How to treat red patches on baby's scalp?

In addition to growing hair, there are many other conditions that can occur on the scalp. For example, children in adolescence will develop many pimples on their skin due to the influence of hormones, and even pimples will appear on the skin. In such cases, in addition to topical medication, the condition can also be adjusted from the inside out through food. So, how to treat red patches on baby's scalp?

Scalp eczema refers to eczema which is an allergic disease with obvious exudation. In recent years, the incidence of eczema has been on the rise, which is related to factors such as the abuse of chemical products, environmental pollution, poor management of the three wastes, the accelerated pace of life, and increased mental stress.

Treatment

External treatment

Acute eczema

(1) In the early stage, if erythema, papules, papulovesicles, and blisters are present but no erosion or exudation is observed, Shizhen Powder, Ermiao Powder, Liuyi Powder, etc. can be applied externally, or Sanhuang Lotion or Calamine Lotion can be applied externally.

(2) For those with redness, swelling, erosion, and excessive exudation, it is advisable to use the following Chinese medicine or herbal medicine boiled in water and then applied to the affected area with cool water. Commonly used Chinese medicine and herbal medicine: Phellodendron chinense, Sanguisorba officinalis, wild chrysanthemum, dandelion, honeysuckle leaves, Platycladus orientalis leaves, Sophora flavescens, Jiuliming, Tripterygium wilfordii, Black-faced God, and Firewood Mother. Choose 5-6 ingredients, 30 grams each, or use them for external skin washing, boil them in water and apply cold wet compress, or use green tea water for wet compress.

(3) During the interval between wet compresses, or when the exudate has been significantly reduced after wet compresses, you can apply Qingdai San Oil or Er Miao San Oil, or you can also apply calamine lotion.

Subacute eczema

Skin wash recipe one or recipe two are often used for skin washing, decocted in water for external washing. If necessary (for those with a lot of exudate), wet compress can also be used. You can also choose Sanhuang lotion, calamine lotion, Ermiao powder oil or Qingdai powder oil for external application, or use Shizhen powder water for external application.

Chronic eczema

You can choose to use skin wash formula one or skin wash formula two for decoction and wash externally, and choose 5%-10% sulfur ointment, 5%-10% black bean distilled oil ointment or Pu'er ointment for external application.

Internal treatment

Blood-heat type: seen in generalized skin lesions shortly after the onset of the disease. When there is fire in the heart, the heat of blood will generate wind, and when the wind is strong, it will cause itching. Symptoms: patches of small red papules, severe itching, red tongue, thin white fur, and a stringy and slippery pulse. The treatment is to cool blood, clear heat, eliminate wind and relieve itching.

Prescription: 30 grams of raw rehmannia, 9 grams of peony bark, 9 grams of red peony root, 9 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, 9 grams of Dictamni bark, 9 grams of Sophora flavescens, 9 grams of Kochia scoparia, 9 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 9 grams of raw licorice. Decoction in water, take one dose per day.

Wind-dryness type: long-term generalized skin lesions. Symptoms: Excessive itching, infiltration and hypertrophy of the skin, lichenification, pale tongue with clear coating, and fine and smooth pulse.

Prescription: 12 grams of Rehmannia root, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 9 grams of White Peony Root, 9 grams of Paeonia suffruticosa, 9 grams of Carthamus tinctorius, 9 grams of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 9 grams of Sophora flavescens, 9 grams of Tribulus terrestris, 9 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, and 9 grams of Dictamni cortex. Decoction in water, take one dose per day.

Wind-predominant type: seen in diffuse skin infiltration and hypertrophy lesions. Symptoms: Stubborn and unhealed condition lasting from several years to decades, severe itching all over the body, resembling the skin on a cow's neck, stringy pulse, red tongue, and yellow tongue coating.

Prescription: 9 grams of black snake, 6 grams of cicada shell, 9 grams of schizonepeta, 9 grams of siler, 9 grams of notopterygium, 6 grams of angelica dahurica, 9 grams of Chuanlian, 9 grams of scutellaria baicalensis, 12 grams of honeysuckle, and 6 grams of raw licorice. Decoction in water, take one dose per day.