Autumn and winter are the peak seasons for eczema, so please check out the skin experts’ tips on Chinese medicine skin care!

Autumn and winter are here, and eczema is coming! This is not a very friendly season for the skin. Itching, redness, swelling, exudation... it can come at any time, especially for patients with chronic eczema, who suffer unspeakably.

However, it is a dry and cold season, so why is eczema more rampant? In daily life, what bad habits may aggravate the symptoms? Is there a "magic medicine" that works with just one application? Is there a dietary prescription to prevent eczema? Regarding a series of questions about eczema, Bai Yanping, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital , teaches everyone how to get rid of eczema from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine!

What is the reason for the "outbreak" of eczema in autumn and winter?

Although eczema is called "wet", it can occur in dry and hot and humid seasons. It is not good to be too wet or too dry.

The relationship between eczema and "wetness":

①Cause: Moisture in the body (such as damp heat in the spleen and stomach) and a humid external environment may cause eczema or aggravate the condition.

②Symptoms: The skin has symptoms such as erythema, papules, blisters, erosion, exudation, etc., which appear to be "wet".

What is the reason for the "big outbreak" of eczema in autumn and winter? (Source: NetEase Health)

How to correctly judge whether you have eczema? Is there a "magic medicine" that can work with just one application?

When the skin shows erythema, edema, erosion, exudation, discharge, scab, severe itching, etc., you should consider the possibility of eczema and go to the hospital to seek a professional doctor's diagnosis in time.

The saying of miracle drugs is not scientific. For example, hormone drugs do work better after application, but they cannot be used frequently, otherwise there will be some potential and invisible dangers.

We need to not only treat the symptoms but also the root cause, such as using some Chinese medicine to regulate the qi of the internal organs.

How to correctly judge whether you have eczema? (Source: NetEase Health)

What bad habits in daily life can easily induce eczema?

Lying on the lawn, sunbathing (overexposure), excessive skin cleansing, alcoholism, staying up late, anxiety, etc. can easily lead to the occurrence of eczema.

What are the precautions for patients with eczema to use skin care products?

Skin care products containing alcohol must be banned!

Use a mild facial cleanser, that is, a weakly acidic facial cleanser with a pH value close to 7.

The base of skin care products is oilier and more moisturizing, and contains ingredients such as glycerin and vaseline.

What are the precautions for eczema patients to use skin care products? (Source: NetEase Health)

What dietary recipes, tea substitutes, and facial masks are recommended for skin care in autumn and winter?

The principles of skin care in autumn and winter are: nourishing yin and blood. From the perspective of Western medicine, it means replenishing more water .

To make health-preserving porridge, add appropriate amounts of yam, lily, white fungus, etc.

As a tea substitute, you can make tea with mulberry leaves, loquat leaves, duckweed, etc.

You can make your own facial mask using [honey + milk], which is skin-friendly and has moisturizing and whitening effects.

In addition, patients with eczema should pay special attention to the following points when taking a bath:

① When eczema is acute and widespread with symptoms such as erythema, erosion, exudation, and discharge, do not take a bath, otherwise it will easily aggravate the eczema and cause skin infection.

② During the remission period of eczema, the skin is rough and dry. You can take a bath with the water temperature at 37 degrees for about 10 minutes each time. Do not scrub your body and the frequency should not be too fast. Generally, once every 3-4 days is enough.

For bathing during the remission period of eczema, I recommend a method - starch bath . Slightly dissolve the starch with warm water, then add boiling water, and finally stir it into a paste. Then use it for bathing, whether washing your face or body.

Beef, mutton and seafood are all "irritating foods". Should patients with eczema avoid eating them?

The so-called "irritating foods" are mainly alcohol (white wine), chili peppers, beef, mutton, and seafood. Seafood includes fish, shrimp, crabs, clams, etc. It is best not to eat them when eczema is in the acute phase.

If the condition has been alleviated, you can eat some beef, mutton and seafood appropriately, and it is best to eat some lettuce and carrots with them to balance the yin and yang.