What medicine should children use for prickly heat?

Children's metabolism is much faster than that of adults, and they sweat a lot. Because babies' skin is very delicate, they may get prickly heat in hot seasons. Prickly heat will make the skin very itchy, and babies have poor control ability. If they scratch the prickly heat area with their hands, it will induce infection. So what medicine should be used for children's prickly heat?

First, what medicine should be used for children's prickly heat? Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Gentamicin Injection are very effective in treating baby's prickly heat. These two medicines can only be purchased at clinics and cannot be bought at pharmacies because they are prescription drugs. How to use: When bathing your baby, add a few drops of Huoxiang Zhengqi water. Note that the water temperature should be slightly lower than the usual bathing temperature, and the water should not be too much. Use a towel to wipe the water off the baby's body, then dip a cotton swab in gentamicin and apply it to the area where the baby has prickly heat. If you only use Huoxiang Zhengqi water, you can directly mix Huoxiang Zhengqi water and water in a 1:1 ratio (suitable for children over one year old), and then apply it to the affected area.

Second, precautions: Do not use alkaline soap to bathe your baby. If your baby has prickly heat, using alkaline bath products such as soap will aggravate the condition, so it is best to use clean water when bathing your baby. It is best to dress your baby in pure cotton clothes. The material of the clothes is pure cotton, which is suitable for the baby's tender skin. At the same time, pure cotton clothes have good breathability and water absorption, which is very good for babies who are prone to prickly heat.

What medicine should be used for children's prickly heat? The above content introduces it, and you should also pay attention to the fact that it is best to dress your baby in loose clothes. Although tight clothes look good, they are not breathable. Sweat cannot be discharged in time, which will breed bacteria, cause prickly heat and even infection. The water temperature should be lower when bathing a baby with prickly heat. If your baby has prickly heat, the water temperature should be higher than usual when bathing him. Too hot water will irritate the skin, especially the area with prickly heat, which will cause itching and scratching, thus damaging the skin and causing infection. Have your baby wash his hands and trim his nails frequently. If you scratch an itch with hands that have bacteria on them, you will bring the injured bacteria to the affected area. If your nails are long, they will scratch the skin, and there are many bacteria in the nails, which can easily cause infection. Therefore, as a parent, you should wash your baby's hands more often and cut his nails more often.

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