7 Hidden Triggers Making Your Rosacea Worse

7 Hidden Triggers Making Your Rosacea Worse

Rosacea Triggers: What Your Skin Secretly Hates

One minute your skin is calm, the next—red, hot, and inflamed. What happened? Rosacea flare-ups aren’t random. They're often caused by a handful of sneaky, science-backed triggers. Let’s break them down.

The Hidden Offenders:

  1. Heat & Sunlight: UV rays and warmth cause vasodilation—blood vessels expand, triggering flushing.

  2. Alcohol & Spicy Foods: Both stimulate neurogenic inflammation, setting off immune cascades that redden skin.

  3. Stress: Elevates cortisol and neuropeptides that amplify inflammation and vascular changes.

  4. Skincare Sabotage: Harsh cleansers, exfoliants, and synthetic fragrance strip your skin barrier and spike inflammation.

  5. Demodex Mites: These microscopic mites are more populous in rosacea skins. Their waste products irritate and inflame.

  6. Overwashing or Over-Exfoliation: Strips away protective oils, exposing nerve endings and worsening stinging.

  7. Niacin & Cinnamates: Common in skincare and makeup, these ingredients can induce flushing in sensitive skin.

How Roccoco Helps: Every Roccoco formula is built around barrier repair, anti-inflammatory botanicals, and microbiome support. We calm the triggers instead of masking them.

Hero Products:

  • Ruby Crystal Cleanser: Cleans without stripping

  • Hibiscus Milk Cleanser: Replenishes lipids and kills the bacteria in the demodex mite gut.
  • Reactive Skin Cream Intense: Rebuilds barrier & reduces capillary dilation

Next Up: We’ll dive deep into what’s happening inside your skin biologically during a rosacea flare.

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