To be really fed up with people commenting on my face?

Looking upset / offended and saying, ‘I have a medical condition - I’d appreciate you not commenting on it’ should shut the rude bastards up. Sometimes making people squirm is the only way to teach them a lesson.

I sympathise OP. I have rosacea and while it's mostly under control thanks to IPL treatment, I have many times had people commenting on my red face. A couple of people I know would say Your face is really red. Your nose looks very red. One day I flipped and said You know I have rosacea. Are you just trying to embarrass me and hurt my feelings?
She ended up with a face redder than mine!
I think you just have to be direct. Don't be scared of hurting someone's feelings. Just say It's a skin condition called rosacea, it's not contagious.

Sorry I just noticed the "cruelty free" part of your request... I'm not sure If this qualifies but Soolantra 10mg cream has worked wonders for me. Mine got so extreme that I was staying in if I didn't 100%need to go. More of my face than not was affected

8 weeks of mild antibiotics and now going on 10 months of the cream daily and it's 99% gone. If it passes the cruelty test, then it's a hard recommend from me

I’m sorry. That must feel rubbish. People often point out my eczema like ‘oh you’ve got something happening to your face there’… yes I’m aware it’s also painful and I’ve had it 30 years.

So pointless. As though people don’t know something is wrong with their skin.

I'd be tempted to tell the worst ones that it's HIDEOUSLY infectious.. :-(

I'm sorry OP, my sis has it & it gets her down too.

I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. People are so rude - it’s none of their damn business!!! I can’t believe people actually make comments out loud and to your face - how rude and upsetting for you. I would be tempted to come up with a line something like ‘f*ck off’ or ‘it’s inappropriate for you to comment on my physical appearance’. It’s hard enough coping with a medical condition and you should not have to answer questions or give an explanation to strangers about your health!

Rosacea is a tough condition to deal with. You may have been to see about it already but if not, it’s worth chatting with your doctor about it. Sending you a hug.

My above post should say Rozex - though I imagine wearing a flashy watch may distract people from looking at my red face in a helpful way 😂

@squashedalmondcroissant

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Just to confirm you have tried soolantra and Metronidazole

I tried azelaic acid and niacinamide first it did a big cup of nothing.
Metronidazole did almost nothing then I went on to soolantra which is slowly working and now recombining with azelaic acid i def see some progress

Yep. I also have melasma and its pretty bad. I swing between trying to cover it up and saying fuck it why should I! Depends on my mood on the day.

People can be assholes. Its horrible to experience. I've cried about it sometimes. I was never particularly attractive to begin with so having extra issues has made me feel very ugly. You can have all the positivity in the world but people can knock it out of you with their cruelty.

I'm sorry you're experiencing this OP. I can't offer much in the way of advice but you're not alone. 💐

People are so rude. I work in a shop,and I have a stutter. The amount of grown adults who ask me why I can’t speak, or to hurry up and speak is shocking!

People shouldn’t comment on your face. It’s so rude. I had rosacea that was linked to facial mites. Yuk I know. GP prescribed Invermectin which made a huge difference. Just thought I’d mention it in case it was something you’d not tried.

Its not unusual at all, a lot of the population suffer

I was being treated for it, but totally wrong diagnoses - I have Seb Derm

Have you actually been and seen a dermatologist ? Got a true diagnoses? They are both so similar , yet need different treatments

Im often walking around with a red face if I dont wear any make up, and I can only wear make up when my skin is totally polished and smooth , which with Seb Dem is rare

But I dont have "friends " nor customers who would be as crass to comment

Soolantra on prescription and Jansen cosmetics for sensitive skin. Absolute game changers for my rosacea

I was going to say Azelaic acid. I bought The Ordinary 10% one from boots and have been using it about 8 weeks and it’s made a massive difference to how red my cheeks look. I tried soolantra from the chemist a couple of years ago and that did nothing.

OP I know you didn’t ask this but I have rosacea and it’s calmed so much from dermatica. I cover up with erborian cc cream too (green one) v forgiving on wrinkles.

I’m so sorry you have to experience this, for the life of me I don’t understand why random people feel the need to comment it’s outrageous I would not dream of highlighting anything on someone I did not know.I have a birthmark on my face and my Dentist once said that looks nasty I thought he meant my teeth as my mouth was open and it was my birthmark, he tapped on it, I could not say anything as he was poking about in my mouth.It made me feel like shit though, I’d understand if I went to a skin model casting but it was a Dentist appointment, I’ve always had it , he had seen it before.Thankfully he’s never mentioned it again.

It must be so hard for you to cope with this day in and day out, don’t let the twats get you down.Youre getting up and going to work be proud of yourself.

3 months of doxycycline and azelaic acid made a massive difference to mine

@squashedalmondcroissant Well he just sounds like an arsehole!

I hope you find something that helps x

op I have rosacea too and know how embarrassing and frustrating this can be. In the past year I have found washing with Superdrug deep action face wash (2% salicylic acid) then using prescribed topical gel ‘Rolex’ 0.75% w/w gel and using create facial moisturising lotion only has been life changing. I do this routine twice daily and it’s such an improvement. I hope yours improves or that people stop commenting in a negative way x

Also, what helped mine was:
Coming off the pill
Kalme day cream
Dr Weil Mega Mushroom Soothing Cream (I use this as a night cream)
Wearing SPF 50 on my face everyday. I use an oil-free one by Heliocare

The more I hear about people, the less I like them. Nothing helpful to add OP, but in solidarity

Fellow rosacea sufferer here and YANBU at all! Mine is much less severe than it used to be, but at its worst I would get so many comments it was unreal. People would sometimes be very genuine and think I had fallen and hurt my face, other times not so much.
I always wished I'd had a smart response, but I never did!

It's expensive but IPL sorted my rosacea out. It has been five years and I'm just thinking about a top up. Think of the money spent on creams that don't work and save for ipl instead.