Skin is the most sensitive part of our body. Exposure to air, pollution, insects and other environmental factors makes it prone to allergies. It’s hard to notice when an insect bites you, so you’ll know you’re allergic only when you start to itch and your skin turns red. While some allergies do not spread throughout the body, many can make your entire skin itchy very badly. To understand more about skin allergies, let’s take a look at the causes, symptoms, and ways to treat them.
Why do skin allergies happen?
Skin allergies start when your skin comes in contact with any type of allergen. It can be an insect, a plant, air, pollution or other antigen. When skin comes into contact with an activator that causes it to splinter, our immune system reacts and a skin rash occurs, which may or may not spread throughout the body. Skin irritations and allergies often occur when trying new skincare products, some other allergies that trigger skin allergies are:
soap
chemicals
insects
flower
Temperature
pollen
poison oak
wax
drugs
sun rays
detergent
Expired Cosmetics
What are the symptoms of skin allergy?
While the primary way of detecting an allergy on the skin is a rash, there are several symptoms that can occur when our skin becomes allergic. Our skin receives either some or all of the following systems when allergies develop:
Itching
burning sensation
redness
swollen area
raised bumps
flaky skin
broken skin
skin inflammation
How to diagnose skin allergies?
Apart from the visible signs and case taking, patch testing is the way to diagnose the causes of red and itchy skin. A doctor applies a small patch containing various allergens to an adhesive sheet and applies it to the person’s back for 48 hours. After removing the patch, they test the changes in the patch for 72 hours and see how your skin reacts.
How to treat skin allergy?
Medicine: Your doctor will often prescribe preventive medicines, such as antihistamines, to prevent the onset of symptoms.
Cream: You can use ointments containing flurandrenolide, diflorasone diacetate, or fluocinonide to relieve swelling, cool the skin, and stop itching.
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