Rosacea Information and Makeup Tips

If you have red skin that at times breaks out in pimples, you may have a skin disease known as rosacea (roh-zay-sha). It mostly affects adults, and the pimples can also look like adult acne, and may be called "adult acne".

Rosacea Facts About What Causes Rosacea
Heredity may play a part in the cause of rosacea, as well as how fair your skin is. Although a definite cause for rosacea has not been determined, there may be a connection between what causes rosacea and some other aggravating factors:

Spicy foods

Alcohol abuse may cause symptoms to worsen

Stress, anger, embarrassment

Sunlight, exercise, hot weather, hot baths and wind may also cause flare ups

Drugs that dilate or expand blood vessels of the face, which causes the redness.

What Does Rosacea Look Like?
According to the National Rosacea Society,the following are some of signs and symptoms of rosacea:

Redness on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead

Small visible blood vessels on the face

Bumps or pimples on the face

Watery or irritated eyes

Tendency to flush or blush easily

The signs may start just by a tendency to blush easily. As the skin disease progresses, the redness stays and focuses more on the nose and center of the face.

With time, the small blood vessels on your nose and cheeks may swell and become more noticeable. Small, red bumps that look like acne, may appear and persist, eventually spreading across your nose, cheeks, forehead and chin.

If your eyes begin to burn and water, you may be experiencing ocular rosacea.

Treating Rosacea
To help reduce inflammation, you may be prescribed antibiotics, either topical or pills. For severe situations, laser surgery or electrosurgery may be advised.

Makeup for Rosacea
Green or yellow tinted concealer covers up red the best. These are formulated to counter the red caused by rosacea. Cleure Total Cover Concealer, shade Camaflouge Concealer is hypoallergenic and does a great job of covering up the red.

Cleure Loose Mineral Foundation with SPF25 can then be used over your whole face to protect against the sun and for as an overall foundation.

Rosacea Home Remedies
There are certain things you can do to help with rosacea prevention. These include:

Use broad spectrum safe sunscreen

Avoid irritating products, but only use Cleure sensitive skin care products

Use skin care that are labeled noncomedogenic, which means they will not clog pores

Avoid spicy foods, overheating, and drinking alcohol