Soolantra

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Originally Posted by MariaSt

My skin became dry after demodex infestation. The combo didn't dry it at all, it seems to balance my skin's moisture. As to the sulfur, it is drying mainly in the beginning, but after some days the dryness usually subsides. If your skin is only a little dry, don't moisturize.

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Thank you ! I will stay away from the moisturizer for now . Because my skin is not super dry . Hmmm ... My skin felt super dry and was really really flaky before I started the sulfur wash . I knew this was not the way my skin usually is so now I am thinking , like you , I had a demodex infestation . Was your skin pretty flaky along with the dryness ? My skin appeared dry , but it really was not . Because underneath the flaky skin I could feel my oil wanting to come through . It just could not get to the skin surface because of all the flaky skin .

Yes, my skin was and still is a little bit flaky, but I don't mind as long as I don't get any new pp. As the count of demodex drops, the skin becomes more and more "normal". Take a look at this site www.demodexsolutions.com, read the information about demodex.

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Originally Posted by MariaSt

Yes, my skin was and still is a little bit flaky, but I don't mind as long as I don't get any new pp. As the count of demodex drops, the skin becomes more and more "normal". Take a look at this site www.demodexsolutions.com, read the information about demodex.

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Thank you again . Yes I think I came across this site before . I would never buy there products but they do explain demodex pretty well . That makes sense about the skin becoming normal again . It seems like it is taking for forever to get my skin back to normal :( Hopefully it will some day . How long did it take to your skin to become comforable again ?

I started seeing difference in one week of using tto. But the progress is very slow. Some skin problems were taken care of almost overnight,but some others were still there after 3 weeks of use. As to the above products,I don't dismiss them. They are on my list after my ivermectin experiment.

Hi guys,
I've had rosacea for 15 years. It's probably type 2. I've tried about anything possible, finacea, elidel, antibiotics, metrogel, metrolotion, etc. Nothing solved my problem completely. The antibiotics had the most effect, but they scrapped my intestines, so I had to stop. These last few years I only use metrolotion once a day.
Anyways, I went to see the dermatologist today to refill my Metrolotion and to my suprise, he told me that there's this new product Soolantra (Rosiver here in Canada) that has given great results to many people. He gave me a prescription and told me to stop Metrolotion for now. I feel so happy and full of hope, as I had read about demodex and even tried tea tree oil (nope, didn't work).

I have read all your posts and just want to add a couple of things that I learned from the pharmacist:

• One 60gr tube is 200$! It's quite expensive, but it should last about 2 months, if not more.
• She told me I should use the equivalent of a small pea in each area that has redness. so one pea for one cheek, one pea for the other, etc. (I think this is too much, because I still had a lot left over, but we'll see.)
• She advised that I start applying the cream only every two days at the beginning. Probably to avoid a lot of redness from the die-off or to check for allergies to the non-medicinal ingredients (I can't remember which reason it was)
• She told me it's very likely that it will take at least 2 or 3 weeks to start seeing results, but to not get discouraged, because this cream works for many people.

So, I read the other posts, got scared, and only applied in areas that I can hide with my hair: forehead and cheekbones on both sides (yes, I'm starting to get bumps there too!)
If everything goes well, I'll start applying to my cheeks, chin and nose in a couple of days.

I don't usually lurk in forums very often, but I'll try to update with my results every now and then.

I wish you all good luck with your treatments.

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Originally Posted by joanne999

Hi guys,
I've had rosacea for 15 years. It's probably type 2. I've tried about anything possible, finacea, elidel, antibiotics, metrogel, metrolotion, etc. Nothing solved my problem completely. The antibiotics had the most effect, but they scrapped my intestines, so I had to stop. These last few years I only use metrolotion once a day.
Anyways, I went to see the dermatologist today to refill my Metrolotion and to my suprise, he told me that there's this new product Soolantra (Rosiver here in Canada) that has given great results to many people. He gave me a prescription and told me to stop Metrolotion for now. I feel so happy and full of hope, as I had read about demodex and even tried tea tree oil (nope, didn't work).

I have read all your posts and just want to add a couple of things that I learned from the pharmacist:

• One 60gr tube is 200$! It's quite expensive, but it should last about 2 months, if not more.
• She told me I should use the equivalent of a small pea in each area that has redness. so one pea for one cheek, one pea for the other, etc. (I think this is too much, because I still had a lot left over, but we'll see.)
• She advised that I start applying the cream only every two days at the beginning. Probably to avoid a lot of redness from the die-off or to check for allergies to the non-medicinal ingredients (I can't remember which reason it was)
• She told me it's very likely that it will take at least 2 or 3 weeks to start seeing results, but to not get discouraged, because this cream works for many people.

So, I read the other posts, got scared, and only applied in areas that I can hide with my hair: forehead and cheekbones on both sides (yes, I'm starting to get bumps there too!)
If everything goes well, I'll start applying to my cheeks, chin and nose in a couple of days.

I don't usually lurk in forums very often, but I'll try to update with my results every now and then.

I wish you all good luck with your treatments.

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Demodex lives on the whole face,even where we don't have visible signs of rosacea. That's why you should put Soolantra on the whole face,not only on your redness. I also think you should use it everyday. It works as a moisturizer too,btw.

Haven't been on the forum for a month because I don't really think about my skin much. Soolantra has stopped any new pustules from coming and my skin barrier is completely healed for the first time in years. I hardly flush now and can get away with alcohol in moderation and saunas. Very very happy with soolantra! I don't require any cream with it anymore because my skin is so soft and moisturized and now I just put a little bit of clinique redness relief cream in the morning with coola matte sunscreen.

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Originally Posted by Ellie

Haven't been on the forum for a month because I don't really think about my skin much. Soolantra has stopped any new pustules from coming and my skin barrier is completely healed for the first time in years. I hardly flush now and can get away with alcohol in moderation and saunas. Very very happy with soolantra! I don't require any cream with it anymore because my skin is so soft and moisturized and now I just put a little bit of clinique redness relief cream in the morning with coola matte sunscreen.

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Great to hear Ellie !!!! Congrats !!!! How long did it take for your skin barrier to heal ? Do you still use Soolantra every night ?

It took about 2 months for it to fully heal and during that time I put moisturizer on my skin after applying soolantra. Yes, I still use it every night. I haven't had any side effects and it keeps my skin moisturized so I haven't even thought about reducing my dosage.

That's a very good question though, are other longer term users of soolantra only applying once every few nights now that the population of mites is down (or whatever is the root cause is under control?) On some thread, I remember someone saying you could start using it once a week once your skin is under control but I don't see that on the packaging and haven't been told that by my dermatologist. I would obviously prefer to use it once a week if it is still effective and doesn't cause any issues with making the mites resistant (which I assume wouldn't happen since it isn't an antibiotic).

I'm so happy for you !! I knew there was something to the "demodex" theory. Please don't dissepear and keep us in the loop :$ I can't recall, did you have ocular symptoms? If so, how are they now?!