What kind of ointment to put on a heat rash

Heat rash usually refers to prickly heat, and there are many kinds of ointments that can be rubbed on it, including cooling and anti-itching ointment, hormone ointment and antibiotic ointment. 1. Cooling and antipruritic ointment: such as commonly used peppermint ointment, glycerite lotion, etc., can play a cooling, astringent and antipruritic effect; if it is pus prickly heat, you can also use 2% ichthyol glycerite lotion for external treatment. 2. Hormones: For patients with severe heat rash, steroid hormone ointment can be used for treatment under the guidance of doctors, commonly used drugs include hydrocortisone ointment, tretinoin cream and so on. 3. Antibiotics: For heat rash combined with bacterial infection, antibiotic ointment can also be applied externally for treatment, such as mupirocin ointment, erythromycin ointment and so on. The use of specific drugs, need to be under the guidance of a professional physician, for reasonable operation.

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