What to do if your baby’s scalp is dry and white



Baby dry scalp white skin need to be treated according to the specific causes, such as fungal infections, atopic dermatitis, dandruff, etc., after a clear diagnosis to take general treatment, drug treatment.

1. Fungal infection: baby scalp infection fungus will cause ringworm, resulting in dry, white skin and other phenomena, you can choose antifungal ointment to smear, such as ketoconazole ointment, while doing a good job of scalp hygiene.

2. atopic dermatitis: atopic dermatitis can also cause the baby scalp redness, dry white skin, but also may lead to other locations of the body dry, flaky, you can use antihistamines, such as cetirizine, chlorotetracycline, at the same time pay attention to the local moisturizing, and if necessary, apply glucocorticosteroid ointment, such as dinexidine cream, fusidic acid cream.

3. dandruff: due to the existence of normal metabolism of baby hair, long time not wash the baby can lead to dry scalp white skin, this situation generally do not need special treatment, clean up the baby, pay attention to scalp hygiene can be.

Caused by the baby scalp dry white skin of many reasons, the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use, not private abuse, so as not to cause adverse consequences.