This or that | summer skin care | heat rash, tanning, sun burn

Here are few common summer skin conditions and ways to manage them.

✅Heat rash or miliaria occurs due to obstruction of eccrine sweat glands or ducts. This is common in summer and occurs in areas of high humidity.
☑️How to manage
▪️Cold water bath
▪️Calamine based soothing lotion
▪️Wear pure cotton clothing
if severe itching then please visit your dermatologist for treatment

✅Sun burn occurs when skin is exposed to excess high intensity UV radiation. UVB is responsible for burns.
☑️how to manage
▪️Apply soothing aloe Vera gel
▪️Do not rub ice directly as this can make injury worse
▪️avoid hot water or shower on that area
▪️moisturise with a bland emollient 3 times a day
▪️protect the area from sun.

✅ Tanning occurs due to excess sun exposure which stimulates melanocyte cells to make more pigment melanin.
☑️How to manage
▪️Sun protection is most important. Regular sunscreen application, avoid mid day sun and practise sun avoidance.
▪️Gentle chemical exfoliants with moisturisers help
▪️Glycolic acid based creams help in lightening tan.

Practise proper sun protection and wear breathable cotton fabric this summer to avoid this skin problems.

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