The face is red, swollen and itchy

There are many emergencies in daily life, so everyone should master some solutions to deal with emergencies and not let emergencies affect our lives. Many people will have red spots on their bodies in spring and autumn. In severe cases, they may even have red spots on their faces. The redness, swelling and itching on the face make people very uncomfortable. What first aid should be provided if this situation occurs on the face? Let’s find out together.

1. How to treat redness on face due to allergies

1. Normal saline

Physiological saline, also known as sodium chloride injection, has a concentration of 0.9%, which is close to our body fluids. That is to say, the concentration of sodium chloride in our sweat, blood, saliva and other body fluids is very similar. It is very safe for human life and will not cause any irritation.

Usually when the body has allergic reactions, many of them will be reflected on the skin, that is, the face, redness, swelling, itching, peeling, etc., but they all have a common problem that the skin is dehydrated and dry, and some skin may become inflamed.

At this time, it is very good to use saline solution as a first aid wet compress. It will not irritate the skin, and can soothe and calm allergic skin, while also replenishing moisture to the skin.

For allergic skin, you can use saline solution to wet your face several times a day. You can soak paper masks, cotton pads, gauze, etc. in the saline solution, apply it on your face for 15-20 minutes and then remove it. There is no need to wash your face again. Pat the excess saline solution into the skin for absorption.

2. Vitamin E

In fact, vitamin E has no therapeutic effect on skin allergies, but when the skin is allergic, ordinary cosmetics will irritate the skin. Vitamin E is a kind of oil that can be used directly and is acceptable to the skin. It is also relatively easy to buy.

The main purpose of applying vitamin E is to hydrate the skin and lock in moisture to prevent it from being lost quickly. This can prevent dry skin. For allergic skin, when there are no suitable and safe anti-allergic products around, vitamins are a very good alternative product.

Therefore, for mild allergies, simply using saline + vitamin E for a few days can effectively repair the allergy. If you don’t know the allergen and the allergy continues to worsen, it is best to take oral anti-allergic drugs or go to the hospital for allergy treatment in time.

2. Treatment of allergies

1. General prevention and control principles

Look for possible triggers, such as work environment, living habits, diet, hobbies, thoughts and emotions, as well as the presence or absence of chronic lesions and internal organ diseases.

2. Internal therapy

Choose antihistamines to relieve itching, and use two together or alternately if necessary. Generalized eczema can be treated with oral or injected corticosteroids, but they should not be used for a long time.

3. Topical therapy

Choose appropriate dosage form and medicine according to the condition of skin lesions. For acute eczema, local washing and wet compresses with normal saline, 3% boric acid or 1:2000-1:10000 potassium permanganate solution, and calamine lotion for astringency and protection. Subacute and chronic eczema should be treated with appropriate glucocorticoid creams, tar preparations or immunomodulators, such as tacrolimus ointment and pimecrolimus ointment. Add antibiotic preparations for secondary infection.