How do we prevent or treat someone that comes in with rosacea?

The first thing we do is we try to understand their lifestyle and try

to avoid those triggers. Eczema can also

be caused through genetics. It is also an immune system

dysfunction and can be triggered by environmental and

psychological factors. Some of the lifestyle factors can be

irritants in skincare, products, allergens, and also

stress. The best way to prevent it is to Welcome

to The Holistic Skin Guru, where what's on the surface is just

as important as what's underneath. I'm your host, Aamena. Let's

dive deep into the world of holistic skincare. Welcome

to another episode of the Holistic Skin Guru. Today

we're going to talk about rosacea and eczema, two topics

that often come up because they are so frequent

in our society and there's so many people suffering with it and they come in

presenting with various degrees of

both rosacea and eczema. So I

guess the first question is what causes rosacea? You know, rosacea

can be caused through genetics, It

could be immune system dysfunction. It could

be triggered by environmental factors or even

through synthetic skincare ingredients. So

really think about what you're putting your skin through before you

self-diagnose yourself with rosacea. It's one of those things that

a lot of people think they have and then they really don't have rosacea.

It's just a sensitivity due to minimize your

rosacea if you are presenting with it. A lot

of times skin just is a little bit red because of

products that we're using that is just irritating the skin. So

really assess what you're using. If you're not sure, come into clinic, let

one of our skin therapists have a look at what you're using on your skin and

we can advise you accordingly. Lifestyle factors also impact on

rosacea. Sun exposure, spicy foods.

This is one that not many people think about, but spicy foods can

actually impact on your skin and can present as

rosacea at some point. Alcohol and stress

are the two factors that can lead to rosacea as well.

So all of these things combined can actually cause

rosacea, but at various degrees. Now, how

do we prevent or treat someone that comes in with rosacea?

The first thing we do is we try to understand their lifestyle and

try to avoid those triggers. So if

a spicy foods or alcohol trigger rosacea, then

we're going to be talking to you about that. If you

don't use a sunscreen regularly, we're gonna make sure that you are

on a sunscreen. And we're going to encourage you to

look at a more gentle skincare routine, preferably

without sulfates and parabens, because they're the ones that are aggravating

and irritating the skin and causing the sensitivity to

start off with. So that's why we look at your products. Prescription

medications such as topical or oral antibiotics,

topical retinoids can also help but you

can find holistic plant-based ingredients that can help

you overcome many of the symptoms of rosacea. You're

just going to have to come and see people like us. who deal with

holistic, organic and plant-based skincare. Now, eczema

can also be caused through genetics. It is also an

immune system dysfunction and can be triggered by

environmental and psychological factors. Some

of the lifestyle factors can be irritants in skincare products,

allergens, and also stress. And the best

way to prevent it is to moisturize the skin regularly

with products that are soothing, that contain healing ingredients

like aloe vera, vitamin E, African shea

butter. These are all ingredients that I would

be looking towards that would just encourage healing in

the skin and promote healing within. And I

think the main thing that people forget is to really

identify what the triggers are.

What are they? Like, if you can, if you can trigger, if

you can find that trigger and it's stress, then you

can start to manage that stress. If you find that your

trigger is foods, spicy foods, you can start to manage what

you're eating and you can minimize the risk of an ovarization

outbreak. looking at mild products that are fragrance-free, especially

your skincare products, and not spraying any alcohol-type fragrances

around the area that is presenting with rosacea. You

can also take oral antihistamines for itchiness in

extreme cases. But for those who suffer from eczema caused

by stress, I think, think of incorporating a

daily meditation or stress relief exercises to

help reduce your outbreak of eczema. You

can actually reduce your eczema considerably just

by managing your stress. A lot of people who have

eczema also have asthma. They're in the same family. And

a lot of people who have asthma or eczema are also anxious.

So it's linked to that psychological response. What

would we try to do to encourage us to

feel better after being diagnosed with eczema?

We want to include foods that are high in

antioxidants, vitamins and supports our

skin health. Minerals are also really good. We want

to manage our stress because chronic stress can

exacerbate our skin conditions and techniques like meditation and

breathwork can help. But we also need to be thinking about gently

cleansing and avoiding harsh products that are laced with sulfates and

parabens, just like we talked about with rosacea and

avoiding those triggers, you know, avoiding environmental triggers for

each condition is essential. But the most important

thing is to get professional diagnosis and prescriptive

skin care. You can't just ignore the fact that, you

know, this is a response, a body's response to something. And

whether it's food or stress or environment, whatever it is, you

need to come down to the bottom of it, figure out what it

is. And it might be a process of elimination to figure that out. But

once you know, you can manage it really, really well. Each person

will require a tailored approach. So that's why it's important to

come in and have a proper skin diagnosis. We will ask you

a lot of questions about your lifestyle,

about what you eat, about your sleeping habits, about

what you put on your skin. It sometimes feels like we're really nosy,

but all we're trying to do is ascertain what it is that's causing

the response in the skin. So professional diagnosis ensures

an accurate treatment. By asking you all those questions, we

can then put down a skin plan for you and also

recommend some home care for you that's going to actually help heal and

promote healing in the skin. We can then monitor your progress.

So if you can come in regularly, we can check to see if

what we've prescribed to you is actually working and tweak it

to make sure that it works even faster and even better. I

guess the biggest thing with prescription medications is

that they may have side effects. So I'm sort of

against going on any drug straight away. Try to

use that process of elimination first before you go

to any prescriptives, because prescriptives do have side

effects. And we can help manage your skin and

your home care plan the best way possible, and

we can work towards your budget as well. A proper diagnosis

also helps preventing further complications and long-term skin

damage. Because if you leave it untreated, you can end up with

scarring, you can end up with a plethora of other issues

in your skin, which will be much harder to fix later on. We

see so many people using the incorrect products for their skin condition, and

that just further exacerbates their skin issues. So

it's crucial that you come in and see skin therapists who are educated, not

just in understanding what's going on in your skin, but

also understand the ingredient technology to then prescribe to

you the best products that's gonna help you see results. If

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