I'm finally getting my nose checked out
so it has been a couple years I think
since I've had a red nose and it's more
cosmetic I think but just in case its
medical or there's something I can do
about it it's something that I wouldn't
mind changing about myself because it is
something I'm more self-conscious about
because I don't wear makeup a lot and
even when I do wear makeup my nose looks
horrible like you can't see it in videos
thank God because it's so the camera is
so far away and the exposure and
everything but when I put makeup on my
nose guys it's not a cute situation like
it's pili it's patchy even if I've
exfoliated my nose the tip my toe swells
up when it's irritated like it kind of
swells when it's really red and I don't
know what's going on so I don't know if
it's a product I'm using if it's I don't
know so what I'm gonna get it looked at
so I made the appointment a few months
ago what day did I even call them I hope
I still have the clip of me calling them
it's not illegal for me to put the audio
of me calling them I'm gonna put it in
now hi I was wondering if I could set up
a consultation appointment basically my
skin specifically my nose it's very like
red and aggravated probably more medical
I'd like them to look at it and see what
it is
to begin with I'm not really sure okay
that would work so today is the big day
my skin is actually looking pretty okay
um - you know some other things going on
with it that are permanent but my nose
is actually kind of in a flare-up right
now I have some breakouts like on the
side and it is just really breakouts and
probably some kind of rosacea or rash or
something going on because I don't
really break out on
rest my face unless it's like a
menstrual breakout which I get every
month and my nose gets extra bad around
that time as well and white Minh is in
30 minutes so I'm gonna head over there
soon they told me to show up early to do
paperwork but I found the paperwork on
their website so I just printed it out
and filled it out at home so I don't
have to really go in that early probably
gonna show up a little bit early because
I'm a little neurotic like to you know
if I'm feeling anxious about something
and like fear the unknown and I just
like to show up early and figure it out
early
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your girl has rosacea I was formally
diagnosed with rosacea he asked me if
anyone in my family has it and my mom I
think like has rosacea but she's never
been diagnosed with this so I don't know
but yeah I'll fill you guys in on the
appointment sorry I didn't like film in
there or anything is so medical and felt
so formal and it's seen I don't know I
didn't want to bother them with like
wiping out my camera because awkward
okay sometimes I'm just awkward
about filming people in public
especially in their business like I
don't know it just felt weird so I
didn't film but I'm gonna head home and
I will tell you guys the all the
medication stuff that I got and you know
just the advice I got about rosacea and
what I learned today about rosacea
let's talk rosacea so I kind of had a
feeling that that's what I was going to
be diagnosed with or I don't know I was
kind of hoping that honestly because
it's something that people have heard of
I'm familiar with yeah my biggest fear
going in was that they would look at my
nose and just be like we can't help you
we don't know what it is you just have a
red nose because that would be like my
nightmare because then it's like I have
to figure it out on my own and use
topical stuff things that I have used
before for my nose is like aloe vera I
did the bio clarity system as you guys
know and I was going to repurchase it
but I was just worried that I had
something more serious that it just it
can't treat rosacea right so I didn't
end up repurchasing it and I've just
been using like old stuff that I've had
in my collection because I refuse to
spend more money on skincare when I have
like a bunch of unused moisturizer some
of which aren't cruelty free that's how
long I've had them and that's probably
not good for my skin either no my hair's
doing guys I'm trying to train my hair
to be up more because I have a sensitive
scalp and you have no idea how about I
want to take it down right now cuz I
have a headache from just one hour of
wearing it in a bun like this anyway I
even have the telephone cord thing to
like you guys told me to do it's not
working first off I was prescribed an
antibiotic which makes me cringe a
little bit because I don't you guys
remember when my hair fell out that was
from an antibiotic allergic reaction so
I'm actually allergic to all sulfa
antibiotics
so I turned to a lobster my whole skin
turns red like my whole skin my whole
skin organ all of my skin turns red and
I feel like I'm dying like literally
could not stand and then six months
later or three months later I think it's
three months later my hair started to
fall out so not a fan of antibiotics
since then and I don't like to take them
very often at all because there's other
women Lee problems that it causes can't
use birth control like it negates that
so it's just not fun times to be put on
an antibiotic but he said that these
this antibiotic is like a different kind
doxycycline hi slate and it's 75
milligrams of that twice a day for 30
days and then she said I have two more
refills after that so if I get another
flare-up later on if the topical isn't
working as well then I can refill that
prescription for another 30 days I don't
know if I want to do that I will do it
for the first 30 days and see how it
helps it he says it's not treating an
infection but it is an antibiotic that
is often prescribed for acne and rosacea
so it's less harsh than like the sulfa
