What is the reason for itching and peeling of the skin around the areola?

If a woman's areola is itchy and causes peeling of the epidermis, she should pay attention to it. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. For example, not paying attention to skin care on a daily basis, not paying attention to moisturizing in dry weather may cause certain skin allergies. In addition, some bad living habits and excessive cleaning of the nipples may also cause this situation. Let us learn about this aspect.

What is the reason for itching and peeling of the skin around the areola?

1. Itchy nipples during menstruation

Because the nipple belongs to the liver, the main responsibility for nipple itching lies with the liver. Due to qi stagnation and blood stasis and qi and blood deficiency, women experience unbearable nipple itching before and after menstruation or during menstruation, or pain that makes them unable to wear clothes. This condition gradually improves after the menstruation ends. This is also called "nipple itching and pain during menstruation".

Second, allergic nipple itching

Allergies such as the fabric of women's underwear and bras and static electricity, bath shower gel and soap, skin care products, clothing detergents, food, medicines, etc. can cause itching of women's areola and nipples;

3. Bad living habits

Mainly in breast cleaning, taking a bath too little, such as mites will cause nipple itching; taking a bath too much, over-cleaning the nipples, due to the damage of the oil layer secreted by the skin, will also cause itching of the female areola and nipples;

4. Rapid breast enlargement and nipple itching

For example, adolescent girls and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, due to the rapid expansion of breasts, the secretions around the nipples of adolescent girls increase sharply. If they do not pay attention to local hygiene and use poor shower gels, soaps and bra fabrics, it will cause dryness and peeling, which will inevitably lead to unbearable nipple itching. It is a normal reaction to pregnancy for pregnant and breastfeeding women to cause nipple itching caused by milk bubbles and nipple swelling.

What causes itchy and flaky areola? There are two reasons for this: one is simple and occasional itching of the nipple and areola; the other is itching of the nipple accompanied by burning, dull pain in the areola, and even pus discharge or breast lumps. The former is generally related to skin allergies, but we really shouldn’t take the latter lightly, as the consequences may be very serious!