What to do when children have heat rash in hot weather?

(Baonghean.vn) - Heat rash is a common disease in children on hot days. If not treated promptly, it can easily lead to skin infection.

Causes of prickly heat

Hot summer weather often causes skin diseases in children, including prickly heat. Children under 3 years old are often at high risk of getting sick. The main cause is due to hot weather, children secrete a lot of sweat but cannot escape completely and stagnates in the excretory ducts on the child's skin. Meanwhile, the opening of the excretory duct is easily blocked by dust or dirt, causing the skin to appear many small, pink bumps.

Hot summer weather often causes skin diseases in children, of which prickly heat is common.

These small papules grow in clusters and often appear in areas of the skin that sweat a lot, such as the forehead, neck, back, chest, body folds, etc. Normally, when the weather is cool, this phenomenon will automatically disappear and cause no harm.

However, in some special cases, prickly heat will turn into pustules and boils, mainly in children who are not kept clean, their skin is scratched and infected. If not treated and kept clean, children are also at risk of chronic dermatitis or acute glomerulonephritis (although rare but extremely dangerous).

How to treat prickly heatby folk methods

Marjoram:Oregano leaves have a pleasant aroma, spicy taste, warm properties, contain up to 1% essential oil, in which there are many biological active substances with healing effects. This type of leaf has many natural antibiotics so it has good antiseptic effect, cleanses the skin. According to folk experience, fresh perilla leaves can be used to boil water to drink and bathe newborn babies daily to prevent prickly heat, rashes, and acne.

Indian pennywort:This is a type of leaf that has many natural antibiotics, so it has good antibacterial effects and cleans the skin. It is important to boil the plant thoroughly before adding it to the baby's bath water, because this plant has fine hairs. After bathing the baby with the plant water, you need to bathe again with warm water.

Bitter melon:Fresh bitter melon contains natural antibiotics that help clean and disinfect when used on the skin. Fresh bitter melon contains antibodies that fight viruses, prevent the spread of bacteria in skin cells, and effectively control and suppress skin diseases. This can be considered a great natural vaccine for the skin. Use 1 or 2 fresh bitter melons, crushed or cooked, put in a clean cloth bag, filter and squeeze to get the juice to bathe the baby. Bitter melon can also be combined with perilla. Wash bitter melon and perilla, chop finely, put in a blender, filter out the pulp and mix with water at the right temperature to bathe the baby. Dosage is 2 bitter melons, 2-3 bunches of perilla/bath.

Star fruit leaves:Pick a handful of fresh star fruit leaves, wash them, and soak them in salt water for 15 minutes to remove dirt and harmful insects. Boil the star fruit leaves with 3 liters of water. When the water boils, add a little salt. Clean the baby's bathtub, add warm water to wet the baby's body, then pour the water away. Then add cold water mixed with the newly boiled star fruit leaf water, remove the star fruit leaves and bathe the baby. When bathing the baby, be careful not to rub the baby's skin too hard. After bathing with star fruit leaf water, bathe again with shower gel to clean.

Mulberry leaves:Mulberry leaves are especially effective in treating prickly heat. Take a handful of mulberry leaves, wash them thoroughly, put them in a pot of water, and boil. Wait for the water to cool down, then remove the leaves and bathe your baby (you should boil a lot of water and then use that water to cool down and bathe your baby, do not add cold water).

Things to avoid when your baby has prickly heat

- Do not squeeze too much lemon into the bath water because the baby's skin can easily be irritated and damaged due to the high acid content.

- When boiling leaf water for bathing your baby, do not boil it too thick, because the starch in the leaves can accumulate on the skin, causing infection, dermatitis, and allergies for the baby.

- Do not bathe your baby with herbal water when his skin is scratched, has pus, or is red and swollen, has severe dermatitis, or has lost its protective layer; bathing with herbal water can increase the risk of bacteria entering, making the infection worse.

- Do not apply medication without a doctor's prescription. If your baby has a severe rash, whiteheads on the skin, and a thick, red rash that lasts for a long time, you should take your baby to a dermatologist for examination and treatment. Absolutely do not buy medication yourself because it can make the condition worse, not to mention the complications it can cause for your baby.

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