What to do if your fingers are cracked and peeling

Dry and cracked fingers, also known as dry hand peeling, is a condition that is closely related to the season and can cause bleeding in severe cases. There are many factors that cause dry and peeling fingers. In order to effectively solve them, you need to deal with them according to your individual situation. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the situation is very necessary. So, what should you do if your fingers are dry, cracked and peeling? Let’s take a closer look at the solution below.

Factors

1. Seasonal temperature changes;

2. Adverse stimulation from alkaline soaps and detergents;

3. Caused by multiple factors;

4. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is caused by blood heat, blood dryness, and leakage of dampness and toxins.

harm

1. It is very easy to cause trauma and infection. As the palm epidermis falls off, the surface of the hand loses a layer of natural barrier, which increases the chance of contact infection. Some bacteria and viruses (hepatitis B, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.) will take advantage of the opportunity to enter, which is very easy to cause trauma and infection;

2. Affects social interaction and aesthetics. Hands are the second face of a person. With the increase of modern people's social interaction, when people shake hands or have meals, peeling hands will bring you embarrassment and inconvenience.

3. There is a tingling sensation. If the hands are severely peeling, the general friction in daily life will cause a stinging sensation, which affects people's work and life.

Treatment

1. Use medication to protect the newly grown epidermis outside the peeling stage;

2. For more serious or recurrent cases, you can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications: 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of Chinese yam, 10 grams of Cornus officinalis, 10 grams of Moutan bark, 10 grams of Alisma orientalis, and 15 grams of Poria. Add water to 15 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata and 30 grams of Tribulus terrestris, boil and drink. Generally, 3-5 doses are enough to see results.

3. Apply vitamin C injection to the affected area twice a day, for a course of 3 days. It has a good effect on the recovery of skin lesions. Method: Wash your hands first, wait until they are slightly dry, pour vitamin C injection solution into your palms, then rub the solution evenly with both palms, and wash it off when the solution dries and turns white. Take 2 times a day, 2 ml each time. Efficacy: There are reports of using vitamin C to treat patients with peeling hands. For mild cases, the effect is obvious after one time, and for severe cases, the effect is obvious after three times, and the skin can be cured within a few days.

4. Patients should also maintain an optimistic mood, avoid mental stress and emotional excitement, and try to avoid contact with alkaline detergents. Can prevent the occurrence of this disease.

5. Chop the ginger into pieces and soak it in white wine for 24 hours. Then apply it to the affected area 1-2 times a day. The effect is very significant.

6. Take fresh leek juice with appropriate amount of brown and white sugar once a day for 4 consecutive times for effective results.