Traditionally rosacea has been divided into four groups, or four types, each with its own appearance.

Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR)
The most common and the one most people suffer from. This has only moderate to no thickening of the skin and only shows up as redness and warmth.

Papulopustular rosacea (PPR)
The second most common rosacea. This type of rosacea is accompanied by pustules (pimples) or thickenings in the skin that can develop into sores.

Phymatous rosacea
Rhinophyma rosacea is this type of rosacea also called. The reason is that there is a large thickening of the skin around the nose. It is rare and in reddening cases can look like a large red port wine glass and it mostly affects men. This condition should always be treated by a doctor.

Ocular rosacea
This rosacea affects your eye area and the eye itself, it is rare and must be treated by your doctor.

If you have rosacea you probably also have very sensitive skin. It is therefore important that you care for and look after your skin as gently as possible, both in between but also when you have your outbreaks of rosacea.

Minerals and vitamins can soothe the irritated skin and skincare products can kill the bacteria. And if you can also find something that can moisturize the skin well it is essential in your treatment. Raz Skincare has a treatment that covers everything your skin needs, to get your rosacea under control. I have gathered it all at the bottom of this article.

The patient handbook writes thus: Rosacea is a chronic inflammation of the skin in the face. The disease starts with redness in the middle of the face, and a feeling of stinging and tingling in the skin. The skin on the cheeks, on the forehead and on the nose becomes slightly thickened with small dilated blood vessels. Bumps and pimples are part of the disease, but there are no skin worms like with acne.

Yes it has shown that if your mother or father suffers from rosacea you will be more predisposed to also be affected by this condition.

Study:

233 pairs were identical twins and 42 pairs were fraternal twins. All were between 18 and 80 years.

All answered questions about their lifestyle and medical history and underwent a skin examination, which gave the researchers the opportunity to grade their rosacea condition from none to severe rosacea.

The results showed that genetics seemed to contribute 46 percent of the rosacea risk.

The rest of the observed risk was attributed to greater sun exposure (UV radiation), higher age, a higher BMI (an indicator of obesity), smoking, alcohol, medication and heart disease.

The connections with obesity / overweight and rosacea were a surprise, say the researchers, who have had their study published in the journal Journal of American Medical Association.

There are several things that can worsen your redness, and if you suffer from rosacea, you probably already know most of them. It is a myth that they are all triggers, there are many who tolerate several of the items on the list without triggering rosacea. If you suffer from rosacea you must patiently find your triggers yourself.

One thing however is common to all types of rosacea. And that is sunlight, whether it is cloudy or not.
The list below is also fairly surely a trigger for your rosacea:

- Sunbathing
-Products with a high content of perfumes
-Cleansing wipes – (read: the devil's work)
- Cleansing products with soap and or alcohol
- Makeup that is hard to remove again or with a high content of perfumes
-Stress
-Dairy products
-Extreme temperature changes
-Coffee / black tea
-Sugar
-Strong spicy food
-It is a myth that alcohol always causes redness, but for some it can trigger rosacea
-Food with a high content of histamines like cheese, spinach, soy sauce, chocolate, tuna etc.

You should always use face cream with sunscreen if you suffer from rosacea, even if it is cloudy or winter. Just always sunscreen. If you can even find a face cream with a green color spectrum or a green color pigment, you will experience that the green color cancels the redness in the skin. Raz Skincare Face Cream Calm, is precisely with a green color spectrum and with SPF 30

The doctor can give you different creams with bacteria-reducing agents and different a-vitamins that break down scar tissue and the formation of pustules. Active ingredients like tetracycline or erythromycin and subsequent treatment with metronidazole, azelaic acid, brimonidine or ivermectin.

These must never stand alone, you really must protect yourself from the sun. So if you get a cream from your doctor that is to be used during the day, you should on top of this use Raz Skincare Face Cream Calm with SPF 30.

Since rosacea is an inflammatory bacterial condition I treat it as such. I often start the treatment with the garden's own antibiotics, which are e.g. garlic, ginger and horseradish, to improve the body's immune system. Use plenty of the above, in your daily diet. The best medicine is still your food, and the immune system is formed in your stomach.

Healthy diet with few histamines and really many antihistamines. E.g. nettle which is very potent and can be used in soups, salads, smoothies etc. Remember gloves when you pick them, as soon as they are warmed up or put in a smoothie, they no longer burn. But also carrots, garlic, lemons (some may experience that certain citrus fruits cause outbreaks), tomatoes, dark grapes, broccoli and so on. Over-the-counter antihistamines for hay fever, can also help.

Yes you may and can easily use plenty of makeup on skin with rosacea. Mineral makeup is often a good choice for skin with rosacea, as it typically does not contain potentially irritating ingredients like perfume substances which are probably the biggest irritation for rosacea. If you use Raz skincare Face Cream Calm it is rich enough that a mineral powder easily sticks and helps to cover your redness.

Sun protection is the most important in the fight against rosacea. Use Raz Skincare Face Cream Calm every single day. It has SPF 30 in addition to the green spectra filter will make the skin less red.

UV light increases the inflammation level and the breakdown of the skin also called oxidative stress. This leads to more defects in the small blood vessels in the skin so these spring out as small spiderwebs, chronic redness that can also swell up and become warm. In professional terms these are called telangiectasias. So definitely remember SpF30 every single day.