Rosacea can be dealt with naturally

Recently I was asked by a customer about treatment for rosacea. For privacy sake I won't repost her question. But I get asked about rosacea a lot. So it's high time my answer found it's way into blog form:

Tamanu oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and promotes new cell growth.

"In answer to your question, we certainly do have some great products to help with your rosacea. I have heard varying reviews on them ranging from somewhat improved to amazing improvements. Certainly, everyone's skin is different, but the majority of the responses we've received have been in the very positive range. Hands-down, my top recommendation would be the Tamanu Oil we carry (from Shea Terra Organics). Tamanu is naturally anti-bacterial & anti-fungal, is super-rich in a plethora of skin-healing vitamins, promotes new cell generation, and leaves a bit of a [non-greasy] barrier on the skin to protect it. Also highly effective at healing stretch marks, scar tissue, and a variety of other skin issues. It almost always does the job and it is a single-ingredient product. So you know that is the only thing you are putting on your skin. But of course, at pur alternatives, we like to provide variety! Pangea Organics makes a fantastic facial cream that is designed for a variety of skin conditions (including rosacea). The all-new Moroccan Argan with Willow & Rosemary cream would be the best suited for the job. Willow is naturally anti-inflammatory and Argan is highly effective at skin healing (also new cell generation).

Cleansing grains are gentle on the skin and 100% plant material.

Those are my absolute two top recommendations. There are however, some less pricey products that would be somewhat effective as well. Our local manufacturer, Earth Elementals has a product, A Mid-Summer's Night Cream which may be somewhat effective as well. But I wouldn't be quite as sure. That's an area where it sometimes comes down to individual response and how bad the condition really is (sometimes it looks worse than it really is). A gentle exfoliant is also quite helpful at brightening the skin, and promoting new cell growth. Again, we can cover either end of the price point: Bare Organics' Cleansing Grains are a dry products that is nothing more than oats & seeds, but Pangea's Facial Scrub is a pre-mixed scrub rich is nourishing oils that is even more mild on the skin, using adzuki beans as an abrasive. If your problem areas are more on the body than the face, we have a number of salt or sugar body scrubs, any of which would do the trick as well"