Rosacea and horse paste

[pasanda]

Has anyone used Ivermectin to treat their rosacea? I've seen good things about it online but it does seem a bit weird to use a horse wormer on your face!

Happy to try anything right now though!

I have rosacea, but I have never even heard of this!

What else have you tried? I don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but have you considered diet, alcohol, caffeine, different skincare products, avoiding the sun, trying to avoid stress or finding a way to de-stress, last resort; antibiotics from GP?

Everyone's triggers seem to be different but mine is definitely related to hormones and stress. It's taken me ages to work that out. So, I no longer take hormonal contraception, I do loads of yoga and avoid stressful situations. Obviously some stressful situations are unavoidable, but I have found a surprising number are easily avoided.

I use The Ordinary skin products and some La Roche Posay. These seem to be the best for me.

I also had to take a course of antibiotics last year.

I have found these things have made the most difference. Cutting out dairy, alcohol etc makes significantly less difference for me than any of the above, but, as I say, everyone seems to be different.

Personally, I wouldn't waste money on the horse wormer unless a doctor told me to, but, (assuming it's harmless?), maybe worth a go!

Ivermectin is available for humans too - called Soolantra .
For Christ's sake do not believe everything on the internet.
Despairing 🤦

Aaaah yes, I've heard of Soolantra! I had no idea it was a horse wormer though! Every day's a school day .

I haven't tried Soolantra I'm afraid op, but I would say the human version is worth a go .

www.nhs.uk/conditions/rosacea/treatment/

It is used but metronidazole is the first option.

Teta. Please don't despair on my account

Been on mumsnet years, looked at S&B for the first time a few days ago. Got reading the thread on skincare, and saw a Facebook page mentioned called Rosacea Rescue. Joined and saw loads and loads of before and after pics of people using ivermectin.

Thought I'd ask if anyone here had used it or even heard of it as that Facebook group is American.

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I first got rosacea a few years ago and joined a rosacea specific forum that had a number of US members.

The use of veterinary ivermectin came about as many Americans weren't covered on their health insurance and to get hold of Soolantra would have cost them $100's.

Not that it matters but I don't think Ivermectin is a horse wormer! It kills parasites and one theory is that Rosacea is caused by demodex skin mites. Everyone has these mites however Roseacea suffers seem to have more of them and/or react to them.

Assuming you are in the UK, you should be able to get Soolantra on prescription. I specifically asked my GP for it as I had read good things about it. It worked a treat.

I know they say that Rosacea is chronic and never goes away but I have successfully kept it in check for about 4 years now. The Soolantra got rid of the demodex mites and a combination of The Ordinary's Azalic acid and Le Roche Posay's Cicaplast keeps my skin clear.

@cloudyz7 - thanks for the info - what specific symptoms did you have that it helped with? I'm on a quiet period for the acne flare ups (yey) but my general roscea redness is worse - actually find that more annoying that the spots, did it help with that?

I'm a classic pale-skinned redhead so for my entire life I've been prone to rosy cheeks when I'm warm, when I've exercised, when I'm flustered, glass of red wine etc.

With the rosacea, I got the little lumps and bumps which were bright pink and inflamed. My cheeks also seemed to be permanently red and burning.

I'm now back to how I was before so the Soolantra definitely helped with the 'spots' and also reduced the general redness. I still have the on/off 'rosy cheeks' but where as before that use to bother me, I've realised it's nothing compared to the hot mess I had to deal with before.

This is the forum I spent many and hour on. rosaceagroup.org.

The most frustrating thing about rosacea is that there seems to be many causes. One theory is that it's caused by a damaged skin barrier. Once the skin barrier is compromised then you start reacting to everything - pollutants, skin products which were previous fine, demodex mites, too much sugar etc. My rosacea first started after an intense period of me doing outdoorsy stuff in all weathers. So making sure I regularly use a barrier repair cream has been key in keeping it in check.

Some great replies here , thank you! I think I might give soolantra a go. I hadn't realised they use ivermectin in the USA because they can't get soolantra.

I've just had an ipl laser treatment which has calmed the redness down slightly, it's the lumps and bumps I want gone!

I've read that azailic (sp??) acid is good for redness but to start using that towards the end of the 12-16 week soolantra treatment. Whilst on treatment, to be as basic as possible with your skincare regime, then to gradually introduce other products so you can monitor reactions etc.

Cloudy - thanks for all the info. How do you know if your skin barrier is wrecked?? And how do you repair it?

I won't @pasanda.👍
I was just puzzled as you are the second person to bring this up this week. I didn't realize it was from that Facebook group.
With regards to using topical treatments I had good results using Azelaic acid during the day and Soolantra at night. The Azelaic acid was really good at reducing redness and preventing it getting too bad. Especially as I do Hot Yoga which is not especially recommended for Rosacea sufferers .I use the GOW - garden of wisdom one.
Having said that I'm not using right now as my cheeks are still recovering from laser treatment .

Also Kalme a skin care range for Rosacea is good for soothing your skin and the Chameleon concealer is brilliant. Also Clinique redness relief is pretty good . Probiotics can help in some cases as well.

Thanks teta.

Funnily enough I have tried the kalme range and whilst it suits my skin in that it doesn't cause a flare up, it doesn't help it go away. It's also not quite strong enough and leaves my skin a bit tight. The only foundation I use is the Clinique redness solution too!

After my first ipl laser last week I'm trying iS cleanser and Sheald moisturiser. All good so far but I reckon it's the soolantra that will help get rid of it all together. 🤞

Definitely recommend Soolantra. It's cleared my rosacea up in about 6 weeks.

Used to have red, angry bumpy cheeks that nothing would shift. It's now all gone and I have lovely clear skin for the first time in years.