Dry eczema in infants is mainly caused by the reduction of oil on the surface of the skin as well as poor functioning of oil secretion, such as excessive bathing, use of irritating lotions, and too high a temperature of bathing water, which leads to dry, cracked and flaky skin. You can reduce the number of baths, avoid the use of stimulating toiletries, apply emollients, indoor humidifiers and other methods of care.
1. Reduce the number of baths: when babies have dry eczema, the skin will be dry and flaky, this time to pay attention to reduce the number of baths, to avoid further evaporation of skin moisture and aggravate the condition.
2. Avoid the use of stimulating bathing supplies: when bathing infants, do not use supplies containing stimulating ingredients, such as shower gel, face wash, etc., which can easily lead to skin degreasing and aggravate dry eczema, and can also stimulate rashes and aggravate itching and other discomfort.
3. Apply emollients: dry eczema children’s skin surface is dry and cracked or flaky, after each bath, pay attention to the timely application of emollients that can be used by infants to moisturize the skin, such as petroleum jelly, etc., which can effectively retain the moisture within the skin from evaporation, alleviate the condition.
4. Indoor humidifier: especially in the fall and winter seasons, indoor dry, this time can be appropriate to use a humidifier, can increase the humidity of the indoor air, relieve the symptoms of dry eczema.
In the care at the same time, but also pay attention to timely hospital visits, under the guidance of the doctor for reasonable treatment.