Take Control of Your Condition

The best defense against rosacea is to tailor your lifestyle to help you reduce rosacea flares, and to seek treatment from a dermatologist or a doctor with experience treating rosacea.

Triggers

Many people with rosacea are aware that certain behaviors or events can trigger a flare-up of rosacea symptoms. Triggers vary from person to person, but several are widely recognized. The most common triggers, gathered in a survey of 1,066 rosacea patients conducted by the National Rosacea Society, include the following:

Factors	Percent Affected
Sun exposure	81%
Emotional stress	79%
Hot weather	75%
Wind	57%
Heavy exercise	56%
Alcohol consumption	52%
Hot baths	51%
Cold weather	46%
Spicy foods	45%
Humidity	44%
Indoor heat	41%
Certain skin-care products	41%
Heated beverages	36%
Certain cosmetics	27%
Medications	15%
Medical conditions	15%
Certain fruits	13%
Marinated meats	10%
Certain vegetables	9%
Dairy products	8%
Other factors	24%

In another survey conducted by the National Rosacea Society, 96% of those who recognized their personal trigger factors said that avoiding those factors reduced their rosacea flares.

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