Skin health
Rosacea naturopath, online across Australia
As a rosacea naturopath, I look at your skin alongside your triggers, your gut, your diet and your stress, because in naturopathy they're all part of the same picture.
I'm Jo Gibson, a Brisbane-based naturopath, and I see women right across Australia through online naturopath consultations.
Rosacea sits within my wider work on skin health, and my Certificate in Corneotherapy means your skin barrier gets attention too.
You can book with me directly, and if your GP or dermatologist has given you anything for rosacea, keep using it as directed and let them know we're working together.
Mapping your triggers together
Your first consult runs for 60 minutes by Zoom, and we look at what seems to bring on your flushing and redness:
- Foods and drinks, such as spicy meals, hot drinks or alcohol
- Heat, sun, wind and changes in the weather
- Stressful stretches and busy weeks
- Exercise, hot showers and warm rooms
- The skincare and make-up you use
- Changes across your cycle, or through perimenopause
If you've kept notes on your flare-ups, bring them along, since patterns often show up when we look at them together.
What else we look at
Rosacea shows on your face, and I'm just as interested in the rest of you, so I also ask about:
- Your digestion and gut comfort (more on my approach to gut health)
- A typical week of meals, snacks and drinks
- Your sleep, energy and stress levels
- Any diagnoses and medication, including anything your GP or dermatologist has given you
Testing is optional, and where your history points to it, I may suggest functional pathology or a comprehensive stool test, which we'd decide on together.
Caring for your skin barrier
My Certificate in Corneotherapy centres on caring for the skin's protective outer layer, often called the skin barrier.
So we talk through what you use on your face as part of your health history, with a simple routine in mind.
The same thinking shapes how I look at perioral dermatitis and eczema and dermatitis.
Your rosacea plan
Your plan brings the inside and outside together, and it may include:
- Food ideas that suit your tastes, with your own triggers in mind
- Support for digestion, where your gut plays a part
- Ways to unwind and protect your sleep through busy weeks
- Simple skincare habits that look after your skin barrier
- Where it suits you, natural medicines, with the reasons explained
Every body responds in its own way, so your plan is built around you and reviewed as we go.
Follow-up consults are 30 minutes, which gives us time to see how your skin's going and adjust together.
FAQs
Questions about rosacea
Can a naturopath help with rosacea?
A naturopath looks at rosacea from the inside and the outside, including your triggers, gut, diet, stress and skin barrier.
I'll go through each area with you, and then we'll build a plan together.
What can bring on a rosacea flare?
Heat, sun, spicy food, hot drinks, alcohol and stress are all common, and everyone's mix is a little different.
We map yours together, so your plan fits your own patterns.
Can I keep using the treatment my doctor gave me?
Yes, keep using anything from your GP or dermatologist as directed.
Bring the details along, and I'll build your plan around it.
Is rosacea the same as perioral dermatitis?
They're different skin conditions, although both can show up as redness and bumps on the face.
Your GP or dermatologist can confirm what you have, and my page on perioral dermatitis explains how I approach it.
Can I see a rosacea naturopath online?
Yes, every consult is by Zoom, and I've consulted online since the start of Covid.
I'm based in Greenslopes in Brisbane and see clients right across Australia.
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Ready when you are
Your first consult is 60 minutes by Zoom, wherever you are in Australia, and I'll take your full health history, listen to what you'd like to change and map out your first steps with you.