Mechelle,
I haven't heard or seen on any trigger list (except Joie De Vie) any chemicals
in meats that may trigger rosacea, but who knows, maybe some chemical will be
discovered that triggers rosacea that is found in deli meats.

Joie De Vie has the most massive trigger list ever devised:

http://www.joiedevie.com/common_rosacea_triggers lists.htm

In my book, I break the rosacea triggers into five categories:

Food & Drink, Oral Drugs, Topicals, Environment/Exposures, and Physiological. My
list is fairly comprehensive.

Some chemical triggers to consider:

Acetone
Alcohol
Alpha hydroxy acids
Anti-Aging
Astringents
Azelaic acid
Benzoyl Peroxide
Beta-Hydroxy Acids
Exfoliants
Fragrance
Hair Sprays
Hydro-alcoholic
Perfume
Retinoids
Skin Peels
Salicylic Acid
Soap
Steroids
Sunscreen
Toners
Triclosan
Witch Hazel

As I mention in my chapter on rosacea triggers, what may trigger your rosacea
may not trigger another rosacean. Triggers seem to be very personal. And what
is triggering your rosacea may not be the meat. There are many other factors to
consider besides what you ate in the last 12 hours. Something you ate say 48
hours ago may accumulate and be a factor in your rosacea flare up. The other
confusion with triggers is that many rosaceans say a trigger causes a flush,
while the NRS defines a rosacea trigger as anything that may cause a rosacea
flare-up. Most rosaceans equate a flush with a rosacea flare up but not every
rosacean experiences flushing. Most rosaceans flush, but that doesn't mean that
every time you have a flush you will break out with rosacea. You may simply
flush and then your skin goes back to normal. A rosacea flare up doesn't go back
to normal and can be a problem for days. The other factor is that it may be
possible that your flare up described below may be caused by something in the
environment rather than from food or drink or a combination of both. Were you
taking in oral or topical medication? Did you have any physiological factors
such as;

Anger
Anxiety
Caffeine withdrawal
Chronic cough
Embarrassment
Exercise
Frequent flushing
Hot Flashes
"Lift and load" jobs
Menopause
Straining
Stress
Valsalva maneuver

The other factors to consider that may be contributing to your rosacea flare up
to consider are the environment:

Cold
Heat
Hot baths
HIV
Humidity
Saunas
Simple overheating
Sun
Strong winds
Ultraviolet radiation
Washcloths

These are just some things you might want to consider and as has been suggested,
keeping a diary of what you are doing, eating & drinking, using topically and
orally are all things to consider when understanding your rosacea triggers. And
the other thing to keep in mind is trigger and flushing avoidance is simply one
of five ways to control rosacea. I cover all five major ways to control rosacea
in my book.

Brady

--- In rosaceans@yahoogroups.com, "Mechelle" <txcactusblossom@...> wrote:
>
> Brady,
> Are there any identified chemical triggers that would be involved in the
process of making packaged deli meats? Recently, I got on a kick of taking
sandwiches for lunch. The meats I was eating were deli sliced chicken and smoked
ham from the same company. On the fourth day I noticed my cheeks getting real
hot and I assumed red. I was sitting at my desk without anyone to comment when I
first noticed. I could feel the heat. This happened an hour or so after lunch.
It happened again on Friday and then later that evening, about an hour after
dinner. The evening flare up would lead me to believe that there was possibly
something in common between those deli meats and what was served at a relative's
home, although I'm not quite sure what except to think maybe it was something in
the dressing on the broccoli-cauliflower salad.
> Since I stopped eating the meats, I've not had another flare up. I don't
believe the bread is to blame as I had eaten it both before and since the flare
up and have not had a reaction.
> Mechelle
>