Rosacea Anti-Inflammatory Clearing Serum provides a plethora of interrelated benefits:

• relieves and inhibits skin inflammation, redness and discomfort — markedly more effective than Rosacea Treatment Fluid and Cream;
  
  
• speeds clearance of pimples, papules and pustules and helps prevent their recurrence — more effective than RosaTox Soothing Mask Powder and Enhanced Azelaic Acid Gel-Cream;
  
  
• refines skin texture without irritation (contains no alpha hydroxy acids);
  
  
• reduces the appearance of fine lines and enlaged pores characteristic of rhinophyma;
  
  
• rejuvenates skin while durably improving moisturization and hydration;
  
  
• brightens skin tone and reduces hyperpigmentation (areas of uneven pigmentation, such as age spots and laser-induced discolouration);
  
  
• prevents skin tissues from becoming rigid and less pervious to the absorption of effective treatments, including the rosacea medications metronidzole and azelaic acid;
  
  
• promotes collagen synthesis to improve skin's firmness and elasticity.

Ingredient/Formula Notes

Ingredients clear, hydrate, re-surface, de-sensitize, brighten and lightly firm skin while providing anti-aging benefits.

Notable ingredients used in beneficial concentrations are a range of non-aromatic plant-derived, anti-inflammatory moisturizing oils which form a base for extracts of grape seed, mulberry, willow, licorice, echinacea and marigold in addition to Co-Enzyme Q10, amino acids, ergothioneine, resveratrol, antioxidants and vitamins.

Produced in small batches to preserve beneficial activity — use within 4 months of opening. Store in a cool, dark place.

May be refrigerated to enhance it's anti-inflammatory effects.

Contains no ingredients redundant to product performance.

Free of preservatives, colourings and fragrance.

Product Texture

Ultra-light, sheer oil, readily absorbed.

Rosacea Anti-Inflammatory Product Suitability

All skin types suffering from rosacea, from the oiliest to the driest of skin.

Especially suitable for very dry skin, very oily congested skin and irritated skin of any type, particularly if characterised by an uneven texture, papules or pustuls.

Dermatologist-tested, allergy-tested and non-comedogenic.

Clinical tests on over 300 rosacea patients over 2 years confirm efficacy.

Instructions for Use

Evening only.

Cleanse skin thoroughly with either Oil-Free Purifying Gel Cleanser or De-Sensitizing Cleansing Emulsion and gently pat skin dry.

Spray skin lightly with Hydrating De-Sensitizing Mist or Purifying De-Sensitizing Mist and leave skin to rest for approximately 5 minutes.

Apply Rosacea Anti-Inflammatory Clearing Serum to the entire face (and optionally neck), concentrating on those areas prone to redness, uneven skin texture, pimples, papules or pustules.

Leave for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

Additional moisturizer will not be required and should not be applied over the serum to avoid reducing the effectiveness of the product.

If any traces of the product remain before retiring, gently massage into the skin.

There is no maximum use for this product.

To sustain effectiveness, at minimum prepare skin gently (see Rosacea Cleansers and De-Sensitizing Mists) and always use adequate photoprotection (see Rosacea Sunscreens and photoaging) the next morning.

Rosacea Anti-Inflammatory Clearing Serum Ingredients

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Vitis Vinifera Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Morus Nigra Root Extract, Morus Bombycis Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract, Corylus Avallena Seed Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Ubiquinone, Carnitine, Ergothioneine, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil, Cyclomethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii Oil Unsaponifiables, Salix Alba Extract, Tocopherol Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja Oil Unsaponifiables, Atellocollagen, Sodium Condroitin Sulfate, Echinacea Angustifolia Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Lactobascillus Ferment, Retinyl Palmitate, Proline, Lysine, Persea Gratissima Oil Unsaponifiables, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Resveratrol, Panthenol, Allantoin, Alpha Tocopherol.

A special edition of the perennially-popular RosaTox Soothing Mask Powder, released to assist in the management of the surge in severe rosacea symptoms associated with repeat heatwaves afflicting Victoria and New South Wales.

