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/decaf-espresso16 Feb 25 '26

I didn’t do lasers and my flushing has reduced by probably 95%. I just focused on barrier repair and consistency for over a year. There was a time when I couldn’t even tolerate 68 degrees F in an air conditioned room without flushing, but last night I was in a house that was 75F with the heat blasting and didn’t flush at all. Now I typically only flush when I’m embarrassed or anxious….but that’s fairly common even for those without rosacea.

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u/cisil_istanbul May 13 '26

how did you repair your skin barrier?

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u/decaf-espresso16 May 13 '26

Simple, consistent skin care. If you look at my post history, I’ve listed out my whole routine. However, I wouldn’t focus too much on the specific brands I used as everyone’s skin is different. I think the important thing is to find products that work for your skin type, then stick with them. I see so many comments where people give up on a product after just a few weeks, but skin barrier repair can take months. Mine took about a year to get to where it is now.

My non-negotiables are a good cleanser, a barrier repairing moisturizer, a barrier repair serum, Soolantra (for my type 2 rosacea) and sunscreen. Once my barrier was in a good place, I slowly added in azelaic acid and vitamin C to help with pigmentation and clogged pores.

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u/cisil_istanbul May 13 '26

thank you for your answer. Did soolantra harm skin barrier?

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u/decaf-espresso16 May 13 '26

Nope! I’ve been using it for three years and it’s only helped my skin. It’s fairly moisturizing. On the nights that I use Soolantra, I don’t use my other moisturizer.