What should I do if my child’s face turns red due to allergies?

Children's faces are often allergic. At this time, parents should find the reasons based on the children's situation. In addition to the child's poor resistance, it may be caused by the child's dry skin, so you can apply some moisturizer to the child. It may also be caused by weather factors. In short, we must find the cause of the child's allergies in time and solve the specific cause.

What should I do if my child’s face turns red due to allergies?

Tip 1: Choose the right clothing materials and detergents

In terms of "clothing", baby skin allergies are mainly related to the materials and detergents of clothes. It is recommended that parents buy cotton clothes for their babies. Cotton is less irritating, has strong sweat absorption ability, and is suitable for baby's delicate skin. Newly purchased clothes will feel harder and should be washed before wearing them on your baby. It is best to choose laundry detergent with less "surfactant" content. When adults hold their babies, the baby's skin will rub against the adults' clothes.

Tip 2: Find the source of allergies

First of all, if the baby has skin allergies, the allergen should be found as soon as possible to prevent the baby from repeatedly scratching the affected area due to itching. The indoor temperature and humidity should be adjusted to moderate levels, and the breastfeeding time should be appropriately extended. (Usually, babies can start eating complementary foods at 6 months old, and breastfeeding can be stopped at 1 year old)

Tip 3: Improve your baby’s own immunity

Improving the baby's own immunity is also an important means to effectively prevent the occurrence of allergic diseases. Mothers should encourage their babies to take more physical exercise to strengthen their bodies; in terms of diet, they should ensure that their babies have a balanced daily nutritional intake and eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods rich in vitamin C; they should also ensure that their babies get enough sleep every day; in addition, as spring is cold, mothers should pay attention to keeping their babies warm to prevent the occurrence of colds.

Tip 4: Remember to scratch the allergy with your hands

Most people's instinctive reaction to itchy skin is to scratch it with their hands, but they may not know that this action not only fails to relieve the itching, but may make it worse. This is mainly because scratching the area will increase the local temperature, causing the blood to release more histamine (allergens), which will make the condition worse. The baby's skin is particularly delicate and can be easily broken if scratched, and the allergic symptoms will become more and more serious.

Tip 5: Disinfect your clothes

During the allergy period, baby's clothes should not be washed in the washing machine because this will not achieve the disinfection effect. It is recommended to use hot water above 45° to disinfect clothes, because some molds will not die until the temperature is above 45°.

Tip 6: Avoid direct sunlight

Many children are allergic to ultraviolet rays, and if they are already allergic, sunlight exposure will aggravate the condition. In this case, the baby should be prevented from going out when the ultraviolet rays are strong, and should avoid going out between 10 am and 3 pm.

Tip 7: Use desensitization therapy

For some patients with severe symptoms, medical means can be sought to change the allergic constitution. In this therapy, doctors chemically alter the patient's blood serum to make it dilute. The antigen extract made of changed allergens and substances such as milk and pollen is injected subcutaneously, and the concentration of allergens is gradually increased to adjust the human immune system and make the allergic person produce resistance to allergens, thereby effectively preventing allergies.