Heat or cold weather

Now that we are in the middle of August and summer is almost over, I've often wondered how climates affect Rosacea. I acquired Rosacea last December and struggled like everyone else trying to find the right treatment. With watching my diet, finding out what my triggers are, finding the right medicines, and then continuing with it all, I wondered how I was going to react to the heat and sun of the summer. This past winter, with it's cold temperatures and then going into warm rooms, I got the "warm room flush" I don't know how many times. A couple of them brought on some blistering and redness.

This past summer, I struggled with finding the right sunscreen, both physical and chemical and just plain gave up. After trying I don't know how many sunscreens and then blistering and turning red from the irritations, I gave up and bought a couple floppy hats and I hate wearing hats.

But I find my flushing subsided substantially this summer and have determined, that my Rosacea skin is better in the summer than in the cold winters. When it was extremely hot, I stayed inside mild air conditioning. I avoided the sun like the plague (gave up golf and bike riding)......this summer.......and wore my floppy hat when I needed to be out in the sun for any length of time.

Just curious about my other fellow sufferers. Is wintertime worse on your skin than the summer weather? My husband and I are considering moving to warmer climate just for this reason.

Heat or cold weather