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When a child’s face turns into a “red apple” in winter, it reminds you of a few things, don’t be careless.

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Recently, because it is winter, many parents have come over and asked, why are their children’s faces always red, like apples? We adults are not like this. What is the reason? Is it a normal physiological phenomenon, or is there any other sign?

If you think about it carefully, winter seems to be a special season for children. No matter whether the child is indoors or outdoors, his little face always turns red without warning.

When parents see this scene, they tend to become anxious, worried that their children are sick or blushing for some other reason. Take last week, for example, a friend brought her child to my house for a visit. When she entered the door, I reminded her that the child's face was red. The friend was so nervous that she immediately asked me for a thermometer to measure the child's temperature because she was afraid of getting sick... .

Under normal circumstances, parents all know that there are two main situations when children blush. One is that the child is sick, has a fever, and the body temperature increases, and the child's face will become red; After a lot of exercise, the blood flow speed increases and the whole body becomes hot, so the face looks red. Parents can directly judge whether their children are cold or hot, as well as their emotional level, based on their children's faces.

However, children often blush in winter. Sometimes, children's blushing does not seem to be caused by excessive exercise or fever. Therefore, this makes it more difficult for parents to judge their children's physical condition, and they cannot accurately and timely understand their children's specific conditions.

Winter is a very special season for children. It is cold, dry and has a changeable climate. Children's physiological conditions are different from adults, so their bodies respond faster to such relatively harsh climate conditions. Here are some ideas for parenting parents on how their children tend to blush in winter to help them “get rid of the redness” on their children’s faces.

① Children’s skin is relatively fragile, and if it is not moisturized well, it will become chapped when the cold wind blows

Some parents will find that after winter, adults are not as prone to breakouts as their children’s faces. A large part of the reason for redness is that adult faces have relatively strong sebaceous glands and a thicker stratum corneum. The face usually secretes oil to help moisturize, so it has better defense against cold and dry environments. However, children's skin is characterized by a thin stratum corneum and less oil secretion, so the moisturizing ability is not strong.

In winter, when the temperature is low, the precipitation is low, and the weather is prone to dryness, if the child goes out to play without applying skin care lotion, the cold wind will take away the moisture from the skin, which will easily cause chapping. . The specific manifestation is that the child's face is red, rough and uneven to the touch, and looks like an "apple". However, this is an early warning that the child's face has not been moisturized and is too dry.

② When the child's skin is heated, the capillaries on the face dilate and become red.

In winter, children's faces become red, which mostly occurs indoors. Sometimes, parents will find that taking their children out or ventilating the room properly can alleviate their children's blushing. This is because when the indoor temperature is too high, the child's face is heated and the capillaries expand, so the face looks red and hot. However, when a child leaves a room with a relatively high temperature, or the room is ventilated and the temperature is lowered, his skin will be affected by the normal surrounding temperature and will slowly return to a stable state, showing a normal skin color.

③The child did not take good measures to keep warm, and was stimulated by the cold air and became red.

In winter, the temperature is low, and the wind is as sharp as a knife. In an extremely cold environment, if children go out and do not take good measures to keep warm, their cheeks will be prone to tingling and redness when stimulated by the cold air. In fact, children in normal plain areas are fine. They experience relatively short winters and rarely blush when exposed to cold. Like some colder areas, children's faces are always prone to blushing.

If your child's face is red, in fact, as long as it is not caused by eczema, chilblains or other skin problems, it is okay to be red occasionally. However, some parents feel that their children's cheeks will be red, which affects the whiteness of their skin and makes them look unsightly, so they do not want their children to have red faces in winter. Therefore, here are some tips for parents to prevent their children’s cheeks from turning red in winter.

① Pay attention to keeping your children warm. The weather is cold in winter, and the stimulation of the cold environment affects the blood circulation, making the skin easily activate the early warning mechanism and make the face look red. Therefore, parents should pay attention to keeping their children warm, especially when taking them out. They should wear scarves, hats, and masks. These basic methods of keeping warm can help protect their children's faces from the irritation of cold air.

② Moisturize the child’s face. Children's skin is delicate and not very resistant to irritation. The weather in winter is dry and the temperature is too cold, which can easily affect the health of the skin. Therefore, it is recommended that parents moisturize their children's skin every time they wash their face and apply more moisturizing cream to relieve their children's dry skin.

③ Healthy diet and strong physique. The physical condition of children affects their response to the harsh environment in winter.

Parents should pay attention to the maintenance of their children's health and ensure that their children have a balanced diet. They can eat more fruits and vegetables and less spicy food to help their children's skin stay healthy.

Topic discussion: Does your child’s face get red easily in winter?