What causes peeling of the palms?

What causes peeling of the palms? Is there something wrong? Here is what is going on with peeling palms. Come and learn why your palms peel!

What causes peeling of the palms?

Why are my palms peeling?

The cause of peeling palms is still unclear, but because it is often accompanied by excessive sweating of the palms, some people believe that it is related to poor sweating. Some people also believe that it is related to fungal infections in other parts of the human body, such as tinea manuum and pedis. This peeling phenomenon will occur on the palms of patients' hands in late spring, summer and autumn every year when the temperature is high and the humidity is high. This is because the stratum corneum of the epidermis separates from the underlying epidermis.

At first, some small white spots appear on the palms, and then gradually expand to form dried blisters of varying sizes. A layer of whitish stratum corneum appears on the surface, which can naturally break and fall off like a layer of translucent thin paper. If it continues to fall off, what will be left behind is a large area of ​​pink new growth that looks like a map. If you tear it off without waiting for it to fall off naturally, bleeding and pain will occur. In addition to the palms, the same peeling can also occur on the toes.

Why are my palms peeling?

Peeling mainly occurs on the palms and fingers. It is usually not painful or itchy. This situation is usually caused by lack of nutrition in the body, which leads to peeling of the palms. Many people may not know much about peeling palms, especially some children who often have peeling palms, but parents do not understand the cause and always don’t know what to do. The following is an introduction to what causes peeling of the palms. I hope it can help you.

There are many reasons for peeling fingers, and the most common one is allergy caused by touching irritating chemicals. Chemicals can irritate the hands, causing peeling and even dermatitis. If you often do housework, especially when handling various cleaning products without wearing gloves, you may encounter this problem. Moreover, everyone's situation is different. Some people will experience allergies and peeling immediately when they come into contact with chemicals, while others will not experience obvious allergies even after using them for many years. If this is the case, just try not to touch such items and wear rubber gloves when you do.

Some skin diseases can also cause peeling of fingers, such as tinea manuum caused by fungi and psoriasis. At this time, you should go to the hospital for examination. The type of medication to be used for treatment should be determined according to the condition of the disease. Do not take medicine casually on your own.

Types of peeling palms:

1. Peeling

Symptoms: White skin peels off on the surface of both hands, without itching or inflammation.

treat:

1. Doctors point out that this is the most common and most likely symptom of hand keratin exfoliation in early autumn. Although it affects appearance, it generally does not require treatment. It will heal on its own after 2-3 weeks as long as you avoid contact with irritating chemicals such as soap and hand sanitizer.

2. Can be combined with oral medication treatment: Apply Chinese medicine Cang on the palms and take vitamin C at the same time.

2. Dry dermatitis

Symptoms: White skin peels off on both hands and cracks on fingers.

treat:

1. Dry peeling in early autumn is most common in young and middle-aged women and is related to frequent hand washing with soap. You should reduce the frequency of hand washing, avoid using alkaline soaps and hand sanitizers, and try to wear gloves when washing clothes.

2. Go to the hospital or pharmacy to buy medicine and other antiseptic washes for external application.

Three: Ringworm

Symptoms: Peeling occurs first on one hand and then spreads to both hands. The palms appear erythematous, inflamed, and itchy, and most patients with tinea manuum also suffer from tinea pedis.

Treatment: Because tinea manuum is contagious, you need to go to the hospital for early diagnosis and treatment, and insist on applying the special ointment prescribed by the doctor.

4. Dyshidrosis

Symptoms: Red blisters appear on both hands at the same time, with severe itching.

Treatment: It is related to sweaty hands and sensitive constitution, and requires external or oral medication under the guidance of a doctor.

To sum up, I hope everyone can understand why the palms are peeling. The treatments for peeling palms caused by different causes are also different. Therefore, if symptoms of peeling palms occur, you must go to the hospital for examination in time, confirm the cause, and then receive timely treatment.

What to do if your palms peel

1. During the blister stage, the main treatment methods should be astringency and antipruritic. You can apply the Chinese medicine Fu Kang Jie ointment externally, or you can soak in 10% alum solution.

2. Use medication to protect the newly grown epidermis except during the peeling stage. You can apply Fu Kang Jie ointment externally.

3. For patients with dry skin, thickened keratin and small cracks, moisturizing and anti-cracking Fu Kangmei ointment can be applied externally. In addition, be careful not to tear off the stratum corneum that has not been completely peeled off, so as not to cause pain or bleeding.

4. For more serious or recurrent cases, you can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications: 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of yam, 10 grams of Cornus officinalis, 10 grams of Moutan bark, 10 grams of Alisma orientalis, and 15 grams of Poria. Add water to 15 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata and 30 grams of Tribulus terrestris, boil and drink. Generally, 3-5 doses are enough to see results.

5. Apply vitamin C injection to the affected area twice a day, for a course of 3 days. It has a good effect on the recovery of skin lesions.

6. Patients should also maintain an optimistic mood, avoid mental stress and emotional excitement, and try to avoid contact with alkaline detergents. Can prevent the occurrence of this disease.

7. Chop the ginger into pieces and soak it in white wine for 24 hours. Then apply it to the affected area 1-2 times a day. The effect is very significant.

8. In addition, you should also pay attention to personal hygiene and keep your palms clean at all times.

The above is what the editor has brought to you about why the palms are peeling. I hope it will be helpful to you! For more guides, please continue to pay attention to the fortune-telling section of Dream Interpreter’s Fortune Telling Website!