TREATING ROSACEA WITH NUTRACEUTICALS

 A rather new approach in the treatment of rosacea is the emergence of the concept of nutraceutical treatment. Nutraceutical is a created term combining the words “nutrition” and“pharmaceutical”. It is a product that is eaten or ingested in tablet form that is promoted to provide some form of health or medical benefit. The idea in this approach to treatment is that a vitamin or dietary supplement can improve the condition of the skin. The FDA does NOT recognize the term Nutraceutical. And as such this is a very unregulated market that must be approached with caution. Definitely a case of ‘let the buyer beware’.