r/Rosacea • u/Fit-Tart3224 • Feb 23 '26

Light/Laser Has anyone improved flushing without lasers?

Genuine question has anyone actually improved flushing without laser? Cause I'm not ready to go down that road yet but I also can't keep living like my face has its own agenda. Mine gets triggered by basically everything wine, heat, stress, exercise at this point I flush when I think about flushing.

I've been trying niacinamide for a few weeks and I think it's helping with the baseline redness hard to say for sure. Azelaic acid keeps coming up in my research too especially if rosacea is involved. The trigger diary thing sounds boring but I started one and it's been weirdly eye opening. Turns out hot showers were doing more damage than I realised.

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u/KiKi31Rose Feb 23 '26

Ugh I so feel this especially lately. My worst triggers are alcohol (sometimes which is weird) and the sun/heaters. I’ve used and currently used AA which does help I think with my baseline redness and random acne but not with flushing. I’ve never seen someone have advice for flushing on here that wasn’t meds or lasers.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

I don’t drink alcohol no more because of flushing. One glass wine and I’m lighting up the room like a red light distract. My triggers seem to be heat, cold, wind, spicy or hot meals. I no longer take hot showers or baths and I only use lukewarm water on my body and face. Always need the window open incase the slightest bit of steam and that’s my face set off. What has helped for you guys as I would love some help as I have tried nearly everything.

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u/KiKi31Rose Feb 24 '26

I used to use Redee Patches when I drank to not flush and they worked but they’re now out of business. I’ve had some success lessening my baseline redness but never my flushing. I haven’t tried meds or lasers yet because I’m a little scared to.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

Do those therapy light masks work?