Rosacea Products

I ended up being disappointed in the two products I mentioned in my last post. While I’d read such great things about them, they just didn’t work for me. I do absolutely adore Dermalogica cleanser, but the calming cream and barrier repair were a wash for me.

With my skin doing new things, I’ve taken to the store shelves yet again and have been dabbling with different cleansers. So for this is my new favorite combination:

bareMinerals Skincare Purifying Facial Cleanser

Bare Escentuals Purely Nourishing Cream (Dry Skin)

Preface: It’s weird, not only is my skin going nuts, but it’s also been flaking like crazy on top of it all. I’m think it’s not only age, but another cleanser I tried. Neutrogena All Naturals. Eh, not for me…dried my skin like crazy and even was a little stingy the first time I used it! I would not recommend the Neutrogena.

Another product I’ve played with is the CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser.. I like the consistency, and it felt nice and refreshing, but it just didn’t do anything for me either way. Maybe if I used it longer, but if you’ve experimented with products, you know pretty quickly if it’s going to be helpful to you. This will go in my shower for occasional use. I don’t think it will do any damage, but I don’t think it’s making a huge difference for me.

Back to the Bare Escentuals…I was scouring the internet and came across something people were raving about. A “Good Skin” or something or another from Kohl’s. I head on over and go searching – ack, there’s empty spaces where they are, but not in a good way like it’s been snapped up. All the spots for the samplers are gone too.

I asked somebody about it, and they said they are discontinuing that particular line. I was crushed, because it was yet another “hope” to get results with my skin. That day I came home and spent hours, and I do mean hours reading reviews, checking for products, etc. Over and over and over again I read great reviews about this cleanser. It wasn’t targeted for Rosacea, but I thought I’d give it a try anyway, since I love their make-up line.

Wow, really do like it, but I need to give it longer to make a judgement call. My skin first has stopped flaking, and my flushing is minimized, along with less “spots” or papules. It’s too early to say it’s an “answer” – but let’s just say out of the gate, I’m quite pleased. This is the best my skin has looked in awhile.

I will give an updated review later if I’m still pleased with it, or if it takes a turn. There are reviews on places like Bare Escentuals, Ulta, QVC, MakeUpAlley.com and more if you’d like to read more.

bareMinerals Skincare Purifying Facial Cleanser

Bare Escentuals Purely Nourishing Cream (Dry Skin)

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