Anyone else have rosacea ONLY on their forehead?
I got diagnosed with Type 2 by my derm last summer after my forehead had been breaking out constantly for months. I’d never considered it before because I didn’t think Rosacea was ever forehead only. But it makes sense because when I wash my face my forehead is beet red and the rest of my face is completely clear. I can basically abuse the skin everywhere else and never break out but if I look at my forehead the wrong way I wake up with 30 pustules.
Triple cream has helped a bunch but I still haven’t found a moisturizer that consistently helps/doesn’t hurt. My skin will clear up if I treat it perfectly for a week but then it will randomly flare up again and I can’t figure it out. I’ve been keeping a spreadsheet log of potential triggers every day…
Now that I think about it, I’ve only ever really had serious skin issues with my forehead. Hormonal teenage acne was entirely concentrated there as well. I have “bangs” but they’re very up and out of the way, so there’s never any hair on my forehead. That being said, I do think I have more tiny baby hairs along the perimeter of my forehead than most people and I wonder if that contributes.
So my question is , what’s wrong with my forehead and does anyone else have the same pattern?
Also moisturizer recs would be great. I’ve tired LP cicaplast balm, dieux skin mercy, prequel am/pm, both Illiyoon (my old holy grail) …