Rosacea, rosacea, bother this rosacea.: June 2017

Saturday, 24 June 2017

As you may have read in my previous posts, I used Quellada Lotion and Lyclear Cream but these are just two of the many Permethrin 5% preparations you can purchase over the counter and use off-label in your quest to eliminate the demodex mite.

Because these two products aren't available worldwide, I thought I'd dedicate this post to brands available outside of Australia.

Manufacturer Brand

GlaxoSmithKline Kwellada-P
Actavis Permethrin Cream
Perrigo Permethrin Cream
Galderma Permite
Sandoz Permethrin
Galenium Scabimite
Neoderm Lindell Lotion
Steifel Nedax-5
SkinVenture Casthrin Lotion
Prestium Pharma Elimite Cream
Renaissance Pharma Permethrin Cream
GlaxoWellcome Nix Dermal Cream
Amideep Pharmaceuticals Permarin
Tomar Medicines Skabi-Rid
Glenmark Glenper Cream
PSM Lyderm Cream
...and many more.

If none of the above are available in your particular country, internet search "permethrin 5% scabies" and your search engine will bring up a brand available to you locally.

Read the ingredients on the box or bottle to confirm that it contains 5% Permethrin. The other ingredients will consist of the carrier and preservative.

Best wishes
Kate

About Kate

Firstly, I am in no way affiliated with any of the products I mention in my posts.

I'm a long term rosacea sufferer but wasn't diagnosed until around 4 years ago (aged 46).

Having had reactions to Minocycline 50mg and Erythromycin 400mg, my dermatologist then recommended that I try a course of low dose Roaccutane. I wanted to explore other options before I made that commitment.

This is a photographic journal which I shared with my dermatologist.

My advice to anyone who has found my page:

Ignore my earlier posts and go straight to using a dedicated scabies treatment - either Lyclear or Quellada. Use it every evening and eventually the demodex mites will be eradicated.

If you can afford to, use SooLantra. I would imagine the preparation is very gentle on the skin although I have not had the opportunity to try a sample.

Only once the mites have been eradicated will it be worth assessing the damage to your skin and determining a course of repair as in IPL (Intense Pulsed Light).

The science is here to support it and dermatologists the world over now agree that the pimple and pustule rosacea is caused by demodex mite infestation (or over-colonization) so don't be afraid to broach this subject with a dermatologist. It is interesting to note that ophthalmologists came to this conclusion a lot earlier linking blepharitis and occular rosacea to demodex mites.

Don't fall prey to companies (or individuals) with outlandish claims of a magic cure. There are a lot of people making a lot of money because of rosacea. If it sounds too good to be true, avoid it! When I was experimenting in my earlier posts, I was enticed to try a bit of pseudo-science (apple cider vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, undiluted tea tree oil etc) and I am the first to admit that the feeling of desperation can override usually good common sense.

Finally, be kind to yourself and be gentle on your skin. Don't be sad about the damage, the skin has a remarkable ability to repair if you gently (and patiently) help it along.