Rash on Face - Chicago,IL

My baby gets the same thing ..it can be caused by her having sensitive skin and the acids in the foods she is eating.

My son would get this from eating strawberries so we stayed away from them until he was more than a year and then he was fine. He also got a rash from carrots and sweet potatoes. He is almost 3 and still doesn't eat those two things. Also sweet and sour sauce and ranch dressing caused a little swelling and rash. He can eat those now and is fine. I would get swelling on my lips from salty foods. so it could just be a reaction from the spices. You could put a little vaseline of something on her cheeks before she eats so that the food doesn't come in direct contact with her skin. That might help.

I am sure it is a sensitivity or allergy as others have suggested. However, just to be sure, talk to your doctor. I have Lupus which shows with a rash across the cheeks and nose. You would just want to know about anything like that early.

a lot of foods have acids that can irritate the skin, tomatos, the vinegar or whatever it is in ranch, etc... my son would end up with red wherever the food was in contact with for a few minutes. Wash her up and i would put some aquaphor on the rashed area. If it blisters then its definitely more sensitive than it should be and I would look into it with the ped. Try the aquaphor and if its gone in a few hours or the next morning I wouldnt really worry about it unless other symptoms develop like swelling or blisters. to prevent it try to add a thin layer of aquaphor around her mouth before dinner to make a barrier between the food and skin that could help. I LOVE aquaphor its made so many little rashes, ezcema flar ups just go away.

If you read the prior responses to mine, they're all different.

So, my recommendation is to make an appointment with the pediatrician and to find out exactly what the cause is.

My guess is that it's either a sensitivity to something, or it's eczema, but because it's close to the mouth, you really should talk to the pediatrician (or a Dermatologist) about the safest way to treat it.

Our daughter has eczema around her mouth, and we use a lotion recommended by the Dermatologist (over the counter) - our daughter loves eating it (23 months).

Good luck. Chances are, it is nothing serious and will begin to go away once she starts being less of a messy eater.

Keep a watchful eye out to what it is she's eating when the rash appears. It may take awhile but switching up on food may give you a chance to see when and with what it gets better. Try cleaning up with a warm cloth as so as food gets on her face to see if that helps. And ditto on all the other advice and suggestions.

I do not know what you use to wipe her face, but remember never to use a packaged wipe. Instead use a warm baby towel. Her face is probably very sensitive.

M.,

My name is J. and I'm no doctor but hydrocortizone (Target brand) works better than lotion. Just be careful around the mouth area.

Have you asked the Dr. about any allergies or allergies to what you are wiping her with (wipes, soaps, etc)?

Is she licking that area of her face constantly?

I haven't had to deal with the face rash so I'm just throwing mother questions out that may help.

J.

Sounds like maybe a food allergy, or an allergy to something coming in contact with that area.

My son has some minor skin issues, and his doctor actually prescribed hydrocortisone for it. We use the ointment because it's gentler than the lotion. The lotion can actually sting and cause additional redness, we found out by trial and error.

I would probably just call the pediatrician and see what they have to say, unless you can identify the source of the irritation by process of elimination.

Poor thing probably has sensitive skin! Try Aquaphor - worked great for both of my kids.