Assorted stuff. Today is Tuesday.

[wesleysgirl]

Today I decided to tackle my most recent upswing of rosacea by going to the drug store and spending money. Well, first I went to the bank, and then the library, but then I went to CVS and bought Eucerin Redness Relief in a little sample sized kit. Came home and did a little research, only to discover that several of the products in this line include ingredients that are REALLY not recommended for people with rosacea. So I went BACK to CVS (and yes, this is a typical pattern for me when buying stuff, which is why shopping is not high on my list of Fun Things To Do) and exchanged the Eucerin kit for a Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing bar and a homeopathic sulfur-based facial gel called Prosacea (both of which ARE recommended for people with rosacea, and sulfur is one of the ingredients in the prescription medications for rosacea.) So I'll give those a try. I also bought a compact of some of that blocky-colored mineral-type makeup in green shades that's meant to lessen the appearance of redness. It cost MUCH more than I usually spend on makeup (because I so rarely wear any) but it makes SENSE that it should help. Right? *Sighs* I'm also going to try to drink 10-12 glasses of water each day, because that's also supposed to help.

I'm 26k words into the original slash fic (is it lame to call it slash instead of m/m erotica? I like the term 'slash') I've been working on, but I've done nothing on it in at least a week. I really hate that I get almost-to-the-end of stories and then hit this wall. It really stinks.

The cat is mad because I threw away the plastic bag the stuff from CVS came in before she could make love to it. No, seriously. She nuzzles the plastic bags and then licks them until we take them away from her. She keeps jumping up onto the little telephone table (where we usually put stuff as we come in the door) and looking for the bag that she knows should be there. *Feels no sympathy*

Comments

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

Please do write about your experience with the products you bought. I have acne rosacea, too, and have never found a regimen that helps. I don't have much money, but I would still be interested to know.

One of our cats loves plastic, too. She likes the really thin plastic, like the plastic of grocery bags, and she likes to chew it. She can smell it from anywhere in the house and she'll come and steal it from wherever we leave it.

She likes Pop Tart wrappers, too. Weird.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know how the products turn out! Other than the makeup (and I'm sure most people would laugh at me thinking that $13 for a compact is "expensive," it's just that we're on such a tight budget and most of the makeup I buy costs less than $5) the other products weren't too pricey. The Cetaphil bar, which should last many months if I don't let it sit around in puddles of water, was $3.99. The Prosacea (which is sort of like a gel in a little tube, and was in the section of the store with the first aid cream and poison ivy ointment and cortisone cream) was $9.99. I'm going to be pretty sparing with it to start, though, mostly because I'm worried I'm going to react badly to it. It says you can apply it to freshly washed skin 1-3 times a day, but I'm going to stick with once a day for the first week in case all my skin starts sloughing off!

Yes! Our kitty likes the thin, crinkly plastic. I wonder if it's partially the sound that they like? Pop-tart wrappers have that same thin, crinkly quality...

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

I used to have actual acne with my acne rosacea, but now I'm on a medication which has the pleasant side-effect of clearing up my skin. Now all I have is the redness, which I've despaired of fixing, because I've always assumed it's due to the same sort of thing as blushing: blood beneath the skin. If it's actually caused by some sort of surface irritation, then maybe products like these can help. I must admit (with some embarrassment) that I've never read up on acne rosacea's causes or potential fixes. I have always just figured I have to live with it. Maybe I should read up on it now.