What to do about seborrheic dermatitis in infants

  Infantile seborrheic dermatitis, a chronic inflammation of the seborrheic area, is usually common in slightly chubby babies from 2-10 weeks after birth.  Infantile seborrheic dermatitis, if the baby’s symptoms are mild, can be treated without medication. Parents should choose mild shampoo products when washing the baby’s hair. If a thick layer of scab has grown on the head, take a gauze towel and put drops of olive oil or sesame oil on the baby’s scalp and leave it on for half an hour before rinsing gently with warm water and finally washing away the flakes with shampoo. As for other body parts, as long as the baby after the bath, apply a thin layer of lotion maintenance can be. Usually the rash will heal on its own by the time the baby is two years old.  If the rash is widely distributed, give a weak steroid cream for external use for a few days to a week, along with antifungal shampoo or antifungal cream. If the symptoms are not relieved by medication, the baby will scratch the affected area due to discomfort, causing secondary bacterial infection or fungal infection, resulting in a vicious cycle. Chinese herbal medicine is very effective in the treatment of this disease, parents are advised to take their babies to see a Chinese medicine doctor for recuperation and treatment. (Specific medication, please combine with clinical, to the doctor face-to-face guidance shall prevail) parents can give the baby to eat some food containing vitamin A, B2, B6, E, to give appropriate protection. Pay attention to the regulation of diet in life, eat more vegetables and avoid baby’s multi-fat and multi-sugar diet.