You've come to the baby with a walk or the beach and noticed that his soft skin covered with small red rash, and he itches all the time? Most likely, he had an allergy to the sun. What it is?
Allergy to the sun in a child / istockphoto.com
Causes of allergy to the sun
Do not rush to declare the solar radiation "enemy №1». In itself it is notallergy. A photodermatosis referred to as pseudo-allergy. Where does a rash? The sun acts as a catalyst for other allergies, it reveals it, if the image on the film. By acting on the substance in the skin, UV starts a chain reaction.Most often affects exposed skin - forehead, cheeks, neck and ears. May be affected and other areas of the skin, but it occurs much less frequently.
Symptoms of an allergy to the sun:
- itching;
- rash;
- swelling;
- peeling;
- may appear small blisters.
Symptoms can take place, and then appear again as soon as the sun hits the skin.
And there may be a different reaction. Once cured photodermatosis never would not appear.
What triggers allergic to reality?
Pollen - small particles can accumulate on the skin and under the influence of the sun cause unpleasant symptoms.
Creams, lotions - certain substances in the composition of cosmetics can cause allergic reactions.
medicine - medicines may also contain substances that are activated in the sun and cause photodermatosis.
chlorinated water - often for the first time in the sun allergy parents face on vacation when the child bathes in a pool. If your baby is prone to such a reaction, it is necessary between a dip in the pool to take a shower.
Allergy to the sun in a child / istockphoto.com
How to treat?
If you suspect a child photodermatosis, you need to reduce your staythe baby in the sun to a minimum until the rash does not take place. Of course, to protect the baby from the sun in the summer is not fully released. Then cover the body to the maximum - a cap with a visor or a panama with a wide brim to ultraviolet light falling on the face, neck and ears.When medication and immediately after recovery, it is better to walk in the shade until the body can not fully recover.
If you have tried unusual for the child's makeup, do not use it in the future.
Visit the doctor to find out the true cause of the allergy. Photodermatosis not as harmless as it seems at first glance.
Prevention of allergy to the sun
Most often risk photodermatosis prone toddlers up to 3 years. But older children can make the itch and rash after a walk in the sun. What to do?
Walking in the shadow: the sun in summer can be up to 10-11 am and after 16. Then burn the risks are reduced, and the risk of allergy to the sun - too.
Give up the children's cosmetics with essential oils of orange, grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, mandarin, caraway, St. John's wort, fennel, patchouli and cinnamon bark. They can trigger allergies and even sunburn.
The sun is less use antiseptic agents - they increase photodermatosis risks.
After an illness do not try to restore the immunity of the child sunbathing, the reaction may be quite the reverse. Because the body will expend energy not immune reconstitution, and on the production of melanin.
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