Extremely dry skin: influence of climate and season on the appearance of breakouts?

Written in partnership with Dr Clarence De BELILOVSKY, Dermatologist member of the Mustela circle of experts.CLIMATE AND SEASONS: influences on extremely dry skin?The climate can have an influence on the appearance of extremely dry skin in your baby. To know how, you just need to start from a simple observation: Extremely dry skin particularly likes things that can dry out the skin, make it sweat or put it in contact with allergens. If the wind can contribute to its drying effect, humid or temperate climates are, however, not its best friends: the first can allow the skin to preserve its hydration level, the second allows you not to be too hot .• The strong point of spring: its temperatures. Neither too hot nor too cold, they are a joy. Unfortunately, it's also pollen season and the time to take care of your garden, especially by mowing the lawn. The smell of cut grass is certainly a real pleasure, but its contact is irritating. We will therefore take care to: - Do not increase the number of outdoor activities too much or minimize the duration so as not to prolong contact with pollen if your child is sensitive to it. - For the same reason, we will avoid hanging out the laundry your child outside to dry. - We prefer pants or long-sleeved t-shirts which protect the legs and arms from potential attacks. • In summer, the sun comes out more often. Very good news for the skin! Indeed, it has beneficial effects on extremely dry skin. This is the principle of phototherapy. It has even been observed that atopic eczema is less common in regions with higher UV indexes. However, be careful of sunburn and heatstroke. We will therefore plan to: - Always protect your child's skin well with a very high protection sun milk without specific baby-child fragrance, with a high index. We think about it less but even in the city, the face, arms or calves can be exposed.- Limit outings when the sun is at its peak.- Prefer activities that do not make you sweat too much1.- Apply as many times as necessary emollient care. • Autumn takes over... It's the end of the hot weather and it's not yet very cold, the pollen is no longer there. Nothing special to report... You can enjoy this sweet late season! • Winter is coming. Synonymous with cold, it seems rather to be a quiet season. And yet!- Cold air precisely: when it is pronounced, it has the same drying effect as hot air.- Furthermore, to face all the low degrees that await us outside, we sometimes cover up too much. As a result, there is a risk of sweating... and a risk of itching! If an anorak or jacket is required for your child, don't hesitate to layer soft clothing (with a vest for example) to adapt to temperature differences, once you arrive at the nursery or nanny's house! - Dry air. It also helps dry the skin. Both outdoors and indoors, when the heating is too high. Without being an enemy, winter is therefore the period which perhaps requires the most attention. However, your specific baby-child emollient treatment will always be an excellent defense. Finally, everything must also be considered depending on the region. Indeed, summer in the south is rarely the same as in the north...