Most Common Skin Conditions in the United States And Their : Causes and Symptoms

Living in the United States, you can   understand how frustrating the heat can get during the summer. You start getting all sorts of irritating spots on your skin.
Don't be afraid. Most of such skin problems are common and very easy to treat. Summer is the worst timd to have skin problems 
Common skin problems and their causes

• Chickenpox: A skin rash with blisters

The virus identified as varicella zoster, more frequently called chickenpox, makes a skin rash of scratchy blisters on the face which spreads down to the back and chest. It's typically accompanied by a sore throat and fever. Even though immunization is available, chickenpox is still very common in kids under age 12 years.

• Rubella: Red spots spread around the skin: Another viral skin rash which affects kids and adolescents is rubella which is also called German measles. This measles causes a spotty rash that spreads like chickenpox starting from the face down. This skin rash can be very itchy. Other symptoms may include swollen glands, sore throat, fever, headache, and runny nose.

• Hives: sudden, prickly skin bumpsUrticaria, also identified as hives, is a skin rash which comes on suddenly and can cause pale, itchy, or pink inflammations on your skin, and stings or burns. This skin disorder can occur everywhere on the skin. Over 20 percent of individuals may experience hives once in their life. Hives can last for only a few days or in some cases, a few weeks. They may be triggered by an allergic reaction either to a medication or food.

• Prickly Heat: A skin rash that itches

Prickly heat, or heat rash, as its called causes red skin that itches and stings. Small skin bumps can form as well. The heat rash is triggered when sweat is blocked in your skin pores. This is a relatively common rash in infants, but can take place at any age. The skin condition typically forms where skin brushes against the skin, just like in skin folds of the breast, neck, groin, and underarms.

• Rosacea: A red rash located on the face

Rosacea is relatively common, and the skin condition typically occurs on faces of adults. Some symptoms of rosacea include inflammation or redness of the nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin. Tiny blood vessels can be seen on the inflamed skin surface, along with some pimples and skin bumps, though may not be related to acne breakouts. It only appears the face.

• Eczema: Red, blotchy and itchy skin

Another term for eczema is dermatitis or an inflammation of the skin. This inflammation causes the skin to be itchy and dry. Scratching the area makes the skin red and irritated. Eczema is not infectious, and common triggers can include soaps, detergent, wool, as well as synthetic fibers.

• Contact Dermatitis: The skin rash triggered by allergy or skin irritation. Contact dermatitis may be triggered by allergy-causing substances or irritating substances that come in contact with the surface of the skin. Irritating substances are common and may include acid, solvents, and detergents. Allergic dermatitis is usually caused by cosmetics, poison ivy, and medications that are used on the skin. The rash that contact dermatitis causes can appear as skin bumps, red skin, blisters, sores, scales, or crusts. Itching is common.

• Prevention

To help prevent rashes, identify and avoid things that irritate your skin and use only lotions and cosmetics that have hypoallergenic compounds.
Other methods that might be useful include showering at least twice every other day and using warm water rather than hot water. Also use gentle cleansers instead of harsh soaps, and practice patting the skin dry rather than rubbing.
Learning some relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation can also help reduce stress as it aggravates many kinds of rashes.