How is the leg itching?

The skin of the calf is always itchy and chapped in winter, which is caused by the dry climate in winter, thin calf fat and not much oil support.

It is important to point out here that the legs are dry and itchy. Due to cold weather, windy weather, dry climate and other factors, the secretion of human sebaceous glands began to decrease, and the skin was easy to dry, so the number of patients with itchy skin increased significantly.

Dry and itchy calves are very common, and sometimes they will be scratched unconsciously. Excessive scratching can cause secondary dermatitis, and the skin of the calf will leave an ugly color. And calves are often scalded.

If you want to protect your calves from injury, you should adjust your skin cleaning habits in winter, reduce the number of baths, especially hot baths, and control them at 1~2 times a week or reduce the use of shower gel. Because the skin that washes off sebum will be drier, resulting in a vicious circle.

Even if you take a bath, you should try to rub or clean your calves with cleaning products as little as possible, because hot water and alkaline bathing products will "wash" the oil off your skin. The skin on the calf will become drier and itchy.

When rubbing the calf, the strength is less than cleaning other parts of the body to ensure that the outer skin of the calf is not destroyed. If some elderly people have obvious persistent or repeated itching, it is often the external manifestation of systemic or visceral diseases, and they need to go to the hospital for diagnosis. Both men and women, try to apply some deep moisturizing oil to their calves every two or three days to protect dry skin. This is more helpful for moisturizing oil to penetrate into the upper layer of skin and achieve the purpose of moisturizing.

You can use natural essential oil or vaseline to keep warm, which is also the key to prevent dry and itchy skin.

In terms of diet, drink plenty of water and supplement enough vitamins, calcium and minerals. In addition, a reasonable diet can improve your physique and delay skin aging. Eat more alkaline foods, such as vegetables, fruits, bean products, milk, etc. Can make skin delicate and shiny.

Animal fat contains the oil needed by human skin. Eating too much is bad for the human body, and eating less will "lack oil" and be bad for the skin. So nutrition balance is the key.

For the treatment of skin itching, western medicine mainly focuses on calming and relieving itching. If the skin is dry and itchy, remember not to scratch the affected area, so as not to scratch more and more, which will expand the scope.

It is suggested that if the skin is only slightly itchy, it can be treated with some topical drugs (cod liver oil ointment, urea ointment, etc.) that do not contain hormones and have moisturizing effect. Optional). If it is severe itching and obvious large area rash, or if the skin has dermatitis symptoms such as redness, ulcer and exudation, don't choose drugs for treatment without authorization. You should go to the hospital immediately and use topical and oral drugs under the guidance of a doctor to avoid further deterioration of your condition.