Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Consider taking borax. Some people believed the demodex mites are responsible for rosacea. They may be right. But, there are others too that are not yet identified. I prefer to lump all these insect issues to just one category: nanoinsects. These insects have several weakness that you can kill them, or at least weaken them. One obvious ones is borax. The treatment can be broken down to two things:

1. Taken internally: Try 1/8 teaspoon to 1/4 teaspoon of borax in one liter of water/day. You just drink this water throughout the day. If it runs out then drink just normal water, with some magnesium added if possible. Magnesium is found in certain seeds such as sunflower. They seem to be synergistic with the vitamin D as vitamin D promotes calcium and the body needs to balance both magnesium and calcium to an ideal amount.

2. Used externally: Dog mange is confirmed demodex mites and the only treatment that effectively cured of dog mange is 1% hydrogen peroxide and borax saturated solution applied topically. Many people believe the demodex mites is the cause of rosacea. What I am sure about is it is an insect issue. The method of killing them is external application of 1% hydrogen peroxide with borax saturated solution to the face, unrinsed. It tends to cause drying. So you can apply appropriate lotions to prevent drying, such as jojoba oil, aloe vera or lavender oil."

[YEA]  06/20/2011: Lisa from Miami, Fl writes: "I have had PD for over 10 years now. The only prescription medicine that ever worked for me was the minocylline. It completely took it off. However, it will return and it is pretty expensive and most insurance companies have a hard time approving it for patients. Everything else that I have been told - stay away from fatty foods, flouride, sls products - has not worked at all and ACV w/green tea only slightly minimized it but caused itching. I have it pretty severe and I am really frustrated with it. I look at this site every so often and I finally took the advice of the gentleman who recommended acidophilus. He, however, removed flouride and sls products - I did not. I have maintained the same diet and I quickly felt results with the acidophilus pill.

However, I also suffer from occasional alopecia so I picked up a bottle of Biotin. I take one of each daily around noon as I also suffer from hypothyroidism and you cant really mix the medication for that with anything else for about 4 hours or so to be safe it doesnt stop the synthroid from working. I never write on these websites but this time I had to tell anyone who will listen and who suffers from PD that with me taking one pill of each acidophilus and biotin daily I must tell you that my PD has drastically been reduced. The biotin has also improved my facial skin that I dont need makeup anymore. I totally love my skin now and I am not embarrased anymore. I hated living my life with redness around my nose and mouth and noticed that it would worsen when I ovulated and the week before my menstrual cycle. (I know too much information but I think it is important to know because these are the times the flare ups would occur the worse and I have never read where anyone ever mentioned that. ) I have pink now... Pink - slight pink and hope that as I continue taking the vitamins it will slowly go away. Now, I must admit one thing, I dont know if it is the acidophilus or the biotin that is working these wonders but I did read the following on webmd for biotin deficiency symptoms:

"Symptoms of deficiency include thinning of the hair (often with loss of hair color), and red scaly rash around the eyes, nose, and mouth."

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-313-BIOTIN.aspx?activeIngredientId=313&activeIngredientName=BIOTIN&source=2&tabno=2

Does this sound familiar to anyone????? Isnt if amazing that after all the dermatologists we have visited, nobody has mentioned a possible biotin deficiency???? I have seen 3 different dermatologists and they all seem to blame it on the flouride and sls but will not confirm. Yet we trust them and do whatever it is they tell us to do. Flouride free toothpaste is not too cheap and sls free products arent either, yet we do it because nobody but us understands what it is like to live with this horrible redness in our face! Gosh it makes me so mad that all it took was some simple vitamins to rid myself of this PD that was harming my self esteem and ruining my pictures because of the redness. It only gets worse in extreme hot and cold weather too! If you suffer from PD and have tried everything like I have and have had no success, please give the acidophillus and biotin a shot. It cant hurt. I bought them right off the target pharmacy dept.... And to the people who recommended Acidophilus - THANK YOU."

[YEA]  09/12/2008: M from St Louis, MO writes: "A friend in the cosmetics field said the redness in the lines some people have from the nose to the corners of the mouth can be caused by mites. She recommended alcohol. Not having any on hand at the time I used Germ-X handwash, not the intended use for it, BUT it worked to stop the irritation and get rid of the redness and bumps. I noticed that IF MY DOG LICKED MY FACE I WOULD GET THE IRRITATION AGAIN! now I NEVER let my dog lick my face, ever! I'm sure I have him to thank for the mites I think I get. So Germ-X when needed, CLEAN BED LINENS OFTEN, AND NO DOG SLEEPING ON THE BED!!"

01/05/2012: Kiki from Winnipeg, Mb writes: "I would like to thank everyone who posted, I have had POD for a few years now and I have gotten steroids and creams for doctors and nothing has worked. I am using cortisone cream and it has made it worse and spread to the rest of my face. I have bought ACV and I am going to try putting it directly on the rash as well as ingesting it. Hopefully this works.

I am so glad that I found this site as my mother told me to go back to the dermatologist. From what everyone has said I no longer feel alone in thinking that those doctors have no idea what they are talking about. Everything that I have tried from them has made it worse. It is frustrating that these people go to school for this and it seems that they have "screwed" a few people over with their prescriptions. Anways enough with my rant, I am going to try this and hopefully it works and if not there are lots of great suggestions here! Thanks to everyone!"

