Why Does My Skin Disease Easily Come Back?

Chinese medicine believes that although skin diseases are manifested on the skin, their disease origin is related to dysfunctions of certain internal organs. Therefore, the reasons that influence the functions of internal organs has a direct correlation to the health of the skin, all of which can affect the relapse of skin diseases.

The corresponding internal organs relating to the skin’s health are: Lungs, Liver, Large Intestine, Kidneys and Blood circulation (blood “heat” and blood stagnation).

One should observe logic and moderation in their diet to avoid creating imbalances between internal organs, thereby preventing the onset of opportunistic skin diseases.

During food consumption one should avoid eating or eat less hot, spicy and oily food, drink less alcohol (especially strong spirits), avoid or eat less shelled seafood. These foods can easily promote “heat” of the Intestines, Liver and Lungs, resulting in Blood Heat, allowing the “heat” to be “steamed” through the skin causing a relapse of old illnesses.

Mood swings also have an enormous influence on the skin. Chinese medicine believes the seven moods (joy, anger, worry, yearning, sorrow, fear, and fright) play a vital contribution to the origin of disease onset. Especially through chronic stimulations of feelings of anger and sorrow which adversely affect the function of the Liver resulting in nervous tension. At the same time, because the Liver has the importance of both digestion and toxin removal functions, if the function of the Liver is weak, it will also weaken the digestive ability, thereby allowing the Intestines to accumulate toxins and build up “heat”, leading to the expression of toxins by the skin and relapse of old illnesses.

Try to avoid bad stimulation of skin. Firstly, one should avoid prolonged exposure to the strong intensity of the sun’s rays. You can use your favorite method to conceal and protect your skin. Secondly, avoid using very hot water to shower or bathe, because hot water will cause the skin to be dry and encourage Blood “heat”, thereby injuring the skin metabolism and relapse of old illnesses. One should be cautious about choosing and using external oil applications. Avoid oils that are incompatible to your skin type.