Monday, August 31, 2009

Rosacea News August 2009

Rosacea News August 2009

1. water soluble sunscreen anyone ?

An interesting looking patent application proposing a water based sunscreen for rosacea sufferers has surfaced at the USPTO. Many rosacea sufferers will know the trauma of finding a sunscreen that is gentle enough to not cause a bad reaction and effective enough to protect from the harm of the sun. For me the sun has always been my worst trigger. Certainly physical sunscreens …

2. so does acupuncture work, or not ?

For me acupuncture has always been part of some kind of ancient mythology. Humans are controlled by a brain that has complex neurological pathways to all corners of their bodies. Can inserting fine needles in to the so-called meridians along energy …

3. Epsom salts or Milk of Magnesia actually works ?

A few newspapers have picked up this Question & Answer article where rosacea sufferers are encouraged to try Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) or Milk of Magnesia on their skin.

One can imagine that a bath with Epsom salts would be relaxing, but …

4. Sebclair launches as Promiseb Cream

I was alerted to the launch of a product called Promiseb by a comment left on the Sebclair for Seborrheic Dermatitis post. Since then the news web sites are also covering the press release.