What to do if your skin itches in hot weather

The temperature is high in summer, and the human body will sweat a lot to dissipate heat. But sometimes we feel that our skin becomes itchy when the weather is hot. This can be explained. The salt in sweat will irritate the skin and cause itching, and may cause redness of the skin. At this time, it is recommended not to scratch hard. It is best to wash your face with warm water or go to a cool place for a while and the condition will improve. There are many reasons why skin itches in hot weather. Here are a few points for your reference.

1. Reasons

1. Influence of sweat

When the weather is hot, the human body will sweat a lot. Sweat is rich in salt. When the water in the sweat evaporates, the salt adheres to the skin, which will damage the keratin structure of skin cells and stimulate the nervous system, causing itching symptoms. For this situation, the solution is very simple. After sweating a lot, you should clean your skin in time. This can effectively avoid the adverse effects of sweat on the human body.

2. Bacterial influence

In an environment with high temperature, the pores of human skin are open and a large amount of sweat is secreted. In this state, the body's immune ability will be reduced, and sweat will adhere to dust and bacteria in the air, so the skin is very susceptible to bacterial infection. Due to the metabolic action of bacteria, it will damage the health of the skin and stimulate the nervous system, causing itching symptoms. In this case, drug treatment is needed as soon as possible to avoid causing inflammation that makes recovery more difficult.

3. Solar radiation

When the weather is hot, the sun contains a lot of ultraviolet rays. If the skin is exposed to sunlight for a long time, it will absorb too much ultraviolet rays, causing damage to the skin cells and causing symptoms of sunburn. In this case, the cells will enter a state of repair, which will stimulate the body's system and cause discomfort symptoms such as itching and pain. For this situation, appropriate treatment is also needed, and sun protection must be done when the weather is hot.

2. What to do if your skin itches in summer?

First, take a bath frequently with warm water (the water should not be too hot, some people like to use hot water due to itchy skin, thinking that this will relieve the itching), especially after sweating profusely, to keep the skin clean, and avoid washing the body with cold water after sweating profusely.

Second, bathing time should not be too long. Do not use soap. Because soap is alkaline and will make sebum loss more serious, it is recommended to use a neutral bath lotion with skin care and moisturizing ingredients. Some elderly people are not clear about the reasons for skin problems and mistakenly choose alkaline sulfur soap, bactericidal soap, boric acid soap, etc. In fact, this is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and will only make the original itching worse.

Third, dietary adjustment: drink more water, eat more fruits, soy products, vegetables and other crude fiber foods, keep the bowels open, and limit the consumption of seafood, pickled meat, goose, bamboo shoots, peanuts, fermented bean curd and other foods.

Fourth, pay attention to the temperature of the air conditioner to keep the body permeable and prevent wind and cold from blocking the epidermis. Fifth, don't be overly stressed out at work or in life in the summer to avoid skin diseases caused by nervous tension.

Regarding treatment methods, traditional Chinese medicine is the best. You can apply pure Chinese medicine aloe anti-inflammatory cream, which contains aloe vera, lotus leaves and other ingredients, and has obvious effects in treating itching. If you have time, you can make your own decoction with 20g each of Polygonum multiflorum, raw dragon bone, raw oyster, 10g each of longan meat, Poria, fried jujube kernel, Chinese angelica, Gentiana macrophylla, 8g each of cicada shell and sesame seed, 4 jujubes, and 5g of roasted licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose, 2 times a day.