Rosacea & Aloe

A new forum post was emailed to me with my daily dose of Yahoo! and the Rosacea Forum; a viewer commented in on a new zinc alternative to ZenMed - the most popular rosacea topical over the counter (OTC) treatment I’ve yet to view online. It is something I have never tried myself, with a  limited budget and the fact that zinc is available in different forms and appears something the body would better be suited for if taken internally. However, I have been suffering greater postule outbreaks on my nose (initially this was as a result of applying the synthetic topical treatment Metrogel, though any derm. has disagreed - but I am of Cherokee Indian descent and further refute this disagreement).  Okay, so what occurs naturally, has been my interest.

I have used topical zinc, of course, it is loaded in sunscreens, and moreso I’ve used it with waterproof sunscreens (swimmers sunscreens) without any deliterious effects on my face, in fact, it has been very soothing if used in conjunction with Aloe. I have found a website for sports that advertises a mix of zinc (SPF sunblock levels about 25) and aloe…you can find it here  at http://www.uniquesportsaccessories.com -labeled under “skincare” and “aloe”.

Now is the time of year for sales, and Amazon.com also has a nutrition drink, very cheap which would otherwise be an unaffordable splurge (still is since I am without a fulltime job); and the product referred to is a lemon drink with Zinc… The Emergen-C and other nutritional drinks are hard to find with any substantive amount of zinc included.

I am wondering if zinc, as a mineral taken internally would be considered a positive treatment factor like niacin?

Okay, here is the forrum link for the address to other more expensive zinc alternatives (forum posting #6077): for zinc substitutes http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rosacea-support/message/102457

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