Why is the child's face red?

The weather is very cold in winter. We all know that we all wear cotton-padded jackets to keep warm. We often see children around us with red faces, like red apples. Some children not only have red faces, but sometimes also have peeling and flaking. These phenomena make mothers feel distressed. So why do children have red faces in winter? How can we improve it?

The reasons why your child's face turns red are as follows:

1. Stimulation of cold air

Many babies have normal complexion in other seasons, but start to blush in winter, which is often caused by low temperature stimulation. Especially in extremely cold environments, children may blush due to abnormal expansion of blood vessels. The clinical manifestations are filamentous, dot-like, star-shaped or flake-like redness on the face. This is also why children in some colder areas have red faces in winter.

Large temperature differences are also an important reason for children's blushing. For example, when going from a cold room to an air-conditioned room, and experiencing sudden changes in temperature, the micro-capillaries lose elasticity during repeated contraction and expansion, which is reflected in the cheeks and nose, causing the cheeks to become red and stinging.

2. Suffering from eczema

Although some babies live in a warm environment, they still have red faces in winter. This may be related to eczema, especially for children under 1 year old. Eczema will initially manifest as redness of the skin, rash, followed by roughness and scaling of the skin. Touching the child's skin feels like touching sandpaper. However, for children over 2 years old

For children, the chance of suffering from eczema will be greatly reduced.

3. Dry skin or wind

Some children suffer from itchy skin every winter. In addition to the stimulation of low temperature, it is also related to the dry environment and dry skin. If the damaged skin encounters windy weather, the child's face will turn red due to irritation.

Improvement measures:

1. Keep warm

In winter, you should keep warm and avoid excessively cold environments and sudden temperature changes. Pay attention to moisturizing the skin indoors, especially in dry and high-temperature environments. If your child's face is dry, moisturize it in time and use warm water for washing the face. When outdoors, you can use a scarf or mask to prevent cold air from directly invading your face, and to avoid large differences in humidity and temperature, which will cause the dilated capillaries to contract rapidly when exposed to cold, forming red blood vessels.

2. Apply skin care products

If pathological skin diseases are ruled out and the skin is just dry, you can use some moisturizing skin care products specially designed for children.

In addition, mothers should remember to supplement their children with vitamins in winter, let them eat more green vegetables, and eat light food, without spicy and greasy food, which can effectively improve the dryness of children's skin. Also remember that when using skin care products for children, do not use them if the child has an allergic reaction.