How to take care of skin allergies during monsoon season
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- Posted in: Beauty n Fitness on Thursday, 19 June 2014 08:18
Monsoon, along with the rain brings humidity, which is bad news for all skin types. A lot of skin problems erupt due to humidity. However, by taking precautions in the skin care routine during this season, one can keep the skin looking fresh and healthy. When skin gets oily, it is prone to bacterial and fungal infections. Other problems, such as change in skin colour, texture, dullness, rashes and patchy skin, also arise. To avoid these, skin expert Dr A K Singh, consultant dermatologist advises, “Drink more water during this season to quickly overcome skin problems. Use anti-bacterial soaps, medicated face wash or cleansers and talcum to keep your skin at optimum Ph value.”
Follow these tips, which will help to rejuvenate you.
1. The skin gets constantly wet and dry owing to the humidity, and skin gets dehydrated. If your face gets wet, just dab it with a tissue and apply moisturiser whenever you feel dry. Wash your face thoroughly with medicated soap or face wash over it for 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Avoid getting drenched and always carry an umbrella. Even when drenched, immediately follow preventive measures, because if left untreated, it can badly damage the skin.
3. There’s no need to throw away the sunscreen just yet. Medicated sunscreens with appropriate sun protection factor (SPF) can protect the skin from allergies and skin reactions that pop up due to UV radiation from the sun.
4. In case of a skin infection, use an anti-fungal powder and anti bacterial soaps to avoid any further skin infection. Try to keep the skin dry. Don't wear wet clothes and try to wear cotton undergarments. Also, wet shoes should be changed instantly. These small precautions go a long way in having a healthy and infection-free skin.
5. To treat oily skin one needs to remove excess oil by medicated cleansers, cleansing it twice or thrice a day, but not more than that. Washing your face more than three times a day, may irritate your skin, increase the dryness and make your skin worse than before. Ask to your dermatologist for cleansers according to skin type.
6. Heavy cleansing creams can be a problem for the skin in any weather. It is best to use warm water while washing face as it dissolves skin oil better than cold water or water at room temperature.
7. People with diabetic diseases are more prone to skin infection especially fungal infections. They must see a dermatologist when symptoms like red skin rashes and white macerated palm and sole skin appear, lest they leave scars and turn untreatable later.
8. Sand damp skin leads to these infections. Also, one can get rashes, painful skin conditions; often dirty water comes in contact with feet and causes severe infections of the toes and other parts of the body. This can be dangerous for diabetics. Keep your feet clean and dry.
9. Dryness is a sign of dehydration and lack of skin repairing vitamins. During monsoon the problem worsens. One requires cream based cleanser, or medicated moisturisers.
10. Wash hair a little with medicated shampoos more frequently that you usually do in the monsoon as all the humidity and sweat causes it to get dirty soon and attract dust and pollution. Take care of the nails also as these can spread infection in the body.