Causes of cracked ear roots in babies

In fact, everyone knows that baby's skin is very tender and smooth. However, with the arrival of autumn and winter, many mothers have discovered that their babies have cracks at the base of their ears. In fact, the main cause of this situation is chapped skin. When encountering chapped lips, it is easy to affect children's daily life. So, do you know what causes cracks in baby’s ear roots?

Chapped skin is a common skin disease among children in autumn and winter. It usually manifests as dry, thickened and peeling skin on the hands and feet. The baby's skin will have some cracks along the skin grain, which vary in depth and length, and are often accompanied by bleeding and tenderness, seriously affecting the child's normal learning and exercise. Skin lesions caused by chapped skin are more likely to occur on the fingers, palms, heels, and outsides of the feet where the skin stratum corneum is thick or frequently rubbed, and often occur on both sides at the same time.

Chapped skin is mainly caused by friction or chemical stimulation on the hands and feet. In addition, the weather is cold in winter, which causes children's capillaries to contract and sweat glands to secrete less. The hands and feet have no hair to keep warm and no sebaceous glands, which causes the skin to become dry and easily lose moisture. The skin becomes thickened and loses elasticity, resulting in chapped skin. Children have a poor sense of self-protection and their hands and feet are often active, so chapped skin is very likely to occur.

In addition, children generally have more picky eaters and lack vitamin A and vitamin B. The nutritional imbalance that causes skin cracking is also the cause. They may also develop skin cracking due to hand and foot eczema and fungal infections.

What to do if your baby's skin is chapped

1. Every time after washing your baby's hands and face, don't be afraid of the trouble, be sure to apply moisturizing oil for your baby. If your baby drools often, the skin around his mouth will become red. You need to clean his cheeks and then apply moisturizing oil. Vaseline and children's cream are very popular among mothers.

2. Do not bathe your baby too often in winter, the water should not be too hot, use special bath gel or nothing at all. After bathing, you can apply some oil to moisturize. When playing outside, make sure your children wear gloves to avoid being exposed to cold air.

3. Feed your baby more foods rich in vitamin A, because when the human body lacks vitamin A, the skin will become dry, so eggs, pork liver, cod liver oil, soybeans, peanuts and other foods are the best choices.

4. The air in the baby's environment should also be kept fresh and moist, which is conducive to the recovery of the baby's skin.

5. If you find that your baby's hands are chapped, you should first soak the hands in warm water (slightly hotter) for a few minutes. After the chapped skin on the baby's hands softens, use non-irritating soap to wash off the dirt on the baby's hands. After drying your hands, apply hand cream. It doesn't hurt to apply more. In addition, if there is water on the baby's hands, wipe them clean before going out, and apply hand cream and wear gloves to prevent chapped hands.