Health and family
The insect repellent is one of the best allies for our skin. It is advisable to use it in humid or excess heat environments.
The use of insect repellent can avoid allergies or skin infections. (Free Press Photo: Shuttersock)
Guatemala is a country with A very varied climate and hot regions. In many places, insects can be a reason for discomfort or even infection of diseases such as Dengue, allergies either skin infections.
“The insect repellent is a topical barrier that we apply in our skin to protect ourselves from insect bites, parasites (mites), which can cause diseases at the cutaneous level, ”explains the dermatologist Rolando Falla Santizo.
The use of repellent for insects is important, it explains failure, because sometimes insect bites can be so harmful that cause secondary allergies and infections due to the pruritus and scratch.
“We must know how to recognize your age and type of skin of each person,” explains the professional. According to failure, these are some of the mistakes we make when using repellent for insects and leading to hypersensitivity or allergy to the product or sun exposure.
- Use repellent when the skin is hurt or irritated: This can aggravate the status of the skin and be counterproductive to the person’s health.
- Ignore if I am allergic to a product compound: Before using a product on the skin it is important to know if it can generate complications or allergies of any kind.
- Mix the repellent with other products: It is recommended, for example, not mixing the repellent with blockers. Instead, you can use a product that fulfills both functions. However, in case of not having it, the sunscreen can be applied 30 minutes before the repellent.
- Use repellent for insect bites: It is important to remember that the use of repellent is not only to avoid moskine bites in open atmosphere. For example, if a person sleeps in a hotel it is advisable to use repellent to avoid mites.
- Use repellent with blistering diseases: Tympoose diseases such as herpes, varicella or pénfigo do not allow the use of repellent.
Failure recommends applying the repellent only in the skin avoiding mucous areas such as eyes, ears, nose, mouth. The use is recommended before exposing themselves to wooded areas, beaches, wet or excess heat environments.
In Guatemala, many regions meet these characteristics, especially places where tourist activities such as Escuintla, Santa Rosa, Petén, Izabal, Huehuetenango, Alta Verapaz, among others are carried out.
However, its use also applies to areas within the city, with gardens, patios or swimming pools.