In the autumn when apples are colored again, many parents find that their babies’ faces have also been [colored] and become red and rough, which is much uglier than before.
Although the baby’s little face is red and exudes a [simple] aesthetic feeling, it does hurt the color value. In dry seasons, is there any good way for what to protect baby’s skin?
Today, we invited dermatologist Yu Jia to tell us how to do a good job of “face project” for the baby in autumn and continue to maintain the previous high color value.
Sunshine decreases in autumn, The temperature turns cooler, the air humidity also gradually decreases, the whole climate gradually dries up, coupled with the gradual increase of clothes on the body, the baby’s skin is dry and redness is becoming more and more common, and eczema occurs accidentally. The former beauty [will never return]. Today, I’d like to talk to you about some common [ugly] symptoms of the baby in autumn and teach you how to deal with them.
The skin is as dry as an old lady.
In autumn, parents often find that the baby’s skin becomes rough, with chapped stripes and sometimes even peeling.
In fact, the problem of dry skin of babies in autumn is quite common. The overall climate in autumn is relatively dry, and the moisture on the skin surface of babies is more likely to be lost. If moisture is not replenished in time and moisturizing care is carried out, [dry skin] is easy to find babies.
Long-term dry skin may further destroy the barrier function of the baby’s skin, thus inducing eczema, allergy and other diseases, thus the baby may [become uglier and uglier].
How to deal with:
Step 1 Reduce bathing frequency
Parents can take a bath or swim every day in autumn instead of taking a bath or swimming every day as in summer. They can take a bath every 1 to 2 days.
Step 2 Control the bath temperature
When bathing the baby, the water temperature should not be too high, just keep it at 36 ~ 38 degrees.
Step 3 Use less shower gel
For the baby to take a bath, it is recommended to clean it with clean water. Babies over 1.5 years old can use shower gel 2-3 times a week.
STEP 4 Pay Attention to Moisturizing
No matter children of what age, it is recommended to do a good job of moisturizing after bathing.
For parts where dry skin has already formed, the number of times of daily application of moisturizing cream should be increased to promote skin barrier repair.
If the baby has symptoms of dry and peeling skin in many parts of the whole body, and there is no sign of improvement when applying moisturizing cream, it is necessary to take the baby to the hospital to see if there are other skin problems, such as ichthyosis, hereditary keratolysis, tinea manuum and pedis, etc.
Face as red as an apple
As soon as autumn arrives, many babies’ faces begin to turn red, and their skin feels dry, rough and chapped, which can be seen at a glance. It is called [cen, le] in Chongqing dialect.
There are usually three factors that cause the baby to have red faces:
Climate factors: Dry weather takes away the moisture on the baby’s body surface.
Sunshine factor: Many people will let their children bask in the autumn sun more and forget to take good protection like summer.
Local friction: The baby’s red face may also be caused by local friction stimulation, such as wiping the baby’s face frequently with towels.
However, many parents will think that the baby’s red face is a normal phenomenon and ignore the pathological factors. If not properly cared for, the baby’s red face is likely to develop into facial eczema.
It is found that the baby’s face continues to flush, and parents should pay more attention to the care of the baby’s facial skin.
How to deal with:
1. First, apply a cold towel to the baby’s face to promote vasoconstriction and help the skin calm and relieve.
2. After a few minutes of local cold compress, you can apply moisturizing cream to your baby.
3. Alternating cold compress and moisturizing can effectively improve the skin barrier function and promote the recovery of damaged skin.
4. The frequency of washing your baby’s face every day should not be too high, just once in the morning and evening. When washing your face, don’t rub it repeatedly on your baby’s face, and don’t wash your face with too hot water.
Eczema, allergic dermatitis
As mentioned earlier, if symptoms such as dry skin and red face persist, they may develop into eczema, and patches of erythema, red pimples, even small blisters and running water may gradually appear on the body.
At present, most domestic and foreign guidelines on eczema believe that most mild to moderate infantile eczema attacks are caused by imperfect skin barrier function of infants.
In autumn, the baby’s skin is excessively dry, the barrier function of the skin is damaged, and allergens invisible to the naked eye come into contact with the baby’s delicate skin, resulting in allergic induction, resulting in eczema or allergic dermatitis.
How to deal with it?
Moisturizing is the key to treat and prevent eczema and allergic dermatitis.
Step 1 Enhance local moisturizing
Appropriate strengthening of local moisturizing care for babies can improve skin barrier function, thus reducing the onset of eczema or allergic dermatitis.
2. Increase the use frequency of moisturizing articles
In autumn, parents should appropriately increase the application frequency of moisturizing products for their babies, and at the same time replace moisturizing products from summer moisturizing milk with moisturizing cream with longer moisturizing effect duration.
Step 3 Increase indoor humidity
Maintaining a certain indoor humidity can also help babies resist eczema and allergic dermatitis.
4. Apply hormone ointment under the guidance of doctors.
If erythema and other rashes that cannot fade after repeated application of moisturizing cream occur, it is also necessary to cooperate with external hormone ointment or actively seek medical treatment.
In the drier and drier autumn, parents should strengthen the baby’s whole body moisturizing care, properly supplement the baby with water, and at the same time appropriately increase the indoor humidity.
In a word, if you want your baby to maintain a high color value in autumn, you must not forget to keep moisture.