Why is there a red circle around my child's lips?

I believe that every child is like a treasure in his or her family. You hold him or her in your hands for fear of dropping him or her, and hold him or her in your mouth for fear of melting him or her. We are very concerned about the physical condition of children, and we often find that there is a red circle around the child's mouth. This may be because the child licks his lips or eats irritating food or has inflammation of the lips. The following is a detailed introduction to what is going on with the red circle around the child's lips.

1. Reasons:

1. Cheilitis may be caused by lack of hygiene and lack of vitamins.

It is recommended that you try not to lick it with your tongue as it is not easy to recover from cheilitis. It is recommended to apply erythromycin ointment externally and take Xiaojin Shierkang multivitamin orally to enhance immunity. Try to eat less snacks in daily life, and eat more fruits containing vitamin C, such as strawberries, apples, grapes, etc.

2. It is possible that licking mouth sores often occur in children aged 3 to 10 years old. Children lick their lips because they have dry lips. Over time, they develop the habit of licking their lips. Long-term stimulation of the lips by saliva, coupled with frequent rubbing with hands, can cause dermatitis, the symptoms of which are moist erythema around the lips.

You should drink water regularly. After washing the affected area with warm water, you can apply erythromycin ointment to the affected area, take vitamins E, B2, and C orally, and supplement with an appropriate amount of trace element zinc for treatment.

3. This situation is considered to be cheilitis. The cause of the disease is considered to be a deficiency of vitamin B group, or because the child licks his lips or sucks his fingers too much, causing saliva to irritate the surrounding skin and cause a rash.

In this case, as long as you change the bad habit of licking your lips or sucking your fingers and properly supplement B vitamins and trace element zinc, these perioral inflammatory reactions will quickly disappear. Pay attention to a light diet, avoid spicy food, and avoid local irritation such as kiwi or pineapple juice.

2. Care of children's lips:

1. Do not apply lip balm to your baby at will

Some parents, when they see their baby's lips are chapped, directly apply their own lipstick on the baby's lips. This is not scientific! Because adult lip balm is not suitable for young children. Lipsticks used by adults contain many chemical ingredients, fragrances, etc. Baby's lips are delicate, the skin is thin and tender, and rich in blood vessels, so its ingredients can easily cause side effects on baby's lips and damage the skin. Babies under 2 years old can apply some sesame oil or the oil in vitamin C capsules on their lips to moisturize them. But remember not to use glycerin, because glycerin has a dehydrating effect and the surface will become drier and drier.

After washing and drying the baby's mouth with clean water, apply moisturizing ointment once and again before going to bed. If your baby's lips are very dry and peeling, special lip care is needed. Care can be done before going to bed, such as gently wiping the lips with a wet towel, then wiping off the moisture, and then applying moisturizing ointment. If you continue to do this care for a week, your child's lips will be moisturized again.

2. Moisturize your baby’s lips with food

In the dry autumn, baby's lips can be kept tender by nourishing with vitamin C and vitamin B2. You can feed your baby more eggs, dried fruits, beans, and fresh vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B2. Cucumbers, bitter gourds, radishes, eggplants, pears, bananas, apples, etc. are all good products for moisturizing winter. Boiling some rock sugar pear water or rock sugar red dates and white fungus to promote salivation, moisten the lungs and quench thirst for your baby can also achieve the purpose of moisturizing dryness. Dietary taboos: Do not eat foods that are easy to cause heat and dryness, such as chili peppers, garlic, ginger, scallions, onions, leeks, oranges, etc.