Rosacea is one of the most common inflammatory conditions of the skin of the face. Once it afflicts you, your face will take on a characteristic redness that looks like a permanent flush or blush. Soon after, pimples and thin red lines will likewise develop. This condition is sometimes referred to as acne rosacea but this can be terribly misleading since acne and rosacea are two different conditions.

It effects several lifestyle and environmental factors such as eating hot, spicy foods, drinking alcohol and/or caffeine, exposure to the sun, rain, or wind, temperature changes and stress.

They are many causes for acne rosacea, like Rosacea often flares, when something causes the blood vessels in the face to expand, which causes redness. Things that cause a flare-up are called triggers. Common triggers are exercise, sun and wind exposure, hot weather, stress, spicy foods, alcohol, and hot baths. Swings in temperature from hot to cold or cold to hot can also cause a flare-up of rosacea

Symptoms:

1-Erythema, or flushing of the face or neck - This happens when the blood vessels on the face and the neck expand to accommodate the increased volume of blood flow. The redness will disappear during the initial stages but will eventually become permanent as the disease progresses.

2-Telangiectasia, or the formations of red lines on the face - The red lines you see on your face are actually the enlarged blood vessels underneath the skin. Unfortunately, they become more prominent as the redness fades.

3-Formation of papules or the pimples - The pimples of rosacea are commonly characterized as small lumpy red pimples. Some of these pimples may contain pus and may appear as small white bumps. In rosacea, no whiteheads or blackheads are present.

4-Burning or itching of the skin.

5-Edema or swelling of the face

6-Rhinophyma or the enlargement of the nose - This condition usually accompanies rosacea and is most common among older men.

7-Ocular rosacea - Most people afflicted with rosacea also develop mild to severe eye-related problems. Inflamed, dry and crusty eyelids and conjunctivitis characterize ocular rosacea. If left untreated, ocular rosacea can give rise to more serious problems, which includes irisitis or the painful inflammation of the iris and keratitis or the ulceration of the cornea.

Medications:

You can use antibiotic creams to relieve the redness on your face and help eye symptoms that result from rosacea. Antibiotic pills may help clear the pimples, and can reduce the swelling or irritation in your eyes. Mild cases often respond to treatment with antibiotic creams. But symptoms usually improve faster with antibiotics you take as pills or capsules.

Tips:

• Use sunscreen everyday.

• Be gentle with your skin, try not not to rub or scrub your skin.

• Take care of your eyes while using any of product.