Sally Foran: Everything I've learned about managing rosacea

With queries about the 'curse of the Celt' condition among the most common for our Beauty Editor, Sally Foran shares everything she's learned as part of Rosacea Awareness Month

Ireland has one of the highest rates of rosacea sufferers in the world

Queries about rosacea are among the most frequent to land in my Instagram inbox. It isn’t surprising — Ireland has one of the highest incidences of the condition worldwide, with an estimated one in ten of us affected. Known as “the curse of the Celts”, it is characterised by persistent facial redness and visible blood vessels. For many sufferers, the visible tell is accompanied by additional discomforts, such as burning, stinging, flushing, and irritation, which can be triggered by a variety of things — a change in temperature or a simple glass of wine.

What you might not know is that there are four different type. Sufferers may experience one type or multiple, and all require slightly different treatment.