How to treat itchy skin after swimming

Itchy skin after swimming is quite common in life, especially in some public swimming pools. There are some bacteria and viruses in public swimming pools, which may cause some allergic reactions on the skin. When this happens, you must take a shower immediately and thoroughly clean the skin. You can also use sweat steaming to relieve it, apply some anti-allergic drugs, etc.

1. How to treat itchy skin after swimming?

Take a shower after swimming

Unsanitary swimming pools can mainly lead to three types of skin diseases, including fungal skin diseases, molluscum contagiosum, and plantar warts. Among them, fungal skin diseases are mostly transmitted directly in swimming pools. In addition to skin diseases, viral upper respiratory tract infections, external ear canal infections, intestinal infectious diseases, etc. may be transmitted in swimming pools. Doctors recommend that swimming time should not be too long, and the whole body must be thoroughly washed with clean water after swimming to reduce the risk of skin diseases.

Sweat steam for 20 minutes after swimming

When steaming, you will sweat a lot, which can help remove the dirty swimming pool water remaining in the skin pores, promote body metabolism, and help excrete toxins from the body. Sweating for 20 minutes after each swimming can prevent skin allergies and red bumps. Attention! Be sure to drink plenty of hot water when sweat steaming, so that the detoxification will be faster.

Apply anti-allergy medication

If the skin itching and red bumps are severe, you can buy anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic topical medications, which usually improve after 2-3 days of application.

2. What to do if skin allergies occur after swimming

If you have skin allergies after swimming, don't panic. Once an allergy occurs, you should stop using all cosmetics to give the skin some buffer time. If you usually use hypoallergenic skin care products, you can continue to use them. If it is the first time or an occasional sensitivity occurs, and you do not usually use hypoallergenic skin care products, then you should choose special skin care products with anti-inflammatory and sedative effects, and use them after washing your face with clean water.

If redness persists, you should go to the hospital for desensitization treatment. You can also soak cotton or gauze with injectable saline and apply it to sensitive areas of the face. This injectable saline has high safety and good penetration, and has the function of reducing swelling, reducing redness, and stabilizing the skin. Generally speaking, the redness and swelling will disappear after a few days.

Piminxiao Capsules: dispel wind and dampness, clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and relieve itching. It is used for acute and chronic urticaria, acute eczema caused by wind-heat syndrome or wind-heat and dampness syndrome.

Levocetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets: Indications: Treatment of allergy-related symptoms of the following diseases: allergic rhinitis (including seasonal persistent allergic rhinitis and perennial persistent allergic rhinitis) and chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Levocetirizine hydrochloride oral solution: Indications include urticaria, allergic rhinitis, eczema, dermatitis, pruritus, etc.