New to this site
Have been diagnosed with rosacea but think I have SD. Worst symptom
is skin within eye socket when I have a flare. Red,burning then scaly
and then clear til the next time. Very interested to know what others
symptoms are. Waiting to see dermatologist - probably August!
January 7th, 2006 at 9:55 am
It takes a bit of study there, to get up to speed, but it’s well
worth it.
God Bless, ITN & IDFN,
Dave Fleming
January 7th, 2006 at 8:23 pm
anyone else try this ?
how about with ketoconazole ?
January 8th, 2006 at 7:57 am
What’s DMSO?
January 8th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Boswellia probably works in the same way that Zileuton
does to block 5-lox and dry up excess sebum.
Zileuton, an oral 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, directly
reduces sebum production.
Zouboulis ChC, Saborowski A, Boschnakow A.
BACKGROUND: Zileuton, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor,
reduces the number of inflammatory lesions in moderate
acne and inhibits the synthesis of sebaceous lipids.
OBJECTIVE: To detect whether zileuton directly reduces
sebum synthesis. METHODS: A 40-year-old female with
mild disseminated sebaceous gland hyperplasia and
seborrhea was treated with zileuton 4 x 600 mg/day
over 2 weeks, was followed-up for 6 weeks after
discontinuation of zileuton and was re-treated with
low-dose isotretinoin 10 mg/2nd day over 5 weeks.
Casual skin surface lipids and sebum synthesis were
determined. RESULTS: Under treatment with zileuton
increased casual skin surface lipids were normalized
and synthesis of facial sebum was decreased. Six weeks
after discontinuation of treatment casual skin surface
lipids were increased again and synthesis of sebum
returned to baseline. Subsequent low-dose isotretinoin
treatment led to similar changes of casual skin
surface lipids and sebum synthesis with zileuton
already after 2 weeks. CONCLUSION: Zileuton directly
inhibits sebum synthesis in a transient manner with a
potency similar to low-dose isotretinoin at least in
our patient.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:48 am
This study was very interesting. I have been using Boswellia for a
couple of months, and I dont think it is doing much. I will take the
pills that are left and then evaluate it. But I dont think it can in
any way compare to low dose accutane.
Best wishes,
Mads