Skin Allergies

How to cure Skin Allergies

As the season changes, it brings lots of irritants and reactors for us, resulting in worsening of our skin and peaks in skin allergies. During the winter season, people experience itchy skin due to dryness, which leads to chronic skin conditions like Eczema.

We are here to help you prevent and treat skin allergies and other skin problems. So not to worry, we have the latest treatment to cure your skin-related problems.

What is Skin Allergies?

When your immune system is weak and suddenly something touches your skin, it reacts to skin allergies. It overreacts and sends antibodies to help fight the overreacted allergen. This results in allergic reactions like red itchy rashes.

Common causes of Skin Allergies

It mostly takes one week to become sensitive to something after you first come in contact with it. But once you develop an allergy, you could easily have an allergic reaction.

The most common causes include:

• Metals: Nickel and other plated metals used in jewelry can cause allergies like swelling and itching.
• Chemicals Allergens: Latex, rubber, elastics, cleaning products, makeup, sunscreen, perfume. It contains chemicals, one can easily suffer from an allergic reaction.
• Environmental Allergens: Plants including poison old, ivy, sumack bug bites or other allergens found in the environment can cause Skin Allergies.
• Medications: Some medicine particularly topical medication can lead to Skin Allergy.
• Food: Consuming certain foods can lead to Skin Allergy.
• Sun Exposure: Some people have suffered allergic reactions to too much exposure to UV rays. It is known as photosensitivity.

Types of Skin Allergies

• Eczema
• Contact Dermatitis
• Urticaria (Hives)
• Angioedema
• Other rashes

Symptoms of Skin Allergies

• Skin irritation
• Burning skin
• Redness or discoloration
• Cracked or dry skin
• Scaly or thickened skin etc.

Treatment of Skin Allergies

Some skin allergies require treatment by a dermatologist.

There are three basic things to treat skin allergies:

1. Prevention
2. Home care
3. Specialist care