Rosacea & a Straight Razor

Hi all. I hope this thread helps people with Rosacea,or sensitive skin. I was told my doctor not to use soap on my face, but use Cetaphil for gentle skin. When I 1'st started using a Straight razor I found that it was flaring up my Rosacea, with experimenting with different soaps and creams,and nothing helped I was getting frustrated.
One day I was thinking about the problem, I thought of trying the Cetaphil as a pre-shave. Guess what happened, IT WORKED !!!!! No more flare ups. I truly hope this helps someone else.

P.S. It does not keep you from building a great lather. :y

Hi fellow Rosacea recipient. After much expletive, teeth gnashing sub vocal comments about my dermatologist and their high priced prescriptions and many months of various treatments, both Rx and folk, I have arrived at the following process.

I have been using Neutrogena T-Sal shampoo for many years. It contains 3% salicylic acid, a known reliever of Rosacea visible traces. It finally occurred to me that I could use it on more than my scalp. When I shower in the morning I also use it as a face scrub. I don't rinse it off till I've used Cetaphil as a body wash and then wash my face with the Cetaphil. That's in the morning. Shortly before I go to bed I use a small amount of T-Sal as a facial, leaving it on over night. Doing this consistently has almost eliminated flare ups, keeping them to a minor level, if any at all. I use a little bit of Cremo or Kiss My Face as a pre shave.

Being on a limited budget I use the other brans(s) of Cetaphil, namely Sun Mark or Xtracare, saving several dollars per bottle.

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Originally Posted by Walterbowens

Hi all. I hope this thread helps people with Rosacea,or sensitive skin. I was told my doctor not to use soap on my face, but use Cetaphil for gentle skin. When I 1'st started using a Straight razor I found that it was flaring up my Rosacea, with experimenting with different soaps and creams,and nothing helped I was getting frustrated.
One day I was thinking about the problem, I thought of trying the Cetaphil as a pre-shave. Guess what happened, IT WORKED !!!!! No more flare ups. I truly hope this helps someone else.

P.S. It does not keep you from building a great lather. :y

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Could you be more specific as to which Cetaphil product you are using? Cleanser? Moisterizer? Restoraderm? Lotion?