Eczema control and treatment

Important and practical recommendations in the control and treatment of eczema skin disease in children and adults

Eczema is a common skin disease in children, although teenagers and adults also get this disease.

Eczema control and treatment

In general, there is no definite and permanent treatment for eczema, but it is possible to prevent the aggravation and spread of the disease and control it well with various control and treatment methods.
To diagnose and treat eczema, you must consult a specialist doctor. According to the age and severity of eczema, there are different treatment methods for eczema.
But there are some tips on controlling eczema that are very effective in curing this disease in children and adults.

Important and practical recommendations in controlling eczema in children and adults

  • In some way, it is necessary to avoid scratching and scratching the lesions caused by eczema. For example, the child’s nails should be kept short, or the baby’s hands should be placed in light and comfortable gloves while sleeping, in order to prevent scratching and wounding of inflamed and itchy areas during the night.
  • To reduce the itching of eczema skin lesions, topical steroid ointments or moisturizing creams should sometimes be used.
  • During the day, regularly use moisturizing creams to keep the skin moist (especially the areas of the skin that are exposed to the air).

It should be noted that the skin of people suffering from eczema, especially the skin of the affected areas, is prone to drying, and this drying itself increases the itching of the inflamed area and aggravates the disease.

  • Using a humidifier at home can help keep the skin moist.
  • Do not use strong detergents and hygiene products for the skin of patients with eczema. Mild and unscented soaps and shampoos should be used for children and adults with eczema.
  • The duration of skin contact with water should not be long. Therefore, the duration of bathing should not be more than 10 or 15 minutes and lukewarm water should be used for washing. Also, after bathing, the body of a baby, a child or a person suffering from eczema in general should be smeared with moisturizing creams to prevent the skin from drying out.
  • Cotton clothes should be used for children and adults with eczema, and clothes containing materials such as polyester, synthetic wool, etc. should not be used.

Summary of management of eczema or dry skin

First: Not washing frequently is important.
Second: Avoid exposing the skin to unfavorable environmental factors such as wind, even if it is cold, and even worse, dry wind, heat, and humidity. 
Third: Different chemicals and even their vapors should not reach the
skin 
Moisturizers should be used, the drier the skin, the more it should not be used in the T area of ​​the face or much less