How To Survive Warm Weather With Rosacea #AD

As April is Global Rosacea Awareness Month I’ve been sharing a lot of information about living with, and learning to control, rosacea. It’s a frustrating condition as it can be completely calm and soothed until BAM! Something changes. A tiny shift in routine, diet, or stress levels can result in a flare up of epic proportions. Which is why I wanted to talk about how to survive warm weather with rosacea.

This is a sponsored post in association with Frezyderm.

How To Survive Warm Weather With Rosacea: tips and tricks to soothe, calm and cover rosacea redness when the weather gets warmer.

Personally I find spring the hardest time of year to have rosacea in the UK. You never know what weather you will have on a day to day basis: Two weekends ago I went to brunch with a friend and could feel my skin burning at 11am… last weekend I was so cold I was shivering with four layers on! The return of warmer weather is guaranteed to make my rosacea flare up so I’ve put together my top six tips on how to survive warm weather with rosacea:

1.Those who have been reading my blog for a while will already know what I’m about to say… SPF. You should be wearing SPF every single day anyway, because your fragile and reactionary skin needs it, but when it’s warmer you definitely need it. Many people don’t like sunscreens because they feel heavy or sticky, or they leave a white cast on the skin, or they clog the pores and give you spots. I’ve been trialling the Frezyderm Sun Screen Velvet Face SPF 50+* for the past month and it passes all of the above tests with flying colours: It’s a silky, clear gel (so there’s no Casper-face to be seen!); it leaves your skin feeling and looking smooth and matte with no greasy residue, and it sits perfectly under make up. It’s designed to absorb sebum for six hours which I can attest to – I’ve only been using a separate primer on top of this if I plan on being out of the house for the whole day. It’s also broad spectrum, which means it protects from UVA and UVB rays.

How To Survive Warm Weather With Rosacea: tips and tricks to soothe, calm and cover rosacea redness when the weather gets warmer.

2. I cannot recommend fans enough. I always have an electronic handheld fan in my handbag when the temperature heats up. This means that wherever I am (the tube, a meeting, the Topshop changing rooms… seriously, why are they so warm? WHY.) I can whip out my fan and instantly feel cooler. I would also recommend investing in a room fan if you tend to get warm during the night, mine has saved me on those airless nights where you lie awake sweating with a horrible burning face!

3. My skincare tends to change with the seasons. I leave behind heavier night creams and oils and head towards light, thin layers of cooling creams and gels. I also reach for specialised creams more often – these are products that slot into your existing skincare routine but are there when your skin sends up a SOS. It’s stressed, red, itchy and sore and it needs a little something extra. This month I’ve been using the Frezyderm Sensitive Red Skin Facial Cream* every day and my skin is so much happier. I think the reduction in overall redness is only noticeable to me and maybe my husband who sees me everyday, but what has made a huge difference to me is the way my skin feels after using this: soothed and calm, it doesn’t flare up as quickly, and when they do happen the flare ups last a shorter time. It’s free of flare-up-triggering ingredients (as defined by the National Rosacea Society) and is also hydrating so can be used either as your moisturising step or as an additional boost in your skincare routine.

How To Survive Warm Weather With Rosacea: tips and tricks to soothe, calm and cover rosacea redness when the weather gets warmer.

4. During warmer months, every time I go to a restaurant or bar I ask for a separate glass filled with ice cubes. Chewing or sucking on ice can help to reduce the heat in your face and can head off a flare up quickly, without drawing attention to yourself. You can also run the ice cubes along the pulse points on your wrists, which also helps to cool you down.

5. The shade is your new best friend. When I’m out in the warmer months, I skulk from shadow to shadow like a sparkly vampire (much to the annoyance of my beer-garden-loving husband!) If there is no shade, or you want to get a little bit of that delicious Vitamin D on your pasty limbs, you should at least invest in an enormous hat. Pair it with some huge sunglasses and channel Audrey Hepburn, darling!

6. If you can’t go without make up even when it’s hotting up outside, try to find beauty products that are suitable for the higher temperatures. Frezyderm Sensitive Red Skin Tinted SPF 30 Cream* not only boasts SPF30, but is also tinted and gives a good amount of coverage. It’s not enough to cover my redness completely, but I’ve been putting this on on the days when I need something to make me feel confident but don’t want to spend 45 minutes doing my make up. It’s soothing and comfortable to wear with no tight, greasy, or stifling feeling.

I’ve included some photos below: in the first gallery I’ve applied the Frezyderm Sensitive Red Skin Tinted SPF30 Cream to one side of my face so you can see the coverage; and in the second I’ve shown it with the rest of my make up (concealer on my under-eyes and cheeks, and loose powder to set). If you’re looking for something more casual and lightweight, perhaps for a holiday or just as an everyday product, this could be The One.

Do you have any tips on how to survive warm weather with rosacea? What do you struggle with most when it comes to your skin? Let me know in the comments below!

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Lex

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7 Comments

  1. Amanda
    26th April 2017 / 2:08 pm

    I came here from your Instagram and am going straight to check out the tinted cream. I’ve only just been diagnosed- and whether or not it’s coincidence and I’m just more self-conscious, it seems to be deteriorating fast. I’ve scoured your blog and bought a lot of things you recommend, so thank you very much, it makes me feel more in control.

  2. Lazy Daisy Jones
    29th April 2017 / 7:41 pm

    wow that product looks amazing, I always get redness with itchy breakouts in summer! thanks for the tips!
    bestest
    Ashley x

  3. SazDC
    1st May 2017 / 8:10 pm

    Do they have samples to test for sensitivity? I’ve lost count of the £20+ creams/cleansers I’ve bought blind because samples aren’t available but don’t react well with my skin. I think it’s pretty obvious that people with sensitive skin are likely to need availability of samples but apparently this is lost on most companies! 🙁

    • Frezyderm UK
      2nd May 2017 / 4:04 pm

      Hi Sazdc, we sure do! Email info@frezyderm.co.uk with your request and we’ll get some samples out to you.

  4. miss espresso
    11th May 2017 / 1:30 pm

    I’m so glad more people discover Frezyderm. I was lucky enough to be guided by pharmacists here in Greece (it’s a Greek brand), who raved about and OMG! I’ve been using it for three months and it’s the first time in years my skin feels hydrated in years. What pisses me off is that the dermatologists I consulted this spring at a specialised Rosacea clinic dismissed it, just because it’s not on the “recommended list” and they “never heard of Frezyderm”. I just give up on doctors; for one many of them are salespeople who push specific brands of medicine and worse, they are full of theories on Rosacea but sometimes are too closed-minded and don’t listen to patients. I often find that pharmacists are more in touch with the reality.

    So here goes my opinion: I use the sensitive red skin cream and my skin reacts very well. It stays hydrated the whole day, even when I have flare ups, the texture is not too thick nor runny, it doesn’t smell, it dries relatively fast so you don’t need to wait forever to put on your sunscreen/make up. I love it.

  5. Katey
    5th June 2019 / 5:43 pm

    Stress, spicy food, alcohol. coffee. All triggers for me on top of my already severe rosacea symptoms. Flushed nose and cheeks, layers of leathery skin, spider veins, acne. I had the lot. If it wasn’t for a rosacea cream I got on the web that has manuka oil, tea tree oil and chamomile I would have still had the symptoms. It looks now like I have had a complete make-over and my confidence has soared. That little red dress will be worn soon 🙂

  6. Adrian
    25th December 2020 / 4:43 pm

    I’d like to know if Sensitive Red Skin SPF 30 is suitable for oily skin and if gives a matte finish… Frezyderm should release a 100% Mineral tinted Sunscreen with matte finish

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