Relief from prickly heat
Prickly heat rash are not only painful but also very itchy. Prickly heat rash occurs when the sweat accumulates in a particular part of our body and blocks the sweat gland and results in small red bumps on the skin. The commonly affected areas are the chest, back, underarms and area near the waist line. However, it is not harmful and does not cause any other skin ailment. But it is always the cause of severe discomfort and irritation. It is a common occurrence during hot and humid summer. The red bumps can persist from 4-5 days to 4-5 months.
Certain things to be done to avoid the occurrence of prickly heat rash:
- Keep your body and skin cool and dry.
- Wear loose fitted cotton clothes.
- Limit your physical activities during this period.
- Keep your room well ventilated to avoid excessive sweating.
- Use fan or air conditioner to reduce humidity and heat.
- Stop consuming alcohol and avoid smoking.
- Avoid junk foods.
But if prickly heat rash has already taken place then the following tips can be helpful:
- Use a