What should I do if my child gets prickly heat?

It is a common problem for children to get prickly heat, and parents should not ignore it. They should help their children solve it effectively and relieve their itching symptoms. They can give their children a mint bath or use peach leaves to help them bathe to relieve the symptoms of prickly heat.

1. Mint bath

In summer, when you walk into the park or on the ridges of the fields, you will find clusters of fresh and faint green plants that exude a special fragrance, just like green clouds, which is pleasing to the eye. That is mint. Mint can green the environment and provide people with an ornamental purpose. Because it contains volatile oils, the main components of which are menthol, menthone and menthyl acetate, it is also effective in preventing and treating prickly heat. Mint bath is mainly used in clinical practice. The recipe uses 150 grams of fresh mint, boiled in water for bathing, suitable for both young and old.

2. Peach Leaf Bath

Using peach leaves to prevent and treat prickly heat is an ancient folk remedy that is still very popular in Japan and Taiwan. The method is to dry the peach leaves in the shade and put them in a bag. When using, take 50 grams and soak them in hot water to bathe the child, which can prevent the occurrence of prickly heat. If the prickly heat condition is severe, boil peach leaves into juice and add it to the bath water, or directly apply it to the affected area for better results. When boiling peach leaf juice, the ratio is: 100 grams of peach leaves and 1000 milliliters of water. Boil it until only half the amount of water remains. Because peach leaves contain tannins, they can quickly dissipate prickly heat and have the effects of detoxification, anti-inflammation, pain relief and itching.

3. Mugwort bath

In summer, a kind of lush mugwort can be seen everywhere by the rivers and hillsides. Rinse the dust and dirt on the leaves, add a large amount of water and boil them for half an hour, and use the boiled water to bathe the children. It can not only prevent and treat prickly heat, but also prevent the occurrence of other summer skin diseases and play a role in moisturizing and beautifying the skin.

Tips:

1. Liushen Pills: Grind a few pills, mix with vinegar, and apply to mosquito or centipede bites. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

2. Ten Drops of Water: can be used to prevent and treat prickly heat. Adults can apply it directly to prickly heat. Infants and young children can be bathed after adding a few drops of water to the water.

3. Vitamin B1: Crush 5-10 tablets of this medicine into powder, add warm water for bathing. The vitamin B1 remaining on the skin will emit a special smell that scares mosquitoes away.