What to do if your skin is dry in autumn and winter

The skin is prone to dryness in autumn and winter. Many women like to use some skin care and hydrating products to care for their skin for the sake of beauty. However, dryness in autumn and winter is inevitable. The weather is cold and the water evaporates quickly. No matter how many things you use, it is useless. In addition to using facial cleansers and skin care products, we can also solve it from the aspects of food and medicine. So what should we do if the skin is dry in autumn and winter!

For the treatment of skin pruritus, Western medicine mainly focuses on calming the itching. If your skin is already dry and itchy, remember not to scratch the affected area, as this will only make the itching worse and cause the area to expand.

Maybe everyone has had this experience: sometimes when you suddenly enter a warm room from the cold outdoors, or when you take off your thick coat and lie down in bed before going to bed at night, your skin will suddenly feel itchy under the stimulation of cold and heat, and you can't help scratching it, but the more you scratch, the more itchy it becomes, and the more you scratch, the more severe the itching becomes, creating a vicious cycle.

Moreover, scratching is likely to damage the skin and increase its reactivity. If you scratch too hard, it may cause dermatitis or leave pigmentation and lichenification, which will make it more difficult to treat.

So in many cases, if the itching is not very severe, try to endure it and don't scratch it casually. You can use some moisturizing products on the dry and itchy areas.

If the itching is severe, you can also apply some anti-itching ointments/lotions with cooling ingredients such as mint (such as calamine lotion, cyproheptadine cream, triamcinolone urea ointment, etc.) to relieve the symptoms and gradually return the skin to normal; or you can use a towel soaked in cold water for local cold compresses to relieve the symptoms of itchy skin.

In terms of oral medication, people with dry skin can take cod liver oil capsules three times a day, one capsule each time. Oral administration of multiple vitamins (such as Clindamycin and Centrum tablets), calcium tablets, etc., also has a certain auxiliary effect in the treatment of itching.

When common itching symptoms occur, you can take non-sedative drugs such as astemizole and cetirizine during the day, and take sedative antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine and cyproheptadine half an hour before going to bed at night. If the itching all over the body is unbearable, you can take anti-allergic drugs such as phenergan or cyproheptadine to relieve the symptoms.

The situation is more complicated when it comes to topical medications, and the medications need to be selected based on the different conditions of the patients.

Itchy skin on face

Back of the neck, back, limbs, back of hands, back of feet

Chest, abdomen, buttocks

Armpits, umbilicus, groin

Pay special attention to the fact that when skin itching occurs, do not use some hormone-containing topical ointments such as Psoriasis Cream, Wuji Cream, Fuqingsong and other corticosteroid creams at will.

This type of hormone drug may be very effective when it is first used, and certain skin symptoms may disappear quickly after one application. However, after long-term use of this drug, it is very likely to cause skin abnormalities in the application area.

Side effects may include secondary infection, folliculitis, capillary dilation, hormonal dermatitis, skin atrophy, pigmentation, and women may also experience serious reactions such as increased hair growth.

When facing the problem of dry skin, it will mostly cause skin itching. Such patients can apply some non-irritating medicines and ointments on the itchy skin, such as Psoriasis Cream and Wuji Cream, which are helpful for skin care and can prevent skin atrophy and pigmentation. Dry skin is normal in autumn and winter. In terms of medication, you must prescribe the right medicine for the right condition, do not use drugs indiscriminately, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.