3 reasons why babies blush in winter

When winter comes, many babies' pink faces turn into "red apples". The rosy faces are a little dark, just like plateau erythema. What's worse is that the skin peels and becomes flaky, which makes mothers feel distressed. Why do babies blush in winter? How can we prevent them from blushing?

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, the chance of developing 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.