--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "David" <gabrielfan72@...> wrote:
>
> Does oily skin go along with rosacea very often? My skin seems to look kind of
shiny and like there's some kind of residue on it. I'm wondering if there's
anything I can use to lessen that.
>


Seborrhea (oily skin),and seborrheic dermatitis does unfortunately sometimes
coincide with rosacea. I read on a website for curing acne that some people
taking large amounts of vitamin B5(like 10 grams or more a day) have had success
reducing oily skin. I tried that a few years ago and it did help some but I
don't think taking that high a dose of B5 for a long time is good for you.
Recently I started taking vitamin D3 and Saw Palmetto together and this has
reduced my oiliness by about 50%. I take 2000 mg. of D3 and 160 mg standardized
extract of Saw Palmetto in the morning after breakfast and then again after
dinner. This might work for you also. I think this would be better than trying
very large amounts of B5.