How to take care of baby's skin in hot weather

(Baonghean.vn) - Summer with hot weather, high humidity and dusty environment are favorable conditions for skin diseases to develop, especially in young children. Skin diseases commonly found in the summer are rarely life-threatening, but the symptoms of itching and skin ulcers have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of children.

7 common skin diseases in summer

Bacterial dermatitis and folliculitis

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Hot summer weather causes the skin to sweat a lot, dirt sticks to it, easily leading to skin infections, itchy skin... The most common are skin infections caused by staphylococcus, streptococcus such as folliculitis, impetigo, boils... The disease manifests as pustules, a few millimeters to a few centimeters in size, surrounded by a red halo, pain and may have systemic symptoms such as fever, depending on the severity of the disease.

Hidradenitis

Excessive sweating is also the cause of apocrine gland inflammation, especially in children with symptoms of blisters, small papules, red skin in areas with many sweat glands such as the back, chest, forehead, neck. Patients often itch a lot, especially when the weather is hot and sweaty.

Insect contact dermatitis and allergic dermatitis

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In the summer, skin contact with insects or insect bites often leads to irritant contact dermatitis. When contact dermatitis occurs, the skin is often red and itchy, and then some small blisters and pustules may appear at the contact area.

Fungal infection

In summer, the skin is often susceptible to some types of fungal infections due to excessive sweating and wearing damp clothes. Common fungal skin infections are tinea versicolor, athlete's foot, and jock itch.

Viral dermatitis

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Some skin diseases are caused by viruses such as: chickenpox, shingles (caused by Varicella zoster virus), herpes (Herpes virus), hand-foot-mouth disease (Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16). Symptoms of chickenpox are single, concave blisters scattered all over the body. Shingles often manifests as clusters of blisters on a red skin background distributed along the path of peripheral nerves, accompanied by severe pain.

Sunburn

Some skin diseases are caused by sunlight or are aggravated by sun exposure. For example, systemic lupus erythematosus, subacute and discoid lupus erythematosus, porphyria cutanea tarda and pellagra, prurigo polymorphous photodermatitis, actinic dermatitis, xeroderma pigmentosum are all aggravated in summer…

Hives in children

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Hives is a common skin disease in both children and adults. The symptoms of the disease are pink or red raised patches on the face, the size and number vary and can be anywhere on the skin, when hives heal usually leave no trace.

It can be caused by children coming into contact with foreign objects through the skin, through the respiratory tract, through food, drugs, cosmetics, insects, parasites, bacteria, changes in weather, etc. Some children have hives due to genetics and some cases have unknown causes.

How to take care of baby's skin in hot weather

Always keep your child's skin clean to prevent skin diseases. Illustration photo.

- Your baby's skin is very sensitive, so before using any cream, powder or clothing, you need to make sure that they do not irritate or damage your baby's skin.

- When choosing clothes for children, you should choose the type made from cotton material which is soft, smooth and has better absorbency.

- Taking care of and cleaning your baby's skin is very important, but it does not mean that your baby needs to be bathed every day. On the contrary, bathing your baby too often can make your baby's skin drier and lose its natural moisture.

- Note that while bathing you should also use soft towels made from fabric to bathe your baby.

- One of the most important things when taking care of your baby's skin is to protect them from the harmful effects of the sun.

- Don't forget to wear long-sleeved shirts (or sun-protective shirts) for your baby when going out in the sun. In addition, you should also apply sunscreen and wear a wide-brimmed hat for children 6 months and older, to minimize the risk of attack from dangerous UVA and UVB rays from the sun.

- UVA and UVB are also the leading "culprits" causing skin cancer. You should also note and limit your child's exposure to the sun between 10am and 4pm because this is the time when the sun's ultraviolet rays are strongest and can easily cause damage to your child's skin.

- Be careful with any product you want to use on your baby's skin.

- Hang mosquito net for baby when sleeping.

- Give your baby enough water.

- Feed your baby many meals, choose foods and drinks that cool the baby.

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