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Eczema in babies often occurs after the baby is born until the age of one year. Acute eczema may present with dry, flaking skin condition. Or sometimes a small lump that is long so watery. When skin eczema becomes a chronic condition (several times relapse), the baby's skin tends to thicken, darken, also appears dry and becomes scaly with coarse lines.
Until now, experts are still studying how eczema in babies can occur. However, so far eczema is believed to occur because of a combination of genetic factors (heredity) and environmental factors or diet. Eight out of ten children whose parents have a history of eczema will experience the same condition.
Various triggers of eczema in infants
When your baby has eczema, your initial reaction may be, “What did my baby have been eating, eh?”. In fact, eczema in infants is not only triggered by food allergies. Things that look trivial below can also trigger eczema in your baby.
1. Dry skin
If your baby's skin is too dry, scaly, rough, this can increase your baby's risk of eczema. Dry and scaly skin will make your baby feel itchy and want to keep scratching it. Give a moisturizer or special oil for the baby to keep the baby's skin moist.
2. Detergents, soap, and shampoo
When washing your baby's clothes, choose a good detergent for your baby's skin or that is specific to sensitive skin. For example that is not too many chemicals. If necessary, rinse your baby's clothes three to four times. To take a bath, choose non-perfumed soap and shampoo with a neutral pH level.
3. Skin infections
Bacterial or fungal infections can increase the risk of eczema in infants. Call your pediatrician immediately, if your baby has it. The doctor will prescribe antibiotics and anti-fungal drugs to reduce the infection. The sooner you treat the cause, the sooner you can control eczema in the baby.
4. Clothing material
Synthetic materials such as polyester, nylon, and rayon can make your baby sweat more. Sweat can trigger the occurrence of eczema on sensitive skin of the baby.
We recommend that you wash the clothes you just bought for your baby before use. It is important to help get rid of dyes or other chemicals used by the manufacturer. Choose to clothe made from soft and absorb sweat for your baby, for example cotton with 100 percent content.
5. Saliva
Does your baby often lick or bite his own lips? Or your baby still often drool? This habit can cause your own baby's saliva to trigger skin eczema around the mouth. To prevent eczema on the cheeks, chin, neck, and mouth of your baby, apply a moisturizing ointment before your baby eats or sleeps.
You should also install a special cloth on the neck or chest of your baby so that it can more easily clean up the baby's saliva when he drooled.
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