With the widespread use of skin care and beauty products, while they bring comfort and beauty to people, the number of dermatitis patients caused by cosmetics has also increased year by year, seriously affecting people's physical and mental health and quality of life. What is cos

With the widespread use of skin care and beauty products, while they bring comfort and beauty to people, the number of patients with dermatitis caused by cosmetics has also increased year by year, seriously affecting people's physical and mental health and quality of life.

What is cosmetic dermatitis

Cosmetic dermatitis refers to the lesions of the skin and its accessory organs caused by people using cosmetics in daily life. It is a group of clinical syndromes with different clinical manifestations, different diagnosis and treatment principles. Simply put, skin lesions that meet the following conditions are cosmetic dermatitis☟

① There is a clear history of exposure to cosmetics before the onset;

② The primary site of skin damage is the site where the cosmetics are used;

③ Similar skin diseases caused by non-cosmetic factors can be excluded ;

④ There is a clear relationship between the severity of skin lesions and the concentration and time of contact;

⑤ Recovery will occur quickly after the cause is removed.

How to treat cosmetic dermatitis

In fact, the treatment principles of cosmetic dermatitis are relatively clear:

① Trace the cause, remove the cause, and stop using all cosmetics;

② Focus on local treatment, that is, topical sedation, antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, convergence, and growth White and other therapeutic drugs. If necessary, take orally chlorpheniramine , vitamin C, vitamin B6, prednisone (short-term application) and other drugs.

The specific treatment methods are as follows:

General treatment

Avoid scratching: can cause the skin to continuously suffer mechanical stimulation and damage, and even cause infection.

Avoid scalding in hot water: Otherwise, the redness and swelling of dermatitis will increase, the permeate will increase, and the condition will be aggravated.

Avoid washing with soap: Highly alkaline soap is a chemical irritation to the skin and can aggravate dermatitis and eczema .

Avoid irritating foods: Spicy foods such as pepper, wine, strong tea, coffee, etc. can aggravate itching and easily aggravate or relapse dermatitis.

Medication treatment

(1) First find the cause and remove the cosmetics . If allergic reactions such as itching or burning occur, it is not advisable to wash your face with hot water and soap.

(2) Internal treatment is mainly to relieve itching and desensitization . Anti-allergic drugs, such as chlorpheniramine, can be taken orally.

(3) Local external treatment:

① When erythema, edema, or blisters occur, first use 3% boric acid solution for cold wet compress, and then apply zinc oxide oil externally;

② When there is only mild burning pain and itching, apply silicone cream or external application Vitamin B6 cream;

③ In addition to silicone cream and vitamin B6 cream, zinc oxide ointment and black bean oil ointment can be used for chronic dermatitis;

④ Acne dermatitis, external application of compound sulfur lotion , or 5% to 10% peroxide Benzoyl Cream.