Research to understanding Acne Rosacea better

Its is estimated that there’s some 30 million North Americans suffering with varying degrees of Acne Rosacea and with also an estimated 14 million Americans going improperly diagnosed with the condition.

There are currently several research projects ongoing investigating into the relationship between Acne Rosacea and the Demodex Mite’s presence on the human skin.

There is much optimism that this will add to evidence that the demodex mite is the root cause of the spreading epidemic of Acne-Rosacea. The prevalence of the demodex in people with rosacea has been recorded as significantly higher than people without rosacea. Doctors at the Gaziantep University Department of Dermatology showed that there was a higher infestation of demodex in people with both rosacea (51% greater) and eczema (28% greater).

Further information provided by the National Rosacea Society describes the highest incidence of triggers for those sufferings from Acne-Rosacea and five of the top ten triggers listed were weather related including; sun exposure, hot weather, wind, cold weather and humidity (www.rosacea.org).