an introduction
The skin is very sensitive to children and is susceptible to many things that can hurt them such as dryness, inflammation, allergies, sunburn, eczema, and insect bites, so it is usually the mother’s responsibility to care for her child’s skin for health and to avoid drought, irritability and sunburn. The habits of taking care of the child’s skin, which causes the child’s skin a lot of problems, and because prevention is better than treatment, we have collected in this topic much of what can usually be done by the mother to care and keep the skin of her child healthy and sound.
Today, we will discuss how it can be used to take care of the child’s skin, including:
Daily care
Children’s skin needs more permanent and sustained care than the adult skin to maintain. There are many things to do to keep children’s skin from all that can hurt them, especially from dryness and irritation caused by direct sun exposure. Take care of your baby’s skin. Avoid these things with the following tips:
- Use soap that is gentle, moisturizing and free from perfumes. In this way, moisturize and clean your baby’s skin. Avoid soap that does not contain moisturizers. It can cause dryness of your child’s skin and deprive her of her natural beauty. Aromatic soap can cause skin allergies. Medical soaps for children.
- To protect your child’s skin from dehydration, allergies and rashes, put a good amount of moisturizer on your baby’s skin and massage your baby’s skin carefully, especially after bathing. Some soaps remove the natural oils in your baby’s skin that keep the skin moist. Take this important step after each bath for your child. Make sure not to over-feed your child weekly because this will only remove the natural moisturizing and natural oils produced by the skin and are important for the skin to stay healthy.
- Early protection of your baby’s skin from the sun, including early protection. Regular use of the sunscreen. Choose a gentle type on your child’s skin and moisturize it to contain sun protection SPF 30 and above. If your child’s skin is irritable and allergic to The sunscreen is free from chemicals and contains zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
- When swimming or bathing your baby, apply sunscreen every two hours, even if the weather is somewhat cloudy to get maximum protection against sunlight or hot air.
- Wear clothes that protect your skin, such as long-sleeved cotton shirts, long pants and a hat to protect the face and head from the sun. Whenever possible, long clothing reduces the amount of skin exposed to various factors of sunlight or air that can cause dehydration or even insect bites.
- Keep your child out of the sun and keep him in the shade, especially at times when the sun is strong, after about 10am to 2pm, thus protecting him against sunburn, harmful UV rays, and also drying and irritation.
- Make sure your child is in the water, snow or sand because these things reflect harmful sun rays that can increase sunburn.
Skin problems for children
Skin problems may be difficult to deal with for many mothers. These include eczema, warts and baby bites. Here we will discuss each of them in some detail and discuss their causes, symptoms and treatment.
Eczema
Eczema affects various skin infections, and 10% to 20% of people experience eczema in their childhood. Eczema causes itching, skin irritation and inflammation, eczema often occurs on the face and scalp, eczema treatments include creams And topical ointments prescribed by the doctor. Therefore, it is important to check with the doctor when any change in color or appearance or skin sense to diagnose these symptoms and to ensure the treatment, eczema in particular is not a cause of concern because of the prevalence among children at a certain stage and can be addressed in the simplest ways and at the lowest costs regardless of the appearance that may appear Confusing and scary for many mothers.
Warts
They are skin follicles caused by a viral infection, and doctors usually notice two types of warts, warts, and those that appear in the feet. Warts usually develop around the nails, on the fingers and on the back of the hand, and the warts of the foot appear in the soles of the foot close to the toes, and usually disappear warts alone after several months on the back, but it is desirable to be treated, because old warts can be Infection is spread to the rest of the skin, forming new small warts. You can consult your doctor about possible treatments for warts that are appropriate for children and their sensitive skin.
Insect bites
The most common bites are mosquito bites, flea bites, bee bites or wasps, and some of these bites can cause bacterial infections such as dengue, and herpes is superficial inflammation It appears on the skin and is in the form of irritation yellow and peeling and clear, and can be treated herpes through the use of topical antibiotics or those taken orally. It should be noted that the disease is contagious and it is widespread among children so it is important to be treated in seem Te. To avoid insect bites, it is preferable to use insect repellant creams containing DEET, but it is important that this type should not be used with children younger than 2 months. It is important that the concentration of this substance is less than 10%. Other insect outbreaks such as those containing On the pyrimethrin, but be aware that this type is used on clothes only and not on the skin of children, and these preparations that are used on clothes effective and can give long-lasting effect even after washing clothes several times, providing double protection of insects and bites.
These are usually the most common injuries to your child’s skin: dryness, sunburn, eczema, insect bites and warts. These can all be eliminated by continuous follow-up, hygiene and avoiding sun-burning, keeping your child’s skin hydrated and keeping up with any changes to the skin. With a specialist doctor who can diagnose the situation and describe the appropriate treatment.