Vesicular eczema presents as itchy patches of skin-colored blisters. It often results from sweating. Discoid eczema presents as scattered and well-defined plaques. It can result from dry skin, scratches, and contact dermatitis. When an irritant or allergen comes into contact with the body, the immune system turns on and produces inflammation , causing the symptoms of eczema.
Allergic contact dermatitis is a condition that occurs when an allergen touches the skin. Some common causes of allergic contact dermatitis include poison ivy, nickel, and rubber gloves.
Allergic contact dermatitis appears as redness, swelling, and blisters. If the blisters break, they may harden, and then the skin may peel. Some people may have sensitivities to fragrances found in personal hygiene products such as soaps, moisturizers, shampoos, and conditioners. Harsh chemicals in cleaning supplies may also cause the skin to peel after exposure.
It is always best practice to use rubber gloves to avoid skin contact with any chemicals. Treatment for eczema includes :. Psoriasis is a condition that occurs as the result of an overactive immune system.
It leads to inflammation of the skin. The inflammation can appear as raised plaques or scales on the skin. When psoriasis appears on the hands or soles of the feet, healthcare professionals refer to this as palmoplantar psoriasis.
Learn more about psoriasis on the hands here. One example is tinea manuum, a fungal infection that often starts on the palms and may spread to the backs of the hands and fingertips.
It causes rash-like sores, which can peel. Learn more about tinea manuum here. Researchers think that skin peeling is tied to other body-focused repetitive behaviors.
Body-focused repetitive behaviors are addictive, giving the person some sense of relief in some way. This is all just informed speculation, though. Part of the reason for the research gap is that psychodermatology — a field that, as the name implies, focuses on the point where dermatology and psychology overlap — is a relatively new area of research, and one the psychology establishment has only started to take seriously fairly recently.
The American Psychological Association also seems to have given psychodermatology its blessing as well, with a cover story about the field in its February Monitor of Psychology. In certain cases, peeling is less of a sensory experience than it is a mental one. Mouton-Odum says. For example, you might be under the assumption that if you peel old skin off, new skin will grow back, or you might think that the skin is dead and therefore has to be picked off.
It's actually better to let your skin molt on its own , because peeling can result in scarring. The action can also be emotional, and people actually feel a sense of relief or sense of pleasure from pulling or peeling the skin, she says. And then, some people will say that peeling is just a habit and it doesn't do anything for them. Suzanne Mouton-Odum , PhD. To be clear: just because you like to peel sunburn doesn't mean that you have a disorder. However, skin-picking can get so compulsive that it becomes clinically diagnosable.
Skin-picking disorder, also called excoriation disorder , is defined as recurrent skin-picking that results in lesions or damage, significant distress, or functional impairment. Technically, it's listed in the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual, the guide clinicians use to diagnose mental illnesses, as an "obsessive compulsive-related behavior," Dr.
So the short answer is no. You can't heal the damage, because "once the skin is burned, there is not much you can do to prevent it from peeling off; the cells are damaged, so it is safer for them to come off anyway," says Rabach.
However, you can tend to the skin with gentle, nonirritating moisturizers to soothe the areas while they are in the process of healing. Here are some natural lotions for sunburn relief. Again, these will help soothe the skin as it's healing and may help temper inflammation; however, they won't necessarily speed up the healing process itself.
And as Rabach reminds us, just take it easy for a while. Finally, if the burn is severe enough, you may want to see your dermatologist or doctor. We may sound like a broken record at this point, but you should really just let your skin do its thing and heal itself with time.
Exfoliation, be it manually peeling or with a physical exfoliator , will only cause more irritation to the area. Faber agrees, as trying to lift the skin off yourself will only make the process go on for longer. Exactly what you were trying to avoid in the first place. You likely know the answer to this one, but it's worth stating again: Use SPF appropriately. You should use a safe mineral sunscreen a few of our faves , here , apply at least a shot glass-worth, and reapply every two hours or after getting out of the water.
Wear a wide-brimmed hat, stay out of the sun between 10 a. If you have a sunburn, it may be painful and annoying, but your best course of action is to let your skin heal itself: Do not pick it or peel it yourself. You can, and should, apply soothing moisturizers to the skin to help with inflammation, but other than that? Let time heal it.
0コメント