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ROSACEA TRIGGERS
The latest technologies have allowed modern medicine to advance dramatically in understanding and treating rosacea.
With the right system of prescription and non-prescription treatments and well-chosen skin care products you’ll be able
to improve your appearance and prevent the symptoms from progressing into a more severe stage.
Besides, an efficient strategy of tackling the disease is to avoid rosacea triggers that lead to flushing and blushing.
This will help you reduce the reddening of the face and forestall the further symptoms.
The following table displays eight categories of rosacea triggers:
| CATEGORY |
ITEMS |
COMMENT |
| Foods |
- Citrus fruits
- Dairy, except cottage cheese
- Pastas
- Spicy food
- Hot food
- Vinegar
- Avocados
- Chocolate
- Sugar
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These foods cause vascular dilation that leads to flushing. |
| Beverages |
- Red wine
- Gin
- Vodka
- Champagne
- Bourbon
- Beer
- Hot chocolate, coffee or tea
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Alcohol consumption results in water loss by the body system.
In the stage of dehydration, the patients tend to flush more often.
Excessive intake of stimulants like hot coffee, tea, or chocolate also causes vascular dilation and, as a result,
reddening of the face. |
| Weather |
- Sun exposure
- Wind
- UVA and UVB
- Heat
- Cold
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These weather conditions result in dry, tight and clogged skin pores and aggravate the redness and inflammation. |
| Temperature conditions |
- Sudden and extreme changes in temperature
- Hot bath
- Overheating
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Constricted blood vessels dilate and cause flushing. |
| Emotional conditions |
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Overstimulation of nervous system and an adrenaline rush cause blood vessels dilation that triggers flushing and blushing. |
| Physical conditions |
- Strenuous exercise
- Body stress
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To meet the needs of the body system when a person is exercising, the cardiovascular system pumps much harder and faster
than at the time of body relaxation. Such changes lead to vascular dilation and cause flushing. |
| Skincare products |
- Astringent agents like alcohol, acetone, or witch hazel
- Those that contain fragrances
- Those that causing burning and itchy sensations
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Astringent products shrink the skin pores and trap the body oils in the skin.
The face may get red and irritated. Fragrant skincare often triggers inflammation and blotchiness. |
| Medications |
Some topical steroids |
If used over a prolonged period of time, they may cause hypersensitiveness of the skin, broken blood vessels,
acne-like pustules, and redness. |
In some cases, rosaceans may also suffer from less common triggers not included into the table above.
To identify them, you may keep a detailed diary of your foods, drinks,
skincare products and daily activities that may relate to the skin reddening and other symptoms. At first glance, it may seem
rather time-consuming to track things down, but it will definitely be worth the effort as in a month or two you'll get a clear picture
about your "personal" rosacea triggers.
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