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Barley Health Properties

September 30th 2008 07:05
Along with being a strong blood purifier, its anti inflammatory properties makes it an ideal food to help fight rosacea symptoms. Trying to include more barley into your diet, not only is good for your general health, but may also be step closer to a clearer skin. Its great for the immune system, helps detoxifies the body, giving you an increased energy boost. What better way to add extra texture and flavour to your soups, stews and casseroles than to throw in a handful or two of whole grain barley. I try to include barley in almost all my stews and soups either in the crock pot or on the stove.


Probably one of the first cultivated cereals, barley is grown in almost all the temperate regions of Europe and North America. It is a nutritious and easily digested cereal, providing a good source of fibre, iron, calcium and protein. It is known to strengthen the stomach and intestines and to soothe inflamed membranes, and is believed to help reduce tumours and oedema. It can be used in the alleviation of painful urination and as a mild laxative. Sprouted barley is even more nutritious and can help indigestion and abdominal bloating. Barley is easy to sprout at home and be bought from the internet or your local nursery. Make sure you buy the hulless seeds for sprouting. Sprout them as you would for any other sprouts such as alfalfa and wheatgrass etc
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Aloe Vera

June 17th 2008 02:55
Aloe Vera is one of the most powerful and miraculous natural healing plant on the planet. Not only is it popular ingredient in many natural skin care products, it is exceptional when it comes to burns. I had a huge non healing burn on my hand from the oven and for a couple of weeks it just wouldn’t heal. I tried all types of ointments and changing bandages. I eventually cut off a small leaf of the aloe vera plant, cut it sideways so that half of the leaf was exposed and placed it on top of the burn and wrapped a bandage around it. Literally next morning, I swear it was halfway healed. Now that’s good stuff.


Aloe Vera can truly benefit those with suffering from rosacea. The gluggy gel inside the plant is anti inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal and also antibacterial making it a perfect natural source for inflamed rosacean skin. I find it particularly useful during my extreme rosacea flare ups. I apply the gel straight after cleansing and depending on how bad my flare up is, after applying some brewed chamomile tea on my skin before going to bed and notice a definite improvement the next morning. I do only use it when my skin is exceptionally bad as I don’t like the sticky feeling I get from it being on my face. I am, however, researching a way to make my own natural facial cleanser with this aloe vera gel.
Aloe Vera Plant
Just one of my many aloe vera plants I have growing in my backyard in pots


Having an aloe vera plant in your backyard is well worth having, as the gel you extract from the plant is 100% pure and natural and a lot cheaper than some of the so called aloe gels you can buy from the supermarket and much less risk to highly sensitive rosacea skin. As well as being an easy plant to grow (I know it’s easy as it’s one of the very few plants I am able to grow..and I do have lots of them everywhere, all growing fabulously without much need for maintenance), the aloe plants reproduce quite easily on their own producing baby plants near the base on the mother plant. These “pups” can be removed and transplanted to another pot or space in the garden when they are over 3” tall.


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Jojoba Oil

June 15th 2008 02:47
Jojoba oil is different from other vegetable oils. It is in fact not an oil at all but a polyunsaturated liquid wax and is very similar to sebum (Sebum is normally secreted by human sebaceous glands to lubricate and protect skin and hair). It’s great for soothing, protecting and moisturizing sensitive rosacea skin. It has been generally known to not cause flare ups (with the exception of a few, of course) and because it helps to reinforce the structure of the epidermis, jojoba oil is extremely powerful in the healing process. It is also known to have some anti inflammatory properties. It may be used sparingly (1 to 2 drops) on its own on a wet face after cleansing, or mixed in with your favourite non irritating moisturiser. Only the 100% pure jojoba oil should be used for best non irritating results as it is naturally PH balanced.

I personally use and love jojoba oil and would recommend not only all rosacea sufferers to give it a try, but anybody wishing to incorporate a more natural skin care routine into their lives. I’ve had no reactions or flare ups from using this product and I use it religiously after cleansing and it goes on so smoothly and doesn’t leave that oily, greasy feeling that some other creams and lotions have. While my face is still wet from cleansing, I put a couple of drops into the palm of my hands and rub together so the oil and evenly spread on my face. Sometimes if my face is feeling extra dry, I will also add a bit of sorbolene. Jojoba oil is definitely on the top of the list of gentle natural ingredients that suits my rosacea condition.
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Green Tea

May 19th 2008 02:05
Among all its many other health benefits, green tea can be particularly beneficial to rosaceans. Apart from its already known health benefits of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, green tea may also work to reduce the effect of sun exposure, therefore possibly reducing the signs and symptoms of rosacea.

There are now many creams and lotions available on the net now containing green tea extract and yes some do show some promise. I prefer to just drink green tea as I don’t mind the taste and I also believe the antioxidant properties of green tea do far more for us if taken internally than topically. I also drink the green tea with earl grey too as I particularly enjoy that flavor and sometimes add just a dash of milk for variety. Any way you want to drink green tea, whether plain or with added flavours are all beneficial to your skin and health. So you can’t really go wrong with green tea whether it helps with your rosacea or not


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Chamomile

May 17th 2008 04:30
Chamomile: For itchy inflamed skin, steep one chamomile teabag in one cup of boiling water and leave until it is cool enough to put in the fridge. Throughout the day, dip a cotton wool pad into the tea and dab on face. For instant relief, run some cold water over teabag and place teabag on skin. I find this works wonders and the relief is instant. Make sure the teabag is cool to cold.

Also sipping chamomile tea throughout the day helps you remain calm and relaxed and is also used as a treatment for indigestion and inflammation. I personally don’t like the taste of it and only drink it when I do have a flare up, maybe I should try drinking it a bit more


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