Demodex Solutions Forum

Walter and group: As per your suggestion, Walter, I stopped using the ZZ cream (it's been appx. 2 weeks now), in order to let my skin heal. I was not exaggerating about the burns, and I am still concerned in that it seems my reaction to this product is not a normal one. Of all the postings I've read...

Dana, Thankyou for the advice. I did look back through the forum and found postings related to this problem too. I worry as well, however, in that I have had laser treatment in the same area that's inflamed, and I remember Walter commenting that this may be an issue. No problem staying out of the su...

To anyone who may know: I have been using the zz cream for about a week, and as stated in a previous post began experiencing worsening symptoms on or about the 4th day of usage. I am still quite concerned, as after more than a week now, the zz cream still burns when I apply it, resulting (in some ar...

Walter, I want to be sure I am on the right track here, and that you fully understand what I'm experiencing. My skin's reaction seems pretty severe and unexpected, and I can tell that it is somewhat 'burned' (it's red and sore to the touch) beyond my normal rosacea. I'm noticing this more as the mor...

O.k., I'll take your advice, and keep on using the ZZ cream once every evening.

Thanks,

Tom R.

Steve: The reason I asked about a culture is that your symptoms sound a lot like what I was experiencing. It turns out that I had a staph infection in both eyes, and was prescribed Ciprofloxacn (eye drops) for treatment. I don't know if this infection is secondary to the demodex problem I am experie...

Walter (and others): I started using the ZZ cream 4 days ago, and although the first three were uneventful, I am experiencing a reaction here on the fourth day (more inflammation and pustules). Most of the posts on the forum indicate that I should be seeing a reaction approximately 10 days after sta...

Walter, You are probably right about the infected side vs. the good side; I know the mites are normally present on humans. My concern was the density (number) that I found in one small location (I know the accepted standard is <= 5 mites/cm sq, whereas I found many more than that. I agree with the t...

Walter: Check this out - while waiting for the Demodex Products, I decided to do some more 'investigating'-so I plucked out several more hairs from the infected side, and found mites in every single one! And yes, they were always in pairs, just like the research said. I always found them close to ea...

Did your opthamologist take a swab for a culture?

R,

Tom

Walter: I wanted to let you know I looked for and found the mites in a follicle within the inflamed area on my cheek. Let me explain - My son has a 300x - 1200x microsope (birthday gift). After several unsuccessful 'scrapings', I pulled out one of my beard hairs on my cheek, and with it came the hai...

To be frank, I can't really tell how sensitive my skin is after the laser treatments, as during the course of all of this, I have used things like cetaphil and very mild moisturizers as to not aggravate the problem. Is skin sensitivity an issue with the ZZ product?

R,

Tom R.

Hi everyone- About 3 years ago I experienced minor frostbite (sometimes called frostnip) on my left cheek, resulting in what has been diagnosed as rosacea. I was wondering if anyone has heard of this happening, and if this is this related to the demodex mite. I seem to have experienced all of the sy...