How to deal with baby prickly heat

Baby prickly heat can be dealt with in terms of intimate clothing, living habits, skin cleaning and topical medication. 1. Clothing: Prickly heat often occurs in hot summer environment, due to a large number of sweat discharge obstacles caused, so it is important to wear breathable clothes in summer, such as cotton clothes, loose clothes; clothes need to be washed regularly and keep the clothes dry. 2. Lifestyle habits: usually pay attention to the living environment should be ventilated, keep the room cool, such as air conditioning, fans can be used to reduce the indoor temperature, reduce the sweat discharge; but need to pay attention to avoid blowing against the baby, so as not to catch a cold. 3. Skin cleaning: diligent bathing, you can give the baby to use honeysuckle water bath, honeysuckle has heat detoxification, fire effect, the bath temperature should be appropriate, avoid hot water burns. 4. Topical medication: use natural prickly heat powder to reduce inflammation and relieve itching, and avoid scratching to cause infection. If the itching is severe, you can use antihistamines such as cetirizine or weak hormones such as hydrocortisone for short-term use under the guidance of a doctor; in addition, if secondary infection occurs, you need to consult a doctor for anti-infective treatment, such as topical mupirocin ointment. Prickly heat should be prevented by ventilation, loose and breathable clothing, and keeping the skin clean and dry in summer, and the symptoms are serious enough to require prompt medical attention. The medication should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.