After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The number of messages searching for “heat rash” in the background has also increased. Why do babies get heat rash? The skin of adults regulates body temperature by increasing sweat emission, while the skin appendages of babies are not fully developed, so sweating is not as smooth as adults, and when there is too much sweat, it will accumulate in the skin, and at this time, heat rash will grow. Today, we’ll talk about “prickly heat in babies” from both daily care and diet. What is heat rash? Prickly heat is a rash caused by the blockage of sweat glands and the failure of sweat to evaporate in time, resulting in skin inflammation. Especially in the hot summer, the baby’s metabolism is high, especially prone to sweating, plus the sweat glands are not fully developed and easily broken. In short, the main causes of heat rash in babies are “heat” and “humidity”, so it is easy for babies to get heat rash in hot and humid climates and environments. How to distinguish prickly heat from eczema? Prickly heat mainly appears on the neck or in areas where the skin has folds and is prone to sweating. For example, heat rash can grow when a baby is always lying flat on his back and his back is pressed against a place where there is no ventilation. The joints of the hands and feet and the elbows, where the skin folds and sweats more, are also areas with a high incidence of heat rash. Eczema mainly grows on the face and around the lips, but of course, other places will also grow eczema. Daily care of prickly heat “How to kill prickly heat before it appears?” 1. Keep the room ventilated. Keep the room temperature around 25℃. 2. Reduce going out. Try to reduce going out during the hot time between 10am and 2pm, and let your baby play indoors to avoid excessive sweating. 3.Keep the skin clean. After the baby sweats, you can use a wet towel to help keep the baby’s skin fresh, but pay attention to gentle movements, so as not to have to rub the baby’s skin. If your baby sweats a lot, it’s best to give him a bath as soon as possible and then wipe his whole body with a soft towel. 4, to baby wear absorbent cotton clothes, avoid wearing thick or tight clothes. Do not use the more irritating detergents to wash clothes to protect the baby’s skin. 5, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Eat less oily meat and fish food, as well as spicy food. 6, replenish water. Replenish water or advocate drinking cool white water to the baby as the most important hydration option, drink less or no sweet drinks. “How to care for baby heat rash?” 1, clothing to cotton-based, artificial fiber, nylon or patterned clothes can be exempted. 2, do not apply too much moisturizing products or petroleum jelly, it will make the heat rash fade very slowly. 3.The rubber position of diapers may make your baby’s skin sensitive and stuffy. Try using diapers instead, which are environmentally friendly and refreshing. 4.Keep the room temperature at 25℃ and avoid going out during hot periods. 5.When the situation is serious, the doctor may consider the use of prescription steroid creams, but remember to follow the doctor’s instructions and do not apply them on your own. 6.Apply prickly heat water appropriately to help relieve itching. Wipe the prickly heat area with water and dry it gently with a towel to keep the skin dry. “What should I pay attention to when I have prickly heat?” 1, watermelon slices, cucumber skin external, bitter melon, loofah juice external rub for prickly heat has a relief effect, but do not choose ginger juice, to avoid stimulating the skin. 2, if prickly heat is very itchy, you can short-term external use of hormone cream, but strong hormone drugs, it is recommended not to use. 3, if the baby because of thick hair affects heat dissipation, can be through the appropriate hair cut, but do not shave the head, because the blade is easy to scrape the scalp, causing skin infections. 4, prickly heat has the possibility of combined skin infections. When the baby has fever, swollen lymph nodes behind the ear or neck, small superficial pustules on the surface of prickly heat, or large painful red bumps of yellow size or even larger on the nose, head or forehead, it means that prickly heat may be combined with a skin infection, and the baby needs to be taken to the hospital in time. The food therapy menu for prickly heat is bitter melon puree Suitable for people: 8 months or older baby [ingredients] bitter melon about 40 grams [steps] 1, bitter melon washed, boiled, stirred into a puree. 2.Put it on a plate, then feed it with a spoon. Kabocha Eggplant Rice Paste For: 6 months old or above 【Ingredients】 1/4 kabocha, 30g eggplant, 3 tablespoons white rice, 200ml water 【Steps】 1.Wash the eggplant, cut it in half, and steam it in a steamer. 2: Take out the steamed eggplant, scrape out the flesh, put the flesh into a blender, pour in a little warm boiling water and puree the eggplant. 3.Pour the soaked white rice into the blender, add a little water and puree. 4: Put the stirred white rice into a pot, pour in water, and boil it over high heat, then switch to low heat and cook until the rice grains swell. Add the mashed eggplant and grated knuckle gourd to the rice porridge and continue to simmer until the eggplant and knuckle gourd are soft and rotten. 5: Strain the cooked eggplant porridge through a straining spoon while mashing. Finally, take the strained rice paste with eggplant and cauliflower. Cold melon fried beef Suitable for people: 2 years old and above baby 【Ingredients】 1 bitter melon, beef 1 piece, salad oil moderate amount, salt moderate amount, oyster sauce moderate amount. Steps] 1, bitter melon soaked in light salt water, brush clean and spare, beef tenderloin cut into 1.5cm square diced meat. Beef tenderloin diced put oyster sauce, and then sprinkle some pepper, pinch evenly, put aside for marinating. 2, bitter melon in half, use an iron spoon to dig out the flesh (afraid of bitter to scrape the white part as far as possible), cut the bitter melon into small squares. 3.Boil water in a pot, add a pinch of salt and a few drops of cooking oil. Pour in the diced bitter melon, blanching for 1 minute, then take out and rinse and set aside. 4.Heat the pot, pour in the cooking oil, hot pot of warm oil, pour in the diced marinated beef stir-fry until the surface is browned. 5, then pour in the processed bitter melon dice, stir-fry evenly. Add a small amount of salt to taste. Tips 1, the white part of the bitter gourd inside is the source of most of the bitterness of bitter gourd, so do not like the bitter taste of bitter gourd, the white part of the scraping as clean as possible, so that the bitterness of the processed bitter gourd will be reduced a lot; 2, the beef tenderloin of this piece of meat, so the general family fried beef preferred this part of the meat is good; 3, because the early marinated beef put oyster sauce, oyster sauce itself has a salty and fresh taste, so the last put the seasoning. So the amount of salt put in the final seasoning should be reduced accordingly. Tomato and eggplant soft rice Suitable for people: 10 months or more baby 【Ingredients】 1/4 tomato, 1/3 eggplant, 1 small bowl of rice 【Steps】 1, put the tomatoes into boiling water for 1 minute, remove the skin, take 1/4, remove the seeds; 2, wash the eggplant, cut strips, blanch in boiling water, fish out; 3, scrape out the eggplant meat, set aside; 4, pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, put Add the tomatoes and eggplant and bring to a boil; 5.Then pour in the rice and stir while boiling; 6.Till the rice is soft.