antibiotics or any other antibiotics
that we are used to getting from the
doctor that's the first thing that he
said that I should do also this rosacea
triple combo medicine they do this for
people who don't have insurance because
they have an FDA approved lab in their
facility or it's outsourced I guess and
this is for rosacea and then it was $45
to get this and he said it'll last me a
long time because I only have rosacea on
my nose which has that like oh this is
not FDA approved on here but it says FDA
registered outsourcing facility and then
on the sign it said FDA approved like
lab okay maybe it's just I think that
they do it so it's affordable for their
patients so I'm gonna use this very
carefully the ingredients ivermectin
metronidazole niacinamide potassium as a
lowell dyke listening does any of that
mean anything to you guys so another
issue that I had with going to a
dermatologist
is that I am of course cruelty free and
medical things like this is really hard
to be cruelty free so one thing that I
do need to get is a fragrance free
calming moisturizer doesn't have to be
calming but has to be basic like a basic
basic moisturizer for my skin because
the only one I have right now is like
your anti-aging and I feel like it has
like an acid in it that helps like with
aging so I have a grunts in it so I need
one that's like really basic so that I
will get cruelty free but the medicine
and antibiotic of course is not so I
know how many eight comments about that
but I when it comes to medical stuff if
you do what you got to do like
vaccinations aren't cruelty free or
vegan but we do that anyway or at least
hopefully there are just certain things
that you got to do and obviously this is
very cosmetic I'll give you guys a
close-up of my nose actually have a
flare-up over there and then he gave me
this sheet which this is going to be my
Bible because it is rosacea triggers
things that trigger it which is
everything so basically I can live in a
cave that's not human though because
humidity also causes a trigger number
one potential trigger is sun exposure I
didn't see that one coming obviously my
nose gets so red in the Sun obviously so
I do try to use sunscreen anytime I do
go outside I don't leave my house every
day so I don't wear sunscreen every day
emotional stress is number two that
really explains a lot hot weather
number three so that's gonna be my
excuse to my boyfriend to have the a/c
on all the time have the exercise makes
sense he even said after you workout put
a cool compress on your nose so it
doesn't flare up my life is changing
guys I have a whole new routine now let
me know if you want a day in the life of
rosacea alcohol consumption cold weather
so we have hot weather and cold weather
aren't good for rosacea spicy foods
that's a fun one because I do eat a lot
of spicy food humidity
like I said skincare products indoor
heat that's the one I'm gonna be like
David can't be hot in our apartment I
to have it cool otherwise my nose is
gonna turn red heated beverages and
certain cosmetics and then it goes on to
medical conditions medications certain
fruit marinated meats certain vegetables
dairy so those are very small
percentages of what could cause a
flare-up but yeah this is just I don't
know am I gonna avoid all of this no so
yeah that is my rosacea journey so far
and finally I have an answer as to why I
look like Rudolph all the time and maybe
you guys can cut coheny back no honestly
it wasn't the internet that made me
self-conscious about it although it did
make me more aware of it of course I
know what I look like I have a mirror
and I know I have a red nose and even if
they didn't help me it wouldn't bother
me that much but it is something that I
would rather treat and maintain then
just let go and have this all the time I
just can't picture myself with a normal
nose without makeup on like he also said
by the way that rosacea people with
rosacea are more prone to dry skin so
that makes sense because I have
extremely dry skin and my nose gets
really flaky and dry when I wear makeup
or you know what anytime it's always dry
flaky he also said most people get
rosacea like on the cheek area and like
in here more so and he's like you just
have it on your nose and I was like I
know it's weird I don't I'm one of a
kind I was originally gonna end the
video there but I decided to make this a
little bit more extensive I kind of
decided that I want to go peruse CBS and
look at their natural moisturizers but I
also have decided to put this on my main
channel I think so I want it to be a
little bit more thorough I just want to
reach more people and talk more about my
problem because I feel like it affects a
lot of people so I want people to see
how many times am I gonna say people I
want you guys to be able to see my
journey in my process more thoroughly so
we're gonna go oh god there's people for
children so I want to go look at some
moisturizers and
what's cruelty free out there that is
natural the ones that I golden the
natural once anyway that are like
dermatologist recommended for rosacea
are not cruelty free so I'm hoping
they'll have something like really basic
and then also really embarrassing but I
want to get like a probiotic or
something because I will be on
antibiotics and that is I hate about it
cuz I hate that I have to be on this I
guess I don't have to but I want to try
it so it does interfere with birth
control and can cause yeast infections
so we need to get ahead of that and see
if I can get a probiotic or I talked to
the pharmacist on the phone actually
they called like a weird program thing
with their prescriptions that they go
through so they called me and I gots
talk to the pharmacist about it so I got
my questions answered
