The redness, dryness, peeling and stinging of the face may be physiological, such as sun exposure and excessive washing, which can be relieved through reasonable skin moisturizing; it may also be caused by pathological factors such as contact dermatitis or seborrheic dermatitis, which requires general treatment and medication before symptoms can be relieved.
1. Physiological factors: such as sun exposure, the use of alkaline or exfoliating cleanser, resulting in the destruction of the lipid film on the skin surface, and the appearance of redness, dryness, peeling and stinging. This situation can be relieved by reasonable moisturizing, such as external use of urea Vitamin E milk, etc., while patients also need to avoid the above adverse factors.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Contact dermatitis: it may be an allergic reaction caused by the use of cosmetics, skin care products, etc., with the symptoms of redness, swelling, stinging, dryness and peeling of the face. Patients need to keep the face clean and avoid using allergic cosmetics and skin care products again. Calcium-regulated phosphatase inhibitors such as tacrolimus ointment and pimecrolimus cream can be used externally as prescribed by the doctor.
When the itching is severe, oral antihistamine drugs such as loratadine can be taken; when the symptoms are severe, glucocorticoid drugs such as prednisone and even immunosuppressant drugs such as cyclosporine and cyclophosphamide should be applied systematically according to doctor’s instructions.
(2) Seborrheic dermatitis: this disease can also appear the symptoms of redness, swelling, stinging and dry skin on the face. Patients should avoid high-sugar, high-fat food, avoid alcohol, light diet, and avoid frequent late nights. You can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use hydrocortisone butyrate, dinexidine and other glucocorticoid cream anti-inflammatory treatment; itching severe oral loratadine tablets, cetirizine tablets and other antihistamines to stop itching treatment.
The symptoms of redness, swelling and dryness of the face may also be caused by other diseases, if the physiological factors are excluded, it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in time to find out the cause, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication.