Because hormones are affected during pregnancy, pregnant women's body produces a variety of physiological changes, which ultimately, skin problems always arise, for example, grow pimples, stretch marks, itchy skin and pigmentation, etc., often become pregnant mother trouble headache, so what are the best way to care for and prevention of bad skin? The following explain the most common skin problems and care of pregnancy to relieve skin discomfort.

1. Pimple - the first 3 months of pregnancy due to hormonal changes during this period, with oil saturation increases on the face, the pores become enlarge, which result in the formation of grown pimples. Although pimples problem does not affect the fetus, but can cause embarrassing appearance and emotional upset to mothers, when the pimples are often squeeze improperly can lead to scarring, which will be more difficult to cure. Care: use fresh cool water and slightly acidic (pH values of 5.5-7) to wash face twice a day, after applying emollient oil supplies. If need medication, mothers should know whether a product contains A acid, because these contain ingredients cause teratogenic. Avoid the sun and make-up, where necessary, use sunscreen cream, and use cosmetics that do not block pores of the skin.

 

2. Stretch marks - during pregnancy is common to be seen area of breasts, lower abdomen, thighs or buttocks and other places, show purple or pink stripes, these are call stretch marks. According to statistics, about 8 percent of pregnant women in first pregnancy, stretch marks will appear. Care: Since the beginning of pregnancy, a day after a bath, moisturizing lotion containing skin moisture and elasticity can be maintained, and appropriate massage to promote metabolism, are effective in preventing or reducing the formation of stretch marks. In general, the stretch marks will gradually fade as the post-partum stage.

 

3. Toxin in fetus- during pregnancy the body fails to adapt to the changes brought by the new life inside, having difficulty to load the sudden increase in food intake and excretion, causing the temperature in the body to rise, result in such as constipation, skin rash and skin flushing. Care: is advice to drink soup that can help diminish the heat effect. Dry itchy skin in winter can be serious, so it is important to keep the skin moist, use more moisturizer free of chemical composition, wearing cotton clothes, and so can relieve the itchy skin problem. Bath time should not be too long and the water temperature should not be too hot. Drink plenty of water to add moisture in the skin.

 

4. Pigmentation - about 90% of the pregnant mother will be the phenomenon of skin pigmentation, this is a very troubled to women who always want to look their best, especially those who have areola pigmentation, moles and freckles. This signs will continue into the post-partum period and will gradually improve. However, different for each pregnant woman's physique, recovery also varies, some pregnant women can be restored to the pre-state, but there are also some who may not restore completely. Care: To prevent skin colors deepen, sunscreen procedures are essential, using SPF30 or higher sunscreen products can effectively protect the skin from UV rays.