What causes hair follicle infection?

Infection of hair follicles can lead to folliculitis, which is also a common skin disease in life. It is mainly a purulent inflammation caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. In the early stage of the disease, it may be red papules, and papular pustules may appear in the end. Patients will experience pain symptoms. There are many causes, which are related to the lack of attention to personal hygiene. In addition, excessive oil secretion, staying up late and endocrine disorders may cause this disease.

What causes hair follicle infection?

Folliculitis is mainly caused by the infection of hair follicles by pathogenic bacteria, which triggers a series of inflammatory reactions. We all know that insufficient sleep and high stress levels in daily life can cause physical discomfort. These include itchy skin, redness and swelling, excessive oil secretion and even inflammation of hair follicles.

In addition to endocrine disorders, excessive skin cleansing or exposure to chemical products can also cause the same skin problems. Traditional Chinese medicine generally believes that folliculitis is caused by excessive liver fire, excessive moisture in the body, and wind-heat.

1. Other conditions such as irregular diet, vitamin deficiency, gastrointestinal dysfunction, etc. may also lead to the onset of folliculitis.

2. Certain primary diseases: such as hormonal dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, acne, itchy skin diseases, diabetes, chronic lesions, etc. are often accompanied by folliculitis to varying degrees.

3. Corticosteroids damage the skin's ecological environment: one of the typical symptoms of hormone residues under the skin and "withdrawal rebound" after stopping hormone use is bacterial and fungal infection.

4. Skin immersion: such as constant sweating, constant stimulation by various liquids, and failure to clean in time, which can clog the pores and cause inflammation.

5. Skin damage caused by excessive pulling and friction of hair, so we would like to remind all beauty lovers not to excessively perm or dye their hair.

How to treat folliculitis

Be mindful of your diet

People suffering from folliculitis should remember that they must not eat spicy, greasy or irritating foods, as this will have a great impact on the symptoms. Sweet foods that can cause getting angry, such as melon seeds and chocolate, are also not allowed to be eaten. Drinking alcohol must also be prohibited, but you can eat more vegetables and fruits to increase the vitamins in the body, clear the stomach and intestines, and facilitate defecation. In addition, some foods, such as bitter melon, chrysanthemum tea, and mung bean soup, have a good effect of reducing heat and can be eaten during illness. In general, you should avoid certain foods.

Work and rest routine

In addition to paying attention to diet, it is also very important to maintain a regular schedule, because irregular work and rest time and habits will have an adverse effect on the treatment of folliculitis. Therefore, during the illness, you must pay attention to keeping a regular schedule and develop good work and rest habits, and pay special attention not to stay up late.

No scratching

For patients with folliculitis, scratching is a major cause of secondary infection. Many patients worsen their condition because they can't help scratching. Therefore, you must remember to resist scratching. If you scratch involuntarily when you sleep at night, you can put on gloves before going to bed. In this way, even if you scratch unconsciously, your fingernails will not break the skin, and the impact on the disease will not be significant. This is an effective way to avoid secondary infection of folliculitis.

Oral Chinese medicine

Scutellaria baicalensis and Coptis chinensis root 15g each, tangerine peel, licorice, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Forsythia suspensa, puffball, mint, bupleurum, platycodon grandiflorum 6g each, Bombyx batryticatus and Cimicifuga heracleifolia 3g each, honeysuckle, Viola yedoensis, and wild chrysanthemum 9g each. Take 1 dose daily, decoct in water and take the juice in 2 doses.

3g each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes lancea, Polyporus umbellatus, Alisma orientalis, and roasted licorice, 6g each of Poria cocos and Taraxacum mongolicum, 4.5g of Radix Trichosanthis, and 1.5g of Angelica dahurica. Take one dose daily, decocted in water.