Pink lichen is a skin disease that has an infectious-allergic nature. Today it is believed that the main cause of rashes is a viral infection. During the ailment, pink rounded peeling spots appear, which are localized on the body. Pink lichen may appear on the face. It is believed that the disease is not transmitted from person to other people, although people living nearby often begin to get sick at the same time. The transmission of infection occurs through the patient’s personal belongings (washcloth, comb, towel, etc.)
Pink lichen: treatment with folk remedies
The manifestation of the disease begins with the appearance on the skin of a large, with a coin, birthmark oval shape. After a week, a rash of many small pinkish spots occurs that cover the surface of the chest, back and limbs. The rash is most pronounced on the sides of the body, on the hips and shoulders. During the disease, peeling in the middle of the spots is characteristic, which resembles tissue paper. The duration of the disease is from one and a half to two months.
Most often, pink lichen occurs in children in adolescence. Usually the disease goes away by itself, but in order to alleviate the course of the “pink lichen” disease, treatment with folk remedies should be combined with taking medications.
Itching and inflammation can be reduced by applying decoctions of herbs. Sage, calendula, mullein, gerbil, chamomile and plantain are of great benefit in this type of skin damage. Their therapeutic effect on the skin is confirmed by scientific research. Many experts have proved the beneficial effect of chamomile pharmacy on pink lichen, which is effectively treated with tea and compresses from a decoction of this herb.
To alleviate the condition of the patient, you can lubricate his skin with kefir or sour cream. Sour-milk products must be applied to sprinkled areas of the body a few minutes before showering. Thanks to their effects, the skin is well softened and inflammation is relieved. Wash only with cool or warm water and mild soap. After taking a shower, the body should be lubricated with a high-quality moisturizer.
Before getting rid of pink lichen, it is necessary to cancel intensive sports, as well as physical activity and exclude the possibility of overheating of the skin. After all, these factors can only aggravate the patient's condition.
To quickly defeat pink lichen, treatment with folk remedies includes taking oat baths. To do this, you need to prepare a warm bath and add 300 grams of ground oatmeal to it, as well as optionally pour a half-liter mug of milk into it and drip a little essential peppermint oil. Such baths from oats should be taken every other day.
Despite the fact that the effectiveness and reliability of folk remedies has been tested and proven by generations, they have a side effect in the form of an allergic reaction. Or their properties in some cases may be useless. Therefore, you should consult a doctor before trying to cure pink lichen yourself.
Treatment with folk remedies should be combined with a diet and products containing various allergens should be excluded from the diet. You should not eat food that will irritate the gastrointestinal tract. Smoked products, pickles and marinades, chocolate, coffee, strong tea and, of course, there should be no alcohol are contraindicated. You should also stop smoking.
In complex cases of pink lichen, when the foci of disease become large and spread throughout the body, patients are prescribed antibiotics and antiallergic drugs for prevention . Local treatment is performed using suspensions and creams containing hormones of the adrenal cortex.