Natural Products for Dermatitis Alleviation
Atopic dermatitis is a long-lasting skin condition that produces a strong itching and then a red, raised rash. It commonly appears in small children and continues into the teen years. Adults also may suffer it or have milder problems than they did as infants, along with sensitive-skin problems.
If you suffer atopic dermatitis, your skin is highly sensitive to irritants and is likely to developing a rash and becoming itchy. Scratching may seem to relieve the itch, but it often ends in a rash and produces a self-perpetuating cycle of itching, scratching, and rash.
Skin affected by dermatitis must be maintained well hydrated. Although researchers have yet to fully understand the causes of atopic dermatitis, it is known that skin dryness plays a big part in exacerbating symptoms.
Good skin care is a vital part of controlling the rash and itch of dermatitis. To help prevent a cycle of itching, scratching, and rash, maintain your skin hydrated and identify and avoid skin irritants.
Follow these tips to care for your skin: - Soak in warm (not hot), clean water for 3 to 5 minutes. Your skin will assimilate water and still keep its biological oils. Losing the biological oils will result in dry skin. You may shower when an outbreak is mild or when atopic dermatitis is under control.
- Don’t use soap every time you take a bath. When soap is needed, use a gentle, non-drying product. Use soap regularly only on the groin, underarms, and feet, and rinse immediately afterward. Children affected by atopic dermatitis must not stay sit in soapy water.
- Avoid adding bubble bath and bath oils to the bathwater, because they can alter your skin’s capability to assimilate water.
- Don’t use scrub brushes or washcloths.
- Pat your skin dry after a bath or shower. With your skin still humid or even wet, apply a moisturizer immediately, within 3 minutes of leaving the shower or bath. Your skin will dry out if you wait longer. For severe dryness, try petroleum jelly, mineral oil, or an all-herbal shortening. The moisturizer must be applied several times a day.
- Talk to your personal doctor about applying a wet bandage over the affected patch. It can help relieve symptoms but may not be a good idea if some skin treatment is being administered on the skin.
And, of course, try to avoid skin irritants, such as certain cleansing solutions, scratchy bedding or clothing, sudden changes of temperature, places with low humidity, excessive sweating, damp hands or feet, sunburn, and emotional stress.
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- Angelique Jodein
