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What Causes Rashes In Patches On Forehead?
I have small patches of a like a rash like nature on my forehead. I ve had it for 2 days and it doesn t seem to be going away. At first I thought it was acne and then it seemed to spread a bit. I haven t put anything on it. What would you recommend to treat it?
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
Hi
You seem to have developed an allergic reaction over the forehead.
Such an allergic reaction could have occurred due to excess sun exposure or due to application of any irritatant cosmetics ,hair oil or hair dye .
Take some oral antihistamines like Benadryl or levocetrizine along to relieve the associated itching and allergy.
Use a medicated sunscreen with spf more than 26 regularly before going out in the sun .Apply it atleast thirty minutes before going out and re apply every three hourly .
Dr Geetika Paul
You seem to have developed an allergic reaction over the forehead.
Such an allergic reaction could have occurred due to excess sun exposure or due to application of any irritatant cosmetics ,hair oil or hair dye .
Take some oral antihistamines like Benadryl or levocetrizine along to relieve the associated itching and allergy.
Use a medicated sunscreen with spf more than 26 regularly before going out in the sun .Apply it atleast thirty minutes before going out and re apply every three hourly .
Dr Geetika Paul
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