Rosacea may be caused by mite faeces in your pores

New Scientist ^ | 9-30-2013 | Debora MacKenzie

[Dysart]

There are tiny bugs closely related to spiders living in the pores of your face. They have long been considered mere passengers, doing no harm beyond upsetting the squeamish. But they may be causing an ancient skin disease that is estimated to affect between 5 and 20 per cent of people worldwide, and 16 million in the US alone.

People aged between 30 and 60, especially women, sometimes develop rosacea: red inflamed skin, with swelling, roughness and fine, visible blood vessels, usually in the central zone of the face. Severe cases can resemble acne, irritate the eyes and lead to the bulbous red nose seen in caricatures of the elderly.

The disease affects all races but is known as the "curse of the Celts" as it is thought to especially affect people with very fair skin, although it may simply be more visible on their skin.

[gaijin]

Those are great!

Is Neem helpful also?

[editor-surveyor]

The med mafia has no morals whatsoever.

[editor-surveyor]

Strung enough to protect the nut inside from everything.

[editor-surveyor]

Not well enough to satisfy Calfire!

[editor-surveyor]

English walnuts are the same.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “Is Neem helpful also?” <<

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If you can stand the stench!

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

I have rosacea (no, I hardly drink and I don’t get out in the sun — just have red skin!) so I was interested in the Prosacea. Looking it up, I see it has sulfur in it ... and sulfur is sometimes used to kill mites. Hm. Coincidence?

[vetvetdoug]

Amitraz/Mitaban is used in the orchards of Florida to rid the fruit of mites. It was there also that some astute person noticed that dogs hanging around the orchards recovered from mange. Amitraz is no more toxic than many of the meds we use currently and I believe a topical use on the specific area would be safe.

[Rifleman]

Vets treat demodex (mange) with Ivemectin. You can buy it at the farm store.

[WorkingClassFilth]

I have a walnut much like an English Walnut; however, that is a zone or two outside my climate. I need a genus and species. From that, I can match the morphology to what I have.

[editor-surveyor]

All walnuts, pecans, and filberts have similar hulls.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Yeah, walnut have fleshy hulls surrounding the nut, but the chemistry and pharmacological actions are what I am interested in. The herbalist that was weighing in on the specific actions might have some idea.

BTW, filberts (or as we call them hazelnuts) are very different critters. The husk if much more like an extension of the sepal rather than a swelling of the ovary wall. Pecans are right out of my experience and climate zone.