Does dampness dry out the skin?

Dampness and toxins are a common skin disease. Dampness and toxins can easily lead to eczema on the skin surface and cause symptoms such as itching. Dry skin may be caused by lack of water. You can pay attention to hydrating the skin. Long-term dampness and toxins can easily affect the body's metabolism and cause eczema on the skin.

Dry skin is caused by severe lack of water in the skin, and timely replenishment of moisture to the skin is the most important thing. It is recommended to use mild and moisturizing skin care products. Drink more water, eat more fruits and honey, eat less spicy food such as peppers, smoke less and drink less, don't stay up late, and pay attention to rest.

Causes of dampness

1. Internal factors

(1) Chronic digestive system diseases

Such as gastrointestinal functional disorders, chronic gastritis, chronic ulcerative colitis, etc.

(2) Mental and emotional

Mental stress, insomnia, excessive fatigue, mood changes, etc. can induce dampness and toxins. Because these factors may lead to low immunity of the body, dampness and toxins will invade the human body and cause illness.

(3) Endocrine disorders

However, when the body has endocrine disorders, it often leads to hypersecretion of sebaceous glands and obstructed secretion of sebaceous glands. Therefore, the secretion ducts will be blocked, causing congestion of sebaceous glands and eventually forming inflammatory papules.

(4) Infection

Some eczemas are associated with infection by microorganisms. These microorganisms include Staphylococcus aureus, Malassezia, aerogenic fungi such as Alternaria, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium, Penicillium chrysogenum, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus niger.

(5) Metabolic disorders

In the process of metabolism, in addition to producing nutrients, if the body fails to successfully metabolize other parts of food into waste that can be excreted from the excretory organs (such as the digestive system, urinary system, sweat system, respiratory system, etc.), these wastes will remain in the body's organs. These substances will eventually have adverse consequences on the body and become toxic.

2. External factors

(1) Living environment

People who work in a humid environment for a long time are prone to eczema (scrotal eczema). This is mainly because the skin of the scrotum has abundant sweat glands, which dissipate heat through sweating. At the same time, the skin of the scrotum is very loose, thin and quite sensitive. If you are often in a hot, humid and airtight environment, and your legs rub against each other when walking, it is easy to develop eczema.

(2) Climate Change

But when it is winter, the air is often very dry, which can cause the skin to become dry and eventually become sick.

(3) Food

In daily diet, if you consume a lot of hot and high-cholesterol foods, the viruses will be absorbed by the intestines and run throughout the body, easily inducing dampness and toxins.