Parents should pay attention to the skin condition of the crumbs, especially if small pimples appear. They can occur for various reasons, including due to illness or a food reaction.
What you need to know
As you know, in children the skin is much more sensitive and thinner than in adults, so it requires careful care and, if necessary, appropriate treatment. Rashes appear quite unexpectedly, while it is sometimes difficult to find the cause of their occurrence. The most difficult thing is if there are such problems for a child under the age of one year. At this time, the body is least protected from external factors, and a reaction may occur to the drugs used, vitamins or new products. Acne on the priest in a child can look different, have any size and various colors.
Skin care
In order not to aggravate the situation, you must visit the local pediatrician. Most often, the rash quickly passes with careful observance of the rules of care, which are as follows:
- daily bathing without the use of gels and shampoos;
- systematic air baths;
- the use of drying or moisturizing agents, depending on the type of skin;
- gradual introduction of new products;
- thorough rinsing of clothes;
- timely change of diapers and underwear.
If such actions do not help, the doctor may prescribe antifungal and antimicrobial drugs, as well as drugs to relieve inflammation and itching.
Causes
Tender skin is prone to various rashes, among the most common:
- Diaper dermatitis. Inflammation occurs at the point of contact with a gauze or disposable diaper, from rubbing, humidity and lack of air baths. In addition to the rash, it is characterized by flaky or weeping areas.
- An allergic reaction occurs due to the use of inappropriate diapers, detergents, wet wipes, creams and shampoos, and a reaction to food allergens in the diet or breast milk is also possible. In this case, any location is possible. Intolerance to a particular food product most often manifests itself in inflammation around the anus.
- Candidiasis dermatitis has a fungal cause of development and appears most often under the diaper. Then, a bright red rash can spread to the legs, stomach, or back.
- Mummies are multiple pink small pimples.
How to determine
Given that ordinary prickly heat is easily confused with allergic manifestations or chickenpox, you should not self-medicate, you should immediately consult a doctor who will establish the cause of the occurrence and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
An allergic reaction is outwardly similar to a nettle burn. Most often, it can be found on the priest and cheeks of crumbs. Appearance on the legs, chin, stomach and back is also possible. It appears as red or pinkish spots, while tender skin flaky and itchy. With a systematic occurrence in one area, a weeping crust may appear.
Sweating often occurs in infants, such a small pink rash is not able to harm health, but it causes discomfort. The skin at the site of the appearance of pimples is slightly tuberous to the touch. Their appearance can provoke prolonged wearing of wet clothes or a diaper, as well as clothing that does not match the weather, in which the baby is too hot.
Acne on the baby's pope can appear both in summer and in winter. In the hot months, prickly heat is much more common. In winter, its occurrence is promoted by excessive wrapping of the baby, as well as the lack of proper hygiene. Do not be afraid of such manifestations, they should be perceived as a signal that the clothes should correspond to the weather, and hygiene should be more thorough.
Diseases and rashes
The situation is complicated if watery pimples on the baby's butt are a symptom of the disease. Roseola (a three-day fever) is quite common. It is most often found in children under three years of age. There are characteristic symptoms of the disease, the main of which is the causeless appearance of high fever, decreasing on the third day. At the same time, a pink-red rash appears on the skin. If such symptoms are found, you should immediately call a doctor.
Scarlet fever and measles also cause pimples. In the first case, a local small rash develops on the back and chest, after which there are rashes on the buttocks. Such diseases are dangerous for the child and do not tolerate self-medication. Measles is characterized by large bright rashes, starting first on the head, and then spreading throughout the body. At the same time, the temperature rises, which drops when new inflammations stop appearing.
Features
If the inflammation has arisen due to an insect bite, it is necessary to apply an anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agent to the skin area, as well as use a mosquito net for the stroller and a canopy to prevent new bites. If you have pets, you need to bathe them with a special shampoo from parasites.
Acne on the child’s pope doesn’t require the use of any means from sweating, frequent bathing without soap and regular air and, if possible, sunbathing is enough.
Rubella, scarlet fever, chickenpox belong to the category of infectious diseases, so you need to call a pediatrician, he will diagnose and prescribe treatment for the disease itself and the accompanying rashes.
How to treat acne on the priest in a child
There are many recipes that are used to relieve inflammation and get rid of rashes. Pharmacy ointments and cosmetic creams are much easier to use, but they often have a dubious composition that can do even more harm. You can independently make an inexpensive environmentally friendly product. In this case, it is only necessary to find the components, since cooking does not require a lot of time or special knowledge.
Acne on the priest in a child can be removed with a mixture of medicinal herbs. It is applied to the affected areas twice a day. For cooking, mix 3 tbsp. tablespoons of yarrow, 6 tbsp. tablespoons of dioica nettle leaves and 1 teaspoon of stinging nettle. Herbs are poured with 0.5 liters of boiling water and infused for about 40 minutes. Then the infusion is filtered through cheesecloth.
Saline solution is suitable for children from two years. The best option is to use sea salt. A sufficiently strong solution based on mineral water is prepared for this. It is applied to the skin with a cotton pad twice a day.