RosaTox Soothing Mask Powder Limited Edition contains additional anti-inflammatories in the form of resveratrol (for some related information, see Caloric Restriction and Resveratrol), natural Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and a red seaweed extract which assists the constriction of swollen capillaries, making it a preferable alternative to anti-redness and steroidal creams.

Availability

Available online for one week only, or earlier if sold out.

RosaTox Soothing Mask Powder Limited Edition Ingredients

100% natural. Proprietary blend of 92 trace elements, minerals and water-soluble vitamins, red seaweed extract, alpha-tocopherol, resveratrol.

In all instances, patients will do better to avoid paraben preservatives in their rosacea skin care if they are able to do so.

Although paraben preservatives are generally thought to be suitable for patients without rosacea, and at the very least do not usually provoke obvious skin reactions, experience with rosacea patients confirms the relative harmfulness of this category of ingredient.

Testing proves that the ingredient causes additional inflammation and free radical damage engendering a variety of rosacea symptoms.

Rosacea patients whose skin has absorbed parabens generally exhibit greater numbers and frequency of papules, pustules and pimples.

Parabens also heighten daily ultraviolet skin damage, accelerating and encouraging sun damage and dry skin.

Rosacea Treatment Clinic Skin Care and Paraben Preservatives Content

A variety of factors allow us to avoid the use of parabens in the clinical rosacea skin care products:

• production of only small batches — no stockpiling;
  
  
• advanced, naturally bacteriostatic formulation techniques;
  
  
• small, sterile glass packaging to preserve freshness — for example, products such as Rosacea De-Sensitizing Cleanser and Oil-Free Purifying Gel Cleanser are supplied as 2 x 100 mL and 2 x 120 mL respectively, rather than 1 x 200 mL and 1 x 240 mL;
  
  
• limited, selective distribution
  — not supplied through environments or retailers requiring long shelf life.

Extended Information on Concerns Surrounding Preservatives in Skin Care

For further information, see Avoid Paraben Preservatives in Rosacea Skin Care and Paraben Preservatives and Sun Damage.

For further general skin care information and assistance, refer the section on rosacea skin care.

Contamination Versus Preservation of Cosmetics: A Review on Legislation, Usage, Infections, and Contact Allergy

Cosmetics with high water content are at a risk of being contaminated by micro-organisms that can alter the composition of the product or pose a health risk to the consumer.

Pathogenic micro-organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are frequently found in contaminated cosmetics.

In order to avoid contamination of cosmetics, the manufacturers add preservatives to their products.

In the EU and the USA, cosmetics are under legislation and all preservatives must be safety evaluated by committees.

There are several different preservatives available but the cosmetic market is dominated by a few preservatives: parabens, formaldehyde, formaldehyde releasers, and methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone.

Allergy to preservatives is one of the main reasons for contact eczema caused by cosmetics.

Concentration of the same preservative in similar products varies greatly, and this may indicate that some cosmetic products are over preserved.

As development and elicitation of contact allergy is dose dependent, over preservation of cosmetics potentially leads to increased incidences of contact allergy.

Very few studies have investigated the antimicrobial efficiency of preservatives in cosmetics, but the results indicate that efficient preservation is obtainable with concentrations well below the maximum allowed.

Journal of Contact Dermatitis: Michael Dyrgaard Lundov, Lise Moesby, Claus Zachariae, Jeanne Duus Johansen. Department of Dermatology, National Allergy Research Centre, Gentofte University Hospital; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Department of Dermatology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Examples of Preservatives used in Popular Skincare Products

• Methylparaben
• Ethylparaben
• Propylparaben
• Butylparaben
• Benzyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Methyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Ethyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Propyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Butyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Parahydroxybenzoic acid (p-hydroxybenzoic acid)
• Parahydroxybenzoate (p-hydroxybenzoate)

Pure preservatives used in popular skin care products. The majority of preservatives used in skin care products today are sourced from China and India. Topical parabens have recently been reported to have weak oestrogenic effects (J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2002; 80; 49-60) leading to concerns about breast cancer. Research is continuing.