still dealing with new breakouts every day. I called my dermatologist back and she prescribed me Doxycycline to take for a month. Within a week I noticed a huge difference. It was amazing! I didn't want to have to rely on low dose antibiotics, so I kept researching.

Just a week ago
My mom had to go into GNC one day and was talking to a woman who also had rosacea. My mom told me that I had to go in and see her, so that's what I ended up doing. This woman, (whose name also happens to be Mandy!) was like an angel sent from heaven! She was like a walking encyclopedia! She gave me recommendations, and told me what she did. I had 4 days left of my doxy, so I quit taking those, and decided to give her methods one month. Best.Decision.Ever. My skin looks amazing! My redness is much less noticeable, and I only get a few breakouts. Some days I don't wake up with any! I tend to break out a particular time of the month if you get what I'm saying. ;)

Because this post is already really long, I am going to do a followup post of my new skincare routine, because it has changed dramatically! If you have any questions, make sure to let me know!

P.S. Sorry for the selfies again!
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