Why are the skin on my child's fingers peeling?

Children are lively and active by nature. However, since many children are picky eaters and have bad living habits, they are particularly prone to some physical problems. Among them, peeling of children's fingers is a common phenomenon in life. However, for many inexperienced parents, they will be panicked when encountering such symptoms, and they don’t know what’s wrong with their children’s bodies. In fact, there are many reasons for peeling children’s fingers, such as lack of vitamins or some skin diseases. In order to better alleviate this symptom, let’s understand what’s going on with peeling children’s fingers.

Why are the skin on my child's fingers peeling?

Type 1: Peeling

Symptoms: White skin peels off on the surface of both hands, without itching or inflammation.

Treatment: 1. This is the most common and most likely symptom of hand keratin exfoliation in early autumn. Although it affects appearance, it generally does not require treatment. It will heal on its own after 2-3 weeks as long as you avoid contact with irritating chemicals such as soap and hand sanitizer.

2. Can be combined with oral medication treatment: Soak 30 grams each of the Chinese medicine Atractylodes lancea, Phellodendron chinense, and Atractylodes lancea, apply them on the palms, and take vitamin C at the same time.

Type 2: Dry dermatitis

Symptoms: White skin peels off on both hands and cracks on fingers.

Treatment: 1. Dry peeling in early autumn is most common in young and middle-aged women and is related to frequent hand washing with soap. You should reduce the frequency of hand washing, avoid using alkaline soaps and hand sanitizers, and try to wear gloves when washing clothes.

2. Go to the hospital or pharmacy to buy antiseptic cleansing liquid such as Fu Kang Jie for external application.

Type 3: Ringworm

Symptoms: Peeling occurs first on one hand and then spreads to both hands. The palms appear erythematous, inflamed, and itchy, and most patients with tinea manuum also suffer from tinea pedis.

Treatment: Because tinea manuum is contagious, you need to go to the hospital for early diagnosis and treatment, and use special ointment for treatment.

Type 4: Dyshidrosis

Symptoms: Red blisters appear on both hands at the same time, with severe itching.

Treatment: It is related to sweaty hands and sensitive constitution, and requires external or oral medication under the guidance of a doctor.

The disease is mainly caused by blood deficiency and blood dryness, malnutrition of the skin, and dryness, heat and wind. The treatment should be to nourish blood, moisten dryness, dispel wind and relieve itching. Common causes of peeling hands include tinea manuum caused by fungal infection; contact dermatitis caused by chemical damage; and exfoliative keratolysis caused by congenital genetic factors.

Treatment:

Palm peeling is seasonal and tends to heal on its own, generally without the need for special treatment. For patients with more serious or recurrent symptoms, Western medicine often uses sedatives, antihistamines and anticholine drugs for treatment.

1. During the blister stage, the main focus should be on astringency and antipruritic measures. You can apply the Chinese medicine Fu Kang Jie Ointment externally, or you can soak in 10% alum solution.

2. Use medication to protect the newly grown epidermis except during the peeling stage. You can apply Fu Kang Jie ointment externally.

3. For patients with dry skin, thickened keratin and small cracks, they can apply the moisturizing and crack-preventing "Fu Kang Mei Ointment" externally. In addition, be careful not to tear off the stratum corneum that has not been completely peeled off, so as not to cause pain or bleeding.

4. For more serious or recurrent attacks, you can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications: 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

The above is an introduction to why children's fingers peel. When such symptoms occur, parents should not blindly use medication to improve the condition. They must understand the cause and then make timely adjustments. In addition, try not to let children have picky eating habits. They must pay attention to nutritional balance and eat more vegetables and fruits.