What should I do if my child has prickly heat?

It's hot in summer, and the most annoying thing is getting prickly heat. Because of the hot weather and excessive sweating, the hair follicles become blocked and become inflamed, causing prickly heat to appear on the body. Children love to exercise and run around, and if they don't wipe off the sweat on their bodies in time, they will keep getting prickly heat. In fact, you don’t need to worry too much about getting prickly heat. The editor will teach you what to do when you encounter prickly heat. Come and learn a few tricks.

1. Take a bath and change clothes frequently

If prickly heat mainly appears on the body, then you need to take more showers and maintain good cleanliness. It should be noted that the water temperature should be adjusted appropriately during bathing, neither too hot nor too cold, so as to reduce irritation to the child's skin. It is recommended to drop a little floral water in the bathtub, which will be more effective. Secondly, try not to use soap or rub the prickly heat area violently to prevent skin damage and infection. After rinsing, wipe your body with a clean towel and apply anti-prickly heat powder to relieve the itching caused by prickly heat.

In addition to taking a bath frequently, you should also change your clothes frequently. It is recommended to choose cotton, soft clothes that are not too tight. Loose styles are preferred to reduce the friction of clothes on the body.

2. Haircut

If there are more prickly heat on the head and neck, then shave your hair shorter, or comb your hair back to leave room for the forehead. If it is a young child, you may shave the head bald, but be careful to prevent colds. After styling the hair, you should also trim the child's nails to prevent scratching the prickly heat and causing secondary infection.

3. Adjust the indoor temperature

The reason why children get prickly heat is mostly related to the indoor environment, so you might as well adjust it through air conditioning. When using air conditioning, it is recommended to set the temperature at around 26 degrees and the humidity should be less than 60%. In addition, you should open the windows of the house frequently to ventilate and let fresh air surround your baby.

The above are solutions to help children get rid of prickly heat. Parents should pay attention to their children’s sweating, remember to wipe their children’s bodies from time to time, or put a layer of sweat-absorbent towel on their children’s backs to prevent prickly heat from growing more rampantly. When the weather is hot, you can make some mung bean soup for your children to relieve the heat and inhibit the spread of prickly heat.