Redness
Whatever your skin type, specific factors might trigger or lead to oversensitivity: Your skin reacts strongly when you’d rather it didn’t…

Redness
Redness periods vary in length but are always unpleasant and bothersome.
They can affect all skin types: Dry, oily or combination skin.
A question of degree
- Intermittent redness – the “flush”: It is a sudden reaction to vasodilation caused by:
A temperature change which challenges facial blood flow.
Food that is too hot, alcohol or certain food (spices, mustard…).
Rarely, an illness. Talk to your doctor, if necessary, he will prescribe appropriate tests.
- Intermittent redness that becomes permanent: Erythrosis.
- Worsening erythrosis: Couperosise.
- Pimples appear: Rosacea.
Treatments
Fortunately, in each case, treatments are available…
For best results, your doctor will start by eliminating skin diseases that might lead to facial redness, such as atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, contact eczemas and irritation dermatitis…
Then, depending on the situation, he can prescribe:
- Dermo-cosmetic products that have an effect on dilated facial blood vessels, such as plant-based Ruscus, for example. In any case, it has to be used for a while in order to see results.
- Oral antibiotics (Tetracyclines are the most widely prescribed).
- Topical treatments, most often Metronidazole.
- Electrocoagulation of dilated blood vessels.
- Vascular laser, more recent, deeper effect, reduces risks of scars.