11/30/2011: Michelle from Reading, Pa replies: "Wow, just wow. After reading back posts to 2007, having POD for a week doesn't seem so bad. I feel so awful for all of you having it longer and/or not being able to get rid of it! :( I know the looks from people are awful. I didn't like people staring at me even without this!

Other than being extremely drug sensitive, I've never had any allergies of any kind. I did use a topical steroid on and off for a few months about 7 years ago, but no acne drugs ever, never taken birth control, no sinus problems, haven't had an antibiotic in years, haven't worn makeup in years, haven't used toothpaste in years (but baking soda), no fluoride in the water and yet for some odd reason I woke up one morning last week looking like a clown. So I guess that leaves stress? Which I do have. A lot. My nerves have been shot for years. Anyway, it's all over my cheeks and now creeping on my upper lip and now I have a spot on my nose too (probably payback for joking that all I needed now was a red nose and little car to jump out of... ). I'm on day 2 of the ACV and also alternating honey (which really helped with the itch) and coconut oil for moisture but so far haven't seen much in results, except the additional spot appearing on my nose. I already have done 2 detoxes and a liver detox this year, and have been taking acidolphilus for 8 months now including B, C, A, E, D, Lysine, NAC, krill, chlorella, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and switched to sea salt (due to Fukushima, btw guys, PLEASE look up enenews. com for your health) so I don't understand! ? Maybe it has stopped progression? But like I said, a week and a first time sufferer I don't have much to go on for comparison except my condition isn't nearly as bad as some of the pictures I've seen.

But what has given me some relief is calendula ointment in that it's taken a lot of the redness away and calmed it down some - at least I can move my face somewhat now. I also started taking skullcap per the recommendations of the Native American Medicine Woman I see as she's convinced it's nerves in my case and actually, that did take the jolt out of my system somewhat even after the first pill - apparently it's much used for that and I now see why. So I've decided to keep up the ACV for 2 weeks so I'll see how that goes and continue doing what I've been doing. *crossing fingers* I've also stopped using shampoo until I can find a good one, used olive oil for cleansing over the past week, but now found a good soap SLS-free just in case (but who would want that anyway right? So I'm going to stick with that too. ) It's Yardley's English Lavender.

Hopefully next week I can follow up and say it's all gone. Regardless, I thank Ted and the site and you all for your wonderful help and wish everyone the best of luck too. And again, please become aware of the radiation issues too and what you can do to protect yourselves as there's at least 3 melt-throughs, at least 5 more reactors open fissioning since March, and they are now burning the contamination, so we're all being constantly dosed with these hormone disrupters and will be forever soooo :(

Bless you all!
Michelle"

12/20/2011: Weavemike44 from Cincinnati, Ohio, Usa replies: "HI, I've been dealing with PD for almost ten years now. I've been treated on and off with Tetracycline and Doxycycline - and my PD typcially goes about 90% away when I use the antibiotics, but I've recently had some bad flare ups and my new dermatologist prescribed me Protopic.

I used Protopic for a few days, but read mostly negative feedback online about it and decided that I want to get to the root of the problem naturally.

To me, the hardest part about naturally diagnosing PD is not knowing other people's exact symptoms when I read what works and what doesn't. I don't get any bumps, pimples, etc. - I just get redness on both sides of my mouth and down near my chin. If I'm not treating it at all - it will get very flaky and dry (especially after a shower! ).

So, my question to the expert or the experienced, since I just have this redness - - what's the best approach?

So far, in the last week, these are the steps I've taken:

• Purchased Bragg's ACV - have applied directly the first few times, since yesterday I've decided to go 50/50 with water so it irritates my skin less. And since I'm just trying to get rid of red splotches, I was wondering if I should even try ACV.
  
• Since lastnight, began using no-flouride toothpaste, not using any soaps with SLS
  
• For a few days, I've taken Acidophilus and Biotin
  
• Since yesterday, I'm giving the yogurt mask a shot (I'm hopeful this does something about the redness! )
  
• Cut out coffee
  
• I'm applying the California Baby Calendula cream a few times per day and after the yogurt mask comes off
  

Am I doing too much? Or, am I far too impatient? Today is Tuesday - and I've been on the natural kick since about Saturday. I also drank quite a bit Saturday night, and I'm wondering if the alchohol ingested can set you back for more than just a day.

I just want to see some signs of improvement!!

I also picked up some Tea Tree Oil, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I feel like my skin might just need a break - but I don't know. I just want to get rid of these darn red splotches around my mouth, and I'd be a happy camper!"

12/20/2011: Leslie from New Castle, Pa replies: "I have it also since last February. Tried several different things and so far wasn't able to get rid of it until I saw a post here on Nixoderm. It is working great! I bought it on ebay (not sold in the US) for $1.00. It comes in a little tin and is a paste. I put it on at night after I wash my face. It is for eczema, acne, psoriasis, etc. and is made by SC Johnson. I am thrilled with the results so far and it's only Day 4. I did some google research on it and it's been around for 40 years and I've read feedback on a message board from acne.org and there are alot of people with positive results. Two draw backs... It smells like sulphur and burns at first like no one's business but then dissipates. Worth it though! Hope this helps!"

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