Alert, Cigarette Smoke Can Cause Skin Irritation In Children

Children's Skin (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Cigarette smoke and air pollution in big cities can actually have an impact on the health of sensitive children's skin. Pediatrician dr.

"It's the same as the free radical will transfer to the baby's skin and it can cause itching on the skin, it can cause irritation, so it doesn't just cause asthma which we call passive smoking," said doctor dr.

This University of Indonesia graduate said free radicals such as cigarette smoke and air pollution can cause good bacteria in the skin to turn into bad bacteria and attack child's skin barriers.

Children also become easily sick because damaged skin causes the pores to enlarge so that germs and bacteria can easily enter the body.

In addition to smoking habits, the habit of choosing soap with a lot of foam also does not affect skin hygiene.

A lot of force, said haphazard, does not guarantee that the child's body is clean from germs. So it takes parental attention to choose child soap which is not too much foam to maintain the health of the skin.

"We don't need foam to clean it, we know that for small children, there are even many products that don't work too much, they can maintain the health of the child's skin, so it must also be considered," he said.

In the habit of bathing you also recommend getting enough twice a day with cold or warm water and don't shower too often in a day because it can make the layer of natural oil on the skin disappear.

If the child is seen painting his body, it's a good idea not to immediately give itching drugs. Make sure the elimination of itching causes of the product used, the environment and food.

However, if the child continues to scratch until it interferes with sleep and becomes a tantrum, calm suggested being taken to the doctor for further examination.

"It looks like the skin is red, not lost using the product, wait for 7 days to get worse, you have to take him to the doctor for further help," concludedvillage.