So my 1 yr old has been having this redness for about two weeks. I called doc and they were not sure what it was. he has no other rash. he has been teething up a storm and eating lots of fruits. somone told me when they teeth their saliva changes. could this be causing irritation along with all the fruit he is eating? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this.
He is probably drooling because of the teething, and the drool is irritating his skin. I remember all kids of teething related rashes and irritations.
Yup, I was pretty much going to suggest what One and Done said! Whenever my kids have weird face redness (always in the winter from runny noses!) then I slather on some Vaseline or Aquaphor right before bed. That way it takes longer to get rubbed off and by morning it looked better! I just did it for as many nights as it took to be gone!
After he's sleeping, go in and dab some Aquaphor on the corners of his mouth. I'll bet the redness is gone by morning!
I used to do that when my son would get that red mustache from wiping his nose and it worked GREAT--but I had to do it at night because he hated it.
Good luck.
I've always been told this is an allergic or intolerance reaction to something, usually to a food or something that's drunk. The corners of my lips will get red and crack and form ulcers if I drink hot green tea; apparently, I am sensitive to it.
The other thing is he could have a defiency in folate acid or iron, which will cause redness and cracks in the corners of the mouth/lips.
You can put something on it to help it heal up and go away, but until you find the underlying cause of why it's happening and stop eating or drinking the offending thing, this will keep on happening. It's like putting a Band-Aid on something; until you figure out what's causing it, you can put as many Band-Aids on as you'd like, but that's not going to help cure the problem.
My granddaughter, 11, gets this if she eats watermelon and doesn't wash her face right away. It's an allergic reaction to the juice running down her face. Wash his face really well after eating and apply a moisturizer and see what happens.
Parenting is often a matter of trial and error. Each child is different.
i agree with the good advice below. I would also add that some fruits are drying and irritating to my son's skin if not wiped off or rinsed off after eating -- usually citrus fruits or tropical fruits like pineapple or mango...
so i would just rinse his mouth after eating fruit and reapply moisturizer or sunblock....
There is also a chance of a vitamin deficiency. Are the corners of his mouth split like little paper cuts or just red? I remember getting that from time to time when I was little. If thats not it, I would definitely do the moisturizing thing. You can even use some chapstick, that would probably work well also.