see this brand researchers what's really
recommended but it's not cruelty free
neither is that or that or that to be
Burt's Bees I feel like this yes to
carrots has a natural one Alba I think
is cruelty free derma e don't even be a
great one and only have this little
section wait here like on the ground
it's really all they have it's like
acids in it I want that vitamin C no at
the yes to cucumbers line for sensitive
skin it's this dermatologist tested I'm
at the Burt's Bees night sensitive it's
99% natural so I think this is the
winner there's no one here
okay this is great okay so I got a
probiotic it was $30 I got the off-brand
one because we're trying to save a
little bit of money in this process this
is an expensive skin issue that I'm
doing right now but yeah hopefully this
works I don't I don't really know what
I'm looking for but probiotic can't hurt
right I don't know and then like you saw
in the store I went with the Burt's Bees
sensitive night cream with cotton
extract it's fragrance free
hypoallergenic dermatologist tested says
it's 99% natural I thought it might be
helpful for the rest of the video that
we talk about my new skincare routine
for rosacea I thought about doing a
different video but I'm just gonna do
all of the rosacea content in one video
so it's all like informational and
everything but welcome to my bathroom
this is this is my bathroom this is a
room we worked really hard on decorating
or I worked really hard on decorating
and I really love it I think it's super
cute anyway let's get into the product I
think I'm just gonna talk about the
products instead of doing like showing
you how to do my skincare routine
because I think you know how to wash
your face you know what that looks like
so I'm not gonna do like a whole thing
that does one thing that I really need
to get is like a really basic cleanser
that's fragrance free and cruelty free
and everything like that so still in the
hunt for that the ones I have now I
think will be fine the first one is the
bio clarity cleanse not sponsored in
this video at all by the way was
sponsored at one point in time but not
so I definitely need to use this up has
chamomile green tea and cucumber and it
does not have fragrance in it which is
great I have been using the derma e
nourishing rose cleansing oil for dry
skin a cleansing oil super good I love
it so I guess from there I'll go into
the well yeah this is gonna have to be
next this is my prescription now for
rosacea so this I'm just going to apply
it to my nose and then everywhere else I
have two serums but I don't use either
of them every day because they're I
don't know I just don't believe in using
serums every day you don't need to I'm
still using up it's like really empty
right now but I'm still using up the bio
clarity restore with floral looks like
this is really great I don't think
that's fragrance in it no it does not so
it's really good for your skin this
helps with redness so I will probably
put that everywhere else because as you
can see my skin still red everywhere
it's just not rosacea everywhere and
then I recently invested in a retinol
this is because medics brand I'll link
everything down below that I talked
about this is serum 16 rapid renewal
serum and this is for wrinkles anti
aging and everything like that so this
is great to use if your in your later
20s
I mean I'm not an expert so you know and
I'll go in with my new birth B's
sensitive night cream which I'm actually
excited about looking it into this
actually I'm not gonna get into it right
now my camera is dying so but yeah
that's gonna be my moisturizer now and
then as far as sunscreen I actually have
I keep my sunscreen in here this is my
go-to sunscreen it's a super goop unseen
come on camera focus I have my
artificial light in here and it's very
weird super group unseen sunscreen with
SPF 40 this is what I use on my face on
a regular basis but I also recently
picked up a jug of the regular everyday
sunscreen and this has natural oat
extract in it as well and this is SPF 50
this is a great cruelty free sunscreen
brand of case you're you know in the
market for one of those so I have a lot
of sunscreen gonna use it a ton you
actually need to apply a lot for it to
be really effective so I'm glad I bought
like the gallon of it not literally it's
18 ounces and then per makeup I recently
picked up the cosmetic CC cream with
again SPF 50 in it which is great it has
anti-aging hydrating serum in it so I'll
give you guys my opinion more when I use
this more regularly but I've only used
it one time love how it goes on I'm in
the lightest shade and fair and it's
still a little too dark it oxidizes a
little bit but it's worth it because it
looks beautiful on the skin so there you
go so I think that's a wrap on the
rosacea video that's pretty much all the
knowledge I've gained so far in one day
and my new kind of routine that I'm
gonna try obvious I'm not going to use
all these products every single day I
just wanted to show you what I will be
using from here on out just for a little
bit more information for you guys and
then if you want an update in like six
months I can do a video update I'm
sitting on my toilets
awkward we can do an update video on how
my rosacea is going how the antibiotics
worked because that's going to take some
time and how the prescription works for
the rosacea so I'll let you know all of
that in the future video if you want
that anyway rosacea is not a serious
problem it's mostly cosmetic so unless
you get an infection with the breakouts
and things like that it's really not
that deep or that serious but it is
irritating so I did want to do a video
about what I've learned and hopefully
bring some awareness
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