How to Care and Protect Your Skin During Spring and Summer for Vitiligo Patients?

Vitiligo as a skin disease can develop and expand all year round, but it also has certain seasonal characteristics. In particular, spring and summer are the seasons when vitiligo develops more. So for vitiligo patients, how to care for the skin in the spring and summer?

First of all, vitiligo patients must pay more attention to exercise related to the skin. From years of clinical experience, more skin-strengthening exercises can enhance our skin's ability to adapt to seasonal changes better and faster. For example, sunbathing and massage are good ways to exercise, but of course, sunbathing should be careful not to expose to the sun for a long time, otherwise, it will be detrimental to the condition.

Secondly, patients with vitiligo need to keep their skin moisturized. People's skin tends to become dry in spring and summer, so don't bathe too frequently. In general, the water temperature is suitable and not too hot. Try not to rub the skin too hard. Note that it is best not to use soap that is too alkaline, otherwise, it will not only easily Destroy the skin surface, reduce the sebum that is not much, and make the skin drier, so it is more prone to itching, chapping, etc., which is not good for the condition of vitiligo.

Thirdly, the patient’s dress should be as soft as possible. If the clothing is too tight and the material is too hard, it may lead to itching and redness of the skin and even breakage. This is why? Because the body and clothes, or clothes and clothes between the constant friction, furthermore generate static electricity, and static electricity will stimulate the skin leading to damage. Patients can choose cotton, silk, and other clothing that is not easy to generate static electricity to do underwear, shirts, etc. This can play a protective role on the skin to prevent stimulating the development of the disease, inducing vitiligo isomorphic reaction.

Fourth, do not expose your skin to much to the sun. In summer, the sun shines directly on the ground, increasing the intensity of irradiation, which can cause skin inflammation after exposure to the sun, especially on the head, face, and other exposed areas will lead to damage to melanocytes, losing the ability to produce melanin. The white spots are easily blistered, peeled, and aggravated by the sun.

Fifthly, do not wound the skin. The probability of summer skin scratch, burns, and mosquito bites increases in the summer, vitiligo patients must pay attention to avoid accidental injury, because the skin tissue damage caused by trauma can lead to melanin loss.

It should be noted that although spring and summer is the season when vitiligo disease is prone to attack and spread, at the same time it is also favorable time for vitiligo treatment. The body's metabolism starts to become vigorous in spring and summer, blood circulation is accelerated, drugs are more easily absorbed and utilized, timely treatment can make vitiligo get more effective control, and treatment difficulty will be reduced accordingly.