Reasons Why You Itch After Bathing

Some persons itch after bathing for different reasons. Some of these reasons could be due to underlying health conditions.

Cleansers, soap, and water can remove the skin’s natural oils that keep it supple and prevent dryness.

When a person takes a hot shower, the soap, and water strip away the skin’s oils, which can cause the skin to feel tight and itchy. In extreme cases, the skin may even crack or bleed.

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Here are some reasons why you itch after bathing;

1. Cholinergic Urticaria

People with cholinergic urticaria typically have high blood pressure and asthma.

An increase in body temperature can result in cholinergic urticaria, a type of hives.

Your body temperature can be increased by taking hot baths, working out, eating spicy food, or sleeping with too many blankets at night. People with cholinergic urticaria may also have hives while under intense emotional stress.

The cholinergic urticaria hives are similar in size to a mosquito bite.

2. Aquagenic Urticaria

Another rare kind of hive is aquagenic urticaria (AU). When water comes into contact with the skin, hives appear.

The water does not have to be hot for hives to appear. The cause of aquagenic urticaria is unknown. Many scientists believed that water and sebum in the skin create a compound that causes an allergic reaction.

3. Hodgkin lymphoma

Cancer of the lymph nodes is called Hodgkin lymphoma. This type of cancer makes the lymph nodes appear in the chest, groin, armpits, and neck.

One of the major symptoms of Hodgkin lymphoma is itching. The body fights off cancer by producing cytokine cells. Itching occurs when these cells enter the skin’s nerves.

4. Polycythemia Vera

This is a bone marrow condition called polycythemia vera (PV). This causes red blood cell production to increase. The body releases immune cells that produce histamine which causes this condition. Because PV patients have thicker blood, they experience blood clots and itchy skin.

5. Winter Itch

Another name for “winter itch.” is xerosis. Environmental factors affect your skin’s ability to produce sebum, an oily, waxy material.

The sebaceous glands of the skin produce sebum to protect your skin and keep it hydrated.

During the winter, dry, warm air in the house can deplete the skin of sebum. Long, hot showers and baths worsen this. Hot sun and windy conditions can cause the skin to dry out.

6. Dry Skin

Dry skin lacks moisture and may feel tight or itchy, especially after a shower. Cleansers, soap, and water can remove the skin’s natural oils that keep it supple and prevent dryness.

When a person takes a hot shower, the soap, and water strip away the skin’s oils, which can cause the skin to feel tight and itchy. In extreme cases, the skin may even crack or bleed.

7. Eczema

Eczema refers to skin inflammation that can lead to itching and excessive dryness. It is a chronic condition that can also cause a rash or bumps on the skin.Eczema may feel even more itchy and uncomfortable after bathing or showering when the skin lacks natural oils. Scented body washes, soaps, and the hot water from the shower may also trigger itching.

8. Reactions to skin care products

Many people enjoy using scented cleansers, soaps, and hair products in the shower. However, these products can trigger allergic reactions in some people, leading to itching and other symptoms.

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