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6 WHAT’S TRENDING EIGHT TIPS AND TRICKS TO HELP WITH ROSACEA MANAGEMENT With autumn here, it’s a good time to boost your skin’s resilience to cold air, heating and even cold gusts of wind – all of the elements that can make skin conditions such as rosacea – a chronic rash that typically affects the face – worse. April is Rosacea Awareness Month and, to help people manage skin conditions such as rosacea, this month, Shoshana Eisner, a pharmacist and sensitive skin expert and creator of QED Skincare, shares her secrets to soothe rosacea. “Rosacea is a very common skin condition in Australia, and often the stress of redness, flaky skin and itchiness itself makes the rosacea worse,” Ms Eisner said. “Finding products that are super- gentle on the skin and offer maximum hydration is so very important to manage these sensitivities.” Ms Eisner’s eight tips for manage rosacea are as follows: 1. Moisturise well and often. “The right moisturiser is not purely cosmetic for rosacea sufferers. The secret to preventing rosacea flares and speeding their healing is to maximise “Rosacea is a very common skin condition in Australia, and often the stress of redness, flaky skin and itchiness itself makes the rosacea worse.” hydration. Double your moisturiser use, and you will see a dramatic reduction in flare-ups. A great tip is to keep a moisturiser and a bottle of water in your handbag. Increase your hydration at the first signs of a flare-up.” 2. Avoid washing your face with too hot or too cold water. “Use water that is just right – Goldilocks was a genius! Even better, use products that don’t require water, as it can be stripping.” 3. Consider an ice pack in a cloth. “For relief of an angry, red flare, an ice pack in a cloth can help.” 4. Be gentle with rosacea-affected skin. “Always apply products with a delicate touch. And use very soft cloths and cotton. Likewise, look for gentle, spherical exfoliants like Jojoba beads and apply gently.” 5. Certain foods or situations may be your rosacea trigger. “Stress, chilli and other foods, alcohol, irritating cosmetic and laundry ingredients, sun exposure and dramatic temperatures are common triggers for rosacea. A food/general diary may help you identify potential triggers and then avoid them if you can. Sensitive- suitable sunscreen and a hat are always recommended, especially if you live somewhere where the sun shines most days.” 6. Look for skincare products that are suitable for sensitive skin. “Avoid irritant ingredients and fragrance in your skincare, makeup and your sunscreen as they may be your triggers.” 7. Always patch-test skincare products. “And only on non-irritated skin. Irritated skin is irritated and will always react. Don’t bug irritated skin.” 8. Sometimes, you may need to see a doctor. “Some cases respond very well to antibiotic creams and other prescription products.” In rosacea, like all skin-sensitivities, prevention is the best cure. With autumn here, now is the time to start paying more attention to your skin because the more settled your skin is in autumn, the fewer rosacea flares you are likely to get when temps get even colder. RETAIL PHARMACY ASSISTANTS • APR 2021 To learn more about QED Skincare’s four-piece Ultra-Sensitive starter kit formulated to help manage rosacea, head over to this month’s Shop Talk feature.