Infants scratching their faces and heads may be caused by eczema, heat rash, allergies and so on.
1. Eczema: Hotter weather and surroundings are more likely to cause eczema symptoms, resulting in itching of the baby’s head and face, and the baby may appear to scratch his face and head.
2. Heat rash: In general, when the temperature is high in summer, infants are prone to sweating, and the cuticle of the infant’s skin is soaked with sweat, which may cause the sweat ducts to become narrowed and blocked, resulting in pimples due to irritation of the skin, accompanied by itchy symptoms, leading to infants scratching their faces and heads.
3. Allergy: some infants are allergic to pollen, animal hair, etc., and contact with these allergens may cause localized skin allergic reactions, localized itchy skin symptoms, infants scratching face and head.
Infants scratching face and head, there may be other reasons, it is recommended that parents take their infants to the hospital, with the help of the doctor to clarify the cause, and actively targeted treatment.