Climate & rosacea/dermatitis

[MrBurps]

I am a 66 y.o. man in good health, with mild rosacea and dermatitis.  I use creams prescribed by my dermatologist to keep them under control.

Both conditions have just about disappeared in the 6 weeks I've been in Utah (my home is in CT).  This happened last year, too.

Does anyone have a confident guess as to why?  Utah air is much drier than CT, and also, of course, Utah is at a higher elevation than CT.  Also, I put on SPF 45 sunscreen every day.  

And does anyone know if this phenomenon has been documented in the medical literature?  Thanks.

[MrBurps]

Thank you for making the time to comment, and for alerting me to the existence of the NRS.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The national rosacea society has stated that some of the most common rosacea triggers include sun exposure, emotional stress, hot or cold weather, wind, alcohol, spicy foods, heavy exercise, hot baths, heated beverages and certain skin-care products.

So it may be any of the climatic factors mentioned above.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.