Cupping guides

Rosacea: the four types, symptoms, triggers (heat, sun, alcohol, stress, skincare), treatment that works, a skincare routine for rosacea, what to avoid, and why face cupping and facial massage need caution or should be avoided

The cheeks flush from a glass of wine, a hot shower or a meeting, the redness stays longer and longer, small vessels show on the nose and cheeks, and sometimes spots appear that aren't spots. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects one in ten adults, most often fair-skinned people between 30 and 60, and it is often mistaken for acne, sun damage or sensitive skin. It can't be cured but can be controlled well, if you know which type you have, which triggers apply to you, which treatment has support, and which skincare calms rather than irritates. And here rosacea differs from almost everything else we write about: face cupping, gua sha and vigorous facial massage, which are good for many skin types, can worsen rosacea, because the disease is due to vessels that dilate too easily and a skin that reacts to friction and heat. So here you get an honest guide: symptoms and types, triggers, treatment, a routine, what to avoid, and exactly when light lymphatic massage may be okay and when the cup should stay in the drawer.