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!
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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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