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How to treat skin burning that occurs, particularly in the morning?

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Published At December 8, 2022
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 32-year-old male, and for the last six months, I have been experiencing my skin burning in the morning. It happens mainly in the mornings, and my skin, especially from the neck and above, hurts by burning for about one to two minutes. After this, it stops.

What makes it weird is that it mostly happens when I am home. It rarely happens when I am traveling.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and understand your concern.

Having gone through the information provided from your end, it appears as urticaria. This is a hypersensitivity reaction of the skin to any pollutants or allergen which is present in the atmosphere, which could be due to multiple reasons, including:

  • Hypersensitivity following sun exposure, which, as you mentioned, is less when you are outside, which may also lead you to other causes leading to the hypersensitivity reaction.
  • Allergy to food items.
  • Due to stress, changes in the temperature, allergic materials at home, and reaction to skin care products, including soaps or face washes.
  • Following a bath or shower wherein there is a change in the temperature within one's body leading to the formation of burning sensation, sometimes mild rashes, redness, tingling, itching sensations, which usually lasts for few minutes to hours and then recovers completely but has also a tendency to recur depending on the exposure to the particular allergy.

Because this is a hypersensitivity reaction that occurs within one's body, which may usually be present at birth but may also develop later in adulthood, there is no complete cure. Therefore, the only main idea here is to avoid the allergen.

I suggest you consult a specialist, discuss with them and start taking the medications with their consent.

1. Tablet Fexofenadine 120 mg and Montelukast 10 mg can be consumed one hour before going to sleep at night after dinner daily for one month. This helps reduce the reaction and burning sensation that occurs following exposure to a particular allergy.

2. Cetyl alcohol daily cleanser may be used, a mild cleanser to wash your face.

3. Capsule Omega-3 once daily after breakfast for one month. This medication helps strengthen immunity and helps fight any allergic responses within one's body and for overall body health.

4. Tablet Ascorbic acid 500 mg may be consumed after breakfast in the morning. This medication is an antioxidant that helps in case of sun exposure to protect his skin and reduce the chances of itching and inflammation.

5. I would also suggest you use sunscreen at home and while going out to protect your skin and avoid inflammation and redness. Sunscreens are to be applied from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when the UV radiations are more even while it is cold or when it rains, as UV radiation is more during this time. Sunscreen must be applied at least 20 minutes before going out or after washing and cleansing your face in the morning, even at home. They must be reapplied every two hours while at home and going out on top of the existing layer without washing them off till 5:00 p.m.

6. Aloe vera gel may be applied in the morning and at night in case of a burning sensation, as they have a soothing effect. In the morning, this gel needs to be applied after cleansing your face before applying the sunscreen, after which sunscreen may be applied after one minute.

7. It is essential to take note of any allergens, including while having a particular food item or following bathing or sun exposure. The allergy must be avoided to prevent burning sensations. In the case of stress, management of stress is also important

As I have mentioned, due to it being a hypersensitivity reaction within one's skin, they may not be a cure for the same. However, they usually stop appearing eventually as one grows older and may be managed each time they recur.

I hope the details provided above were informative and provided clarity.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty
Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Venereology

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