Because of its prevalence especially in women, rosacea is considered as one of the most common skin orders in America with 1 among 20 Americans suffering from it. Commonly characterized by flushing of the skin and the appearance of reddish or purplish discoloration on the skin, Rosacea has become a problem especially among women. It is three times more common in women than in men. Besides redness that is often mistaken for sunburn, rosacea is also characterized by watery eyes an appearance of blood vessels on the skin. Rosacea cannot be cured. The most that people afflicted with it can do is to control it's symptoms. This is fortunately easy because rosacea's symptoms are not regular. Watery eyes may also developed as well as the appearance of blood vessels on the skin. Some patients think that they just have sunburn or are just easily flushed. Usually these symptoms appear when triggers are present. Among the most common triggers are spicy food, exposure to sunlight and some skin products. The four phases of rosacea are pre-rosacea, vascular rosacea, inflammatory rosacea, and late rosacea. Pre-rosacea In the early phase of rosacea, it appears as a repeated tendency to blush. The blushing is known to be caused by the dilation of the blood vessels just under the skin. Gradually, the redness from the blushing becomes more persistent, and particularly around the nose. More symptoms There are other signs of rosacea that shows up on the face of the victim. These include papules (bumps), pustules, and nodules. All these tend to come and go with time. The others like the sebaceous hyperplasias (yellowish bumps) and sebaceous hypertrophy (skin thickening, usually at the nose caused by enlarging sebaceous glands) become permanent. To those who want no more of the flare ups, here are some of the ways that you can manage your rosacea without going to the doctor all the time. 1. Avoid sunlight This is the number one trigger of rosacea flare ups. Sun exposure, hit weather and sunbathing can cause those redness on the skin. So if you plan to go outside, bring sun protection like an umbrella, a hat, even a shawl, sunglasses and sunscreen.