Skin Care During Pregnancy: Many changes take place in the body during pregnancy and due to these changes, even our skin, the largest organ of the body, does not remain untouched. During pregnancy, along with hormonal changes, physical changes also occur in a woman’s body, such as; A woman has to face physical problems like dry skin, spots on the skin, acne and stretch marks etc. during pregnancy. All these problems can be reduced with some home remedies. Let us know, what are these tips;
Why does skin become dry?
During pregnancy, the skin gets stretched a lot and due to the stretch, the skin becomes thin and dry. Due to which the skin itches.
Problems like spots and warts occur on the face due to hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy.
During pregnancy, the skin also becomes dry due to lack of water in the body. During this period, lack of nutrients in the body can also be a reason for the skin becoming dry and rough.
If a woman has a medical history of skin diseases like; If you have eczema or psoriasis, it may worsen during pregnancy. This also causes itching in the skin.
Take care of your skin like this
While bathing, moisturize your body first instead of pouring water directly on the body. For this you can use;
Take some milk in a bowl, add some curd, honey and ghee to it and prepare a moisturizer.
After this apply it on your skin and massage.
After the massage, soak a small towel in warm water and rub your skin gently.
In this way the dead skin from your body will be removed.
Use lukewarm water for bathing. Use the oil only on wet skin after bathing. This way your skin remains moisturized for a long time.
If you have more problems with dryness, use oil or other moisturizers twice a day, and especially moisturize the abdominal skin, where there is more stretch.
Do not scratch your skin with nails, this can cause scars and infection on the skin. Applying cotton cloth to the skin gently can cause itching.
Avoid going out in the sun, if you do go out then use sunscreen. Then go out.
Take care of diet and sleep
Include nutrients, vitamins, minerals in your diet and drink plenty of beverages. Keep the amount of water balanced. Water keeps your skin hydrated.
Include yoga and exercise in your daily routine, it helps you in staying physically and mentally healthy and balances the problems happening in your body. Apart from this, get plenty of sleep, sleep is like a good medicine for your health.
Even after these treatments, if you do not get relief from dryness or itching of the skin, then consult a doctor, use some kind of medicine or cream only after consulting the doctor.
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