Hello:
I have been away from this forum for a long time but wanted to pop in and report my success with a new topical regime. I am a middle aged female with ocular and phymatous rosacea with some flushing and redness as well. I have done all kinds of things to help my rosacea; topical, diet, prescriptions, etc. A few months ago I happened to find an article saying that demodex mites might play more of a role in some individual's rosacea than previously thought and offered a natural solution so I thought I would try it. It has been about 6 weeks since I started this nightly regime and my skin and eyes continue to look better and better. My rough, swollen skin and enlarged pores have improved a lot. My eyes look brighter now and I look healthier. It seems like my skin is healing. Even some of the wrinkles that were starting to show as a result of my facial swelling have decreased. I used to use a red light for a few minutes daily and I have found that I don't need to anymore.
Now for the regime:
Mix .5 TBL melted coconut oil (I put it in a the micro for a few seconds because it hardens at room temp) and 5-6 drop tea tree oil. Apply to face and leave on for 40 minutes each evening. I put some on my eyebrows and a little above my eyes but use extreme caution because tea tree oil will really burn your eyes if you get some in them. After waiting 40 minutes, wash off your face and do your usual nightly skin routine. For awhile after I was done washing my face I would use coconut oil as a moisturizer because I read that mites don't like it. I also threw out my mascara and tried avoiding wearing mascara anymore than I need to. I have blond eyelashes though, so I pretty much use it when going out but I was buying new mascara every few weeks because I read that eye makeup can harbor mites.
I can't promise that this will help anyone, but it did help me tremendously. I find that I can now eat more foods that I was avoiding to keep the swelling down. I still watch my diet and keep it pretty low carb overall but I have cheated and eaten a little pizza this week and my skin still looks really good. I couldn't be happier. Hope that this helps someone else.
Queta