– This is NOT a sponsored post and I have received no compensation from the brand mentioned. The product was purchased with my own money and tested on my face. I allow my skin to completely heal before trying any new rosacea skin care product. This review is 100% honest and based on my personal experience with each product line. As everyone’s skin is unique yours may react differently and individual results will vary. –
After trying over the beauty counter anti-redness products, all-natural redness preventing formulations and frou frou shi shi formulations without success it was finally time to put my rosacea skincare in the hands of my doctor and test out a prescription on my little rosacea cheeks.
Take a look at the before and after results for my latest Rosacea Reviews: Metrogel 1% by Galderma:
Hoofreakingray! Finally a product that actually works!
Metrogel (metronidazole) Gel, 1% is a topical treatment for those pesky inflammatory lesions of rosacea and is only available by prescription. It’s very easy to use as only a thin layer is applied to the rosacea area once per day. I apply it after cleansing my face before bed so it can work its groovy magic overnight. The pump bottle is super convenient as it provides perfectly measured doses (& apparently contains 200+ measured pumps).
I’ve been using it nightly since early Jan/2017 and so far the product has made those annoying rosacea pustules completely disappear and has faded the redness on my cheeks considerably. Unfortunately Metrogel 1% has zero effect on the excessive flushing and blushing that goes along with rosacea but avoiding my triggers definitely goes a long way to preventing those insane rosy-cheek-attacks while out and about.
Great, it works, but what about the cost?
I paid $51.00 (cdn) for my prescription which is loads less than the cost of any of the over-the-counter/online product brands I had previously tried.
$51 for over half a year of rosacea product that actually works is pretty impressive (especially when compared to the prices of the 1 – 3 month supplies of the ones that didn’t).
I still use my gentle rosacea skincare routine to remove makeup and cleanse my sensitive skin but have now added metrogel 1% to my nighttime routine:
Take a peek at my Living with Rosacea category and learn what happened when lasers met my face, discover how I successfully cover a breakout as well as my gentle rosacea make-up removing routine.
Got a rosacea tale to tell? Go ahead and share it in the comments below!
Hi Sheri; did the rosacea come back after the laser treatment? I am wondering why you chose Metrogel over another laser treatment? I’m 57, have had rosacea for 20 years and none of the topical treatments like Metrogel last longer than 6 months before the effect seems to where off at least for me. I’ve been thinking about laser or light treatments when I have the $$ 🙂
Hiya Brenda,
Yup, unfortunately the rosacea pustules returned a few months after the laser treatment. The treatment actually only affects the existing rosacea pustules & veins that are targeted with the laser during the treatment and does absolutely nothing for the redness and flushing nor does it prevent future pustules from forming in a slightly different area. The lengthy healing time was also a huge drawback as it took nearly 2 months for my skin to mend itself (those scabby dry areas were impossible to conceal while they healed).
The cost is also a massive consideration. I had my treatment while I was still living in Berlin and it cost nearly €300 (about $450 CDN) – a lot to pay for an incredibly localized treatment that has zero effect on the surrounding areas.
I’ve been using metrogel since January and definitely have my fingers and toes crossed that it continues to work 🙂
I am so, so glad it is working for you!!! Good news is it not?
YES! 😀 It’s fantastic not to have to deal with rosacea bumps and permanent red cheeks anymore (I’m a bit worried though as I’ve read that metrogel can stop being effective after awhile when your skin/rosacea builds up a tolerance to it but I’ve got fingers and toes crossed that it won’t happen)
I use moogoo powder to keep mine under control. antibiotics helped the pustules 2 years ago, once they were down, I started using the moogoo powder and it seems to have helped enormously I still have flushing but its nowhere near as bad as 3 years ago (I only started to get ‘extreme rosecea 4 years ago – previous I was prone to high colouring but had clear skin)
Great tip 😀 I’ll have to look into that product!
Awesome! I too have tried the metrogel 1% but unlike you I don’t remember to use it every night!! I’m so happy it works for you!! I will definitely give this a better chance!!
I saw great results within just a few days of use but you absolutely do need to apply it every night to keep the positive effects going 😉