Newborn baby's skin is tender, especially in winter, the temperature is unstable, indoor and outdoor temperature difference is large, many netizens reflect that in winter baby is more prone to eczema, so, what is the reason for eczema in winter? As a parent, how to care better?
Reason 1: irritant
That is to say, the baby may be exposed to objects that are irritating to his skin, such as chemical fiber, wool or coarse and dry linen clothes, which may cause eczema. Some body washes and lotions are also irritating to the skin. Therefore, try to choose some mild products to avoid baby eczema.
Reason 2: skin care products
The choice of children skin care products is very important. If skin care and hair care products contain more or stronger flavors and fragrances, contact eczema may be induced.
Reason 3: sensitive source
Eczema is closely related to asthma and allergic rhinitis, so allergens can also induce eczema. For example, the skin metabolites of pets may become floating particles in the air. After the children who are allergic to this inhale, they can not only induce allergic diseases, but also eczema. The pollen of trees and grass in spring and summer, mold in wet season and dust mite in the room may also induce eczema.
Cause 4: infection factors
When children with eczema are ill, such as cold, otitis media, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, eczema is also easy to attack.
Reason 5: Weather
Hot, humid summer, cold, dry winter are easy to induce eczema. The sharp change of temperature is also easy to cause eczema.
Reason 6: Food
Although food allergies are not a common cause of eczema. When a small number of infants suffer from severe eczema, the inducement of food allergy such as milk, eggs, nuts and seafood should be considered.
How to nurse baby eczema in winter?
First of all, environmental impact is very important. The baby's environment should be kept clean and dry, and the room temperature should not be too high, otherwise it will aggravate eczema. At the same time, we should reduce the allergens in the environment, such as house dust, mite, hair, artificial fiber, fungus, etc. In winter, babies are often lack of water due to eczema skin. In cold and dry winter, especially in windy weather, their skin barrier function is poor and their water is easy to be lost. Many little babies like to cry, tears will flow out along the corner of the eyes, and the place soaked by tears, if not dried in time, the skin will dry and desquamate after a long time, resulting in a small rash, because the tears contain salt, which will stimulate the skin. Another situation is that many parents pay more attention to hygiene, and the baby often bathes and washes his face. After washing, the baby's skin is dry and eczema is caused because he doesn't use moisturizing skin care products in time.
In addition, every winter baby bath is not too frequent oh. Once a day or every other day, do not overheat the water temperature when bathing, do not use the bath products containing more alkaline, do not bathe when eczema is serious or exudates, especially do not touch the water at the diseased part, for the baby with scab, you can use vegetable oil (olive oil) to wipe to soften the scab gradually.
Finally, although the temperature is low, it is necessary to avoid too much sun exposure, too thick quilt, and sweat stimulation. The clothes should be loose, and cotton fabrics are the most suitable. Do not let sweaters and blankets.