Demodex Solutions Forum

Thanks, Andy. I'm definitely considering it. I might contact Dr. Syed to see what kind of formula he would recommend for my skin. Does he have different formulas pre-made or does he individualize them depending on the needs of your skin? Also, how long did you use the green tea cream before you foun...

Thanks, Tiffany. Its certaintly a frustrating process, but I signed up for it know that so I'm trying my best to persevere. I do feel a crawling sensation on my skin in the evenings and when I'm in bed. Its caused me a lot of discomfort and difficulty in sleeping for some time. It just seems like my...

Hi Andy, I'm glad the z-cream and Green tea combo is working for you. I've been thinking about switching to using the Z-cream every other day as well because the dryness is still so bad after nearly 2 months and my mild case of seb derm is also becoming more of a problem. Plus, I've actually had inc...

I think it depends on the state of your skin prior to starting the treatment. My cheeks were already dry so the treatment made them even more dry. My nose on the other hand was more on the normal to oily side and now its normal, no longer oily. I also found the dryness got worse after several weeks ...

Hi Tiffany, I'm glad to see there are more people out there that mainly just have the redness and flushing type of rosacea responding to the Z-cream (since that's the type I have). You mentioned that your skin is doing much better after 4 months of z-cream treatment. I was wondering if it helped red...

Hi Millie, I just saw your note about using red light along with the z-cream. I've been using the z-cream for nearly 40 days along with a red/infrared light since December. I think the red/infrared light is more of a long term treatment so its hard to say if its helped any at this point, but definit...

Hi Beth, My flushing and redness seemed like it was getting worse and worse in the past year too. Its only now that it seems to be stabalizing, but definitely not clear. I had been using some topicals that were really aggravating to my skin (without realizing it at the time), and even after I stoppe...

Hi Beth, i've been using the Z-cream now for nearly 40 days, and I also have experience increased redness without any breakouts. I think everyone's skin is different in how it responds, but I do get the dry, flaky skin that most others experience. My dryness continued to get worse until up to 2 week...

I also had difficulty seeing your pictures, but I just thought I'd mention that seb derm can produce similar symptoms - especially on the sides of the nose. And, seb derm commonly accompanies rosacea so you could have one or the other or both....just something to keep in mind.
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I'm on day 29 of z-cream and acarid soap and my cheeks are still redder than they were before I started the treatment. I also still have dry, itchy flakey skin, but that seems to have improved somewhat..maybe. I can relate to your uncertainty as to whether the reaction is because its working or if i...

That's awesome, Geneva! Congratulations. Just curious if you had general redness that many get with rosacea (other than the red marks that you referred - which I'm presuming are from the acne/rosacea), and if you found the Z-cream helped to reduce that. I'm starting my 4th week, and my skin continue...

Thanks for your reponse, Mille. I'm not sure what to do...whether to just continue using it or order the men's which is fragrance free. I just hate to have to spend more money, especially with the added shipping costs. Such a dilema. If other's have found its better to go with the fragrance free, pl...

I realize that the acarid soap for females has fragrance in it, while the men's don't. I've been using the female version for the past three weeks, but I'm wondering if I should purchase the men's version that is free of fragrance. I tend to avoid products containing fragrance because I have found t...

Thanks Tamara. I'm so bummed because I thought my face was looking less red, but I ran into a friend yesterday who thought I'd gone skiing recently because my face looked windburned...ugh. I guess there are blotches of red on other spots other than my rosacea that I didn't have before. Strange thing...

Thanks for the replies. The flakey skin is really annoying - even during the day when I'm moisturizing. There aren't many moisturizers I can tolerate so I just use emu oil (and I recently started adding HA to it, which seems to be helping add more moisture). I can't wait for the flakiness and crease...