“How to take care of "housewife's hands"

　　these middle-aged female Mainly when doing housework, my hands come into contact with too many soaps, soaps, hand sanitizers, dishwashing liquids and other washing supplies, and they are washed repeatedly and many times, which makes the hands dirty. skin The cuticle is washed away. The stratum corneum of the skin has the function of locking water and reducing water evaporation. Especially in autumn and winter, the weather is drier and water evaporates easily, so the symptoms become more serious.

　　Most housewives will find that when they are young, no matter how much housework they do, their hands are still in good shape. However, symptoms of dryness and peeling will appear immediately after entering menopause. Because this is not only excessive exposure to detergents, but also has a certain relationship with changes in human endocrine, and may even be affected by thyroid and estrogen levels. Therefore, women who are approaching menopause or are already in menopause are very prone to this situation.

　　In order to relieve the symptoms, in addition to avoiding contact with washing products, the most important thing is to minimize contact with water. Otherwise, no matter how systematic treatment is, it will not help. If the symptoms are mild, you can use some topical drugs that can enhance the skin's healing function and promote skin repair, such as cod liver oil ointment, urea ointment, etc.

　　If your hands are severely dry and chapped, oral medication should be used, such as vitamins A, D, E, etc. If the condition is more stubborn, you need to take oral retinoic acid drugs, and consider supplementing appropriate amounts of related hormones, such as estrogen, but you need to be reminded that the medication must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.