How to deal with skin corroded by sweat

In the hot summer, it is easy to sweat. Excessive sweating and high temperature can easily cause redness of the skin, especially the neck, armpits, and wrinkled areas. If not treated in time, it can easily cause skin inflammation or eczema. This is mainly because sweat contains a certain amount of salt, which is sticky and corrosive to the skin. So how can we avoid it?

【Dermatitis and eczema】

1. Beware of dry air

2. Take a warm bath

3. Use moisturizing products

4. Avoid using antiperspirants

5. Wear cotton clothes

6. Avoid using fake nails

7. Ice

8. Eat a proper diet

9. Avoid rapid temperature changes

10. Use pure white toilet paper

11. Use fragrance-free creams or ointments

12. Use urea products

13. Wash once, rinse twice

14. Be careful of the possibility of cataracts. Many people's skin becomes itchy in the summer. The more they scratch, the more itchy it becomes. It is even worse at night. Sometimes the itching is unbearable. Various rashes such as red spots, papules, and blisters may appear on the skin. If you have this problem, you may have eczema. Eczema is the most common skin disease and also the disease with the largest number of sufferers. The site of onset varies from person to person. The calves, thighs, and torso are all prone to occur, especially the waist. Some people often have repeated attacks, and severe cases may even have a variety of rashes such as pustules, erosions, scabs, and scaling. The local skin will also become thick and hard and darker in color due to scratching.

Why does eczema occur?

In fact, eczema is not a disease. It is a non-infectious inflammatory reaction symptom of epidermal cells caused by many reasons, such as external factors such as allergies, ultraviolet rays, or people with special constitutions due to specific stimulation. Eczema is not contagious, and many medical and skin diseases can present with this diffuse itchy rash. Treating eczema has always been a difficult problem for doctors because there is no one treatment that can cure all patients; the location and severity of each person's attack are different, and the efficacy is also very different. Generally speaking, treatment focuses on relieving severe itching. Although there is no magic formula to control eczema, it is easy to control through prevention in daily life and dietary adjustment.

Here are a few suggestions:

1. Try not to scratch. Scratching will aggravate the condition and may cause bacterial infection.

2. Avoid exposure to the sun and strenuous exercise, as excessive sweating and sudden changes in temperature can cause itching.

3. Do not use alkaline soap or too hot water to take a bath, and pat your body dry after washing instead of rubbing it dry.

4. Avoid using cleansers, petroleum jelly, lotions containing lanolin, various cosmetics and other ointments.

5. Try to wear loose and soft cotton products.

6. Keep a happy mood. The symptoms of eczema are easily aggravated by emotions such as anxiety and tension. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the cause of eczema is mainly physical factors, caused by rheumatic heat invading the skin (external stimulation), and induced or aggravated by improper diet such as spicy, dry, fishy, ​​etc., or mental stress, excessive fatigue, etc. The treatment principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine are mainly based on the course of the disease (acute or chronic), the location and shape of the rash, and personal constitution. Food health care and preventive treatment are also given great importance. Although diet is not the main cause of eczema, if you find that your eczema worsens after eating a certain food, it is best to avoid eating that food.

Foods that may generally affect the condition include milk, cheese, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, spices (pepper, Sichuan pepper, mustard...), seafood, fish and shrimp, eggs, and fried foods. Among vegetables and fruits, spicy and irritating foods such as ginger, leek, onion, and garlic should be used less or not at all. Luffa and lotus root cool the blood and detoxify, amaranth clears heat and promotes diuresis, cucumber, winter melon, wild rice shoots, and watermelon clear heat and dampness, and can be consumed more depending on personal circumstances. In addition, coix seed clears away heat and dampness, while mung bean clears away heat and detoxifies. You can cook them into porridge and eat them more often on a daily basis, which will help improve the condition. Although eczema is not a serious problem, it is often itchy and unbearable, often affecting sleep, daily life and mood. Therefore, you must have patience and a positive attitude to learn to get along with it and keep it under control. If eczema persists and itching is severe, you should see a doctor. There are eczema, pus-crust rash, etc. If it is a mild case of prickly heat (i.e. heat rash), eczema will disappear on its own. However, if it does not disappear and persists for a period of time, it will be infected by the bacteria on the epidermis and form pus scabs, which requires treatment.