Treatment for rosacea, Causes of rosacea: What can  be the cause of red blotches on my face? Please suggest home remedies?

It would seem that you have a case of Rosacea. Unfortunately, this is one of the least understood disease of the skin and research still continues on the causes of this disease and how to cure it – thought there have been some interesting cures that have been suggested. You can also take heart in the fact that this disease is not at all dangerous and you do not have to worry about this condition unless it starts to come too close to your eyes.

Causes of Rosacea

Rosacea is a skin condition that occurs in people of Caucasian, North European descent; although it can happen to people of any race, certain groups are more at risk of contracting the condition. The typical symptoms include red rashes and blotches as you described as well as pustules that look like pimples except they are filled with blood. The usual areas of flushing and occurrence of the redness associated with Rosacea are the eyebrows, the cheeks, the nose and the chin. The theories that surround the cause of the disease include an autoimmune disorder, intestinal bacteria and a neural malfunction. Some interesting findings that help treat this order conclude that certain intestinal bacteria cause a neural inflammation and this is the cause for the eventual redness that occurs. It was found in a treatment study that the elimination of certain intestinal bacteria completely eliminated the flaring up of the disease and the characteristic flushing associated with it. Another theory states that a pseudo-allergic reaction is involved, because most Rosacea sufferers tend to have certain triggers that cause the flushing and red patches. Some of these include temperature, caffeine use and alcohol.

Home remedies And  treatment for rosacea :

One other possibility is that you are developing vitiligo. This is a condition in which the melanocytes of the skin die and cause depigmentation. This subsequently causes the remaining skin to appear red after exposure to the sun. This is an autoimmune disorder and as such is treated using corticosteroids and sometimes immunosuppresants. Some interesting treatments include the harvesting and transplantation of melanocyte cells from one part of the body to another. This is has been quite a successful treatment along with another that combined the use of peperine (from Black pepper) and a continuous dose of ultraviolet radiation from a tanning bed – a treatment that also showed a lot of promise and results. Gingko Biloba has also shown some promise in arresting the spread and advance of this disease.