Why is it easy to itch when bathing in winter? What's the solution?

How often do you take a bath when winter comes? It's summer. Because of the hot weather, everyone basically washes once a day. In winter, some friends will find their skin itchy when they take a shower. Why?

? First of all, understand the causes of skin itching.

The outermost layer of human skin is what we call stratum corneum, and there is an acidic sebum film on it, which can protect and moisturize our skin. In winter, the weather is cold and dry, and the sweat secreted by our sebaceous glands and sweat glands will be greatly reduced at this time, so the sebum membrane will be obviously thinner.

Sebaceous glands are most afraid of frequent stimulation and high temperature injury. Therefore, taking a bath often in winter and using a lot of shower gel will cause normal keratinocytes on our skin to fall off excessively, which will lead to thinning of sebaceous glands and itchy skin when taking a bath.

? Second, how to solve the phenomenon of itchy skin

It is also very simple to alleviate this situation, just control the frequency of our bathing in winter. Our body has metabolism every day. In theory, we can take a bath every day, but everyone's skin condition is different, depending on the situation.

Once the skin feels dry and itchy, it needs to be reduced. Generally speaking, young people suggest taking a bath every two days in winter, and old people suggest taking a bath every three to five days. You don't have to use shower gel every time you take a shower. The weather itself is very dry in winter. It is suggested to reduce the frequency of using shower gel. For example, only one shower gel is needed for three baths, which can effectively ensure that the oil outside our skin will not be washed off.

? Third, after bath care

Finally, after taking a shower and drying your body, you can apply some body lotion and artificially add a protective film to our skin. Remember to apply it evenly to every corner of the skin.

Especially our limbs, these exposed skin are the easiest to dry and dehydrate, so it is also good to apply a little body lotion, which can effectively prevent our skin from itching and drying in winter because of the rapid evaporation of water.

My skin itches when I take a bath in autumn and winter, because I have dry skin and I don't like drinking water in autumn and winter. At that time, I thought it was because I drank too little water and my skin itched. I didn't know it was seasonal until I asked the doctor later.

At the doctor's suggestion, I usually apply various skin care lotions, and then apply body lotion after taking a shower. Daily water consumption has also increased. Basically, I take a bath almost every three or four days in winter, and the pruritus on my back gradually disappears. When I put on my clothes, it was obvious that there were almost no skin fragments.