What to do about chicken pox itch

  During the rash period of chickenpox, a large number of papules, herpes, crusted rash will appear on the body, inevitably there will be itching symptoms at the rash, itching severe people will unconsciously scratch, broken rash herpes and sweat mixed together, more likely to lead to skin infection.  At this time, pay attention to, to wear loose fat clothes, itching serious place to use furnace glycerin lotion rub can play a role in anti-itch, dry, astringent. After the application of rubbing easily mixed with herpes, sweat, difficult to remove, easy to secondary infection, so avoid applying too much too thick. In addition, you can gently pat the itchy area with your hand through your clothes, while diverting your attention to do something that interests you and not focusing all your attention on the one thing that is sick and itchy rash.  For children, wash the affected child’s hands regularly, cut the child’s nails short, and then put on cotton gloves. Explain to the child that he or she should not rub his or her eyes with his or her hands so that the virus does not attack the eyes and cause keratitis, etc., which can affect vision. If the child scratches the rash, make sure to apply iodophor and other treatments to the ulcer in time, and make sure the child’s clothes and bedding are loose, soft and comfortable. Clean the child’s mouth several times a day with cotton balls dipped in saline, making sure to be gentle to avoid damage to the oral mucosa. To relieve itching, apply topical stove glycolic lotion to relieve itching. Some hospitals have some homemade anti-itch sprays of mint type, which can be tried to apply.