Get To Know The Causes And How To Overcome Redness Rates In Baby's Skin Folds

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JAKARTA - The reddish season that often appears in the baby's skin folding area is due to poor sweat flow. If not overcome it can cause infection.

If it is often red in the folding area, it is indeed a bad sweat flow. Babies also sometimes have shorter necks, so we can't see the baby's neck. So it's usually often red because the sweat is piled up there," explained dr. Ignatia Karina Hartanto, Sp.A quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, March 1.

Deeper, Ignatia explained that by buildup of sweat in the folding area of the baby's skin, it will pose a risk of bacterial infection or fungal infection. The fungal infection itself has the characteristic of redness in the sweaty, itchy, odor, and abrasions area because it is often scratched.

Not only bacterial infections or fungal infections, rashes on neck folding can also arise due to skin folding that friction with each other continuously.

Generally, this condition is still safe and can be handled alone at home. So parents don't need to worry when the rash appears.

However, if the baby seems often itchy and uncomfortable, parents need to evaluate this condition further by visiting a child's dermatologist.

As a treatment measure, the redness rash can also be overcome by the use of baby-only skincare. When a baby has a rash in the folding area and feels itchy, parents can give a special lotion for the baby in the area.

If, for example, the baby looks uncomfortable, a lotion can be given to make it cold. We can see how the response is. And it's best for the baby not to be given powder, right. The veil creates a risk of being inhaled by the baby. So we really don't recommend powder products," said Pediatrician Ignatia.