With the arrival of summer, the temperature is getting higher and the humidity in the air is also getting higher, and with it comes the prickly heat. How can you keep your baby away from heat rash? This will tell you the 7 tricks to prevent baby heat rash, so that your baby is fresh for the summer.
What is heat rash?
Prickly heat is a superficial, inflammatory skin disease that is common in summer or in hot environments. It takes the form of papules, blisters or pustules. It occurs in the crease area.
Causes of prickly heat.
Prickly heat is most commonly seen in small babies in summer, mainly due to high summer temperatures and humidity, excessive body sweating, not easy to evaporate, sweat impregnation of the epidermal stratum corneum, resulting in blockage of sweat holes and caused. The baby’s skin is delicate and the sweat gland function is not yet fully developed, so there are more chances of prickly heat occurring.
7 tips to prevent heat rash.
The first trick: should pay attention to the environment ventilation, avoid overheating, encounter high temperature (above 30 ℃), can be appropriate to use air conditioning to reduce the indoor temperature or use electric fans to keep the air circulation.
The second trick: pay attention to skin cleanliness and hygiene, see the baby sweating profusely, you should promptly dry sweat, change clothes, keep the skin clean and dry. If the baby sweats a lot and does not dry in time, causing the sweat pores to be clogged, it is also particularly prone to heat rash.
The third trick: diligently give your baby a bath, bath can add some ten drops of water, flower lotion in the water, there is a prickly heat effect.
The fourth trick: do not wear too much, to avoid a lot of sweat, to wear loose, breathable, moisture absorption are good cotton clothes, such as undershirts, sleeveless clothes more suitable for babies.
The fifth trick: in the hot summer, do not always embrace the baby, try to let the baby alone in the cooler to play, so as not to spend a long time in the arms of adults, poor heat dissipation, muffled heat rash.
Sixth trick: keep the baby’s spirit happy, do not provoke the baby to cry.
The seventh trick: drink more water, especially cool water, often drink mung bean soup and other cool drinks, usually eat light and easily digestible food, and eat less greasy and stimulating food.
Care after heat rash.
1. pay attention to indoor air circulation in order to make the room temperature cooler.
2.Change clothes regularly: clothes should be wide and dry, avoid wearing chemical fiber underwear.
3. Make sure to take a bath with warm water 2 to 3 times a day to keep the skin clean when it is hot. You can add a bathing gel that can prevent heat rash to the water when your baby is bathing, which can have a preventive and therapeutic effect.
4. to use talc-free natural ingredients of prickly heat powder and refreshing body lotion after bathing.
5. Do not squeeze or scratch the affected area with your hands.
6.Avoid strong sunlight exposure.
7. Once a large area of prickly heat poisoning appears, go to the hospital for treatment in a timely manner.