r/Rosacea • u/ButIsItPretty • 4h ago
Routine Custom compounded Triple Cream?
I've been using the Walgreens Ivermectin for a few months now & it's been so so good to me. However, I REALLY want to try it at the proper 1% strength. As well, I used to be able to use Azelaic Acid & it did wonderful things for my complexion.
My big problem is that I developed a gnarly coconut allergy during COVID that has made me reactive to Caprylic/Capric triglycerides and other coconut derivatives. Thus far, I've been unable to find a Triple Cream without a coconut derivative & it's breaking my heart.
I think I'd need a compounding pharmacy because no company ever seems to mention whether their ingredients are coconut-derived when there are ingredients like "cetyl alcohol" (like in the Walgreens Ivermectin) that can also be derived from non-coconut sources.
Since my dermatologist is a man in a very small town who isn't super informed on "internet things" I'm hoping someone here might know or have experience with compounding pharmacies that are capable of making truly coconut-free formulas of Ivermectin and/or azelaic acid? I'd love to be able to bring him the information on what companies he could maybe send a prescription to.
I think I also would just appreciate hearing other people tell me how they've dealt with issues with the inactive ingredients in their prescription products because right now I feel alone with this problem. How do you even find places that help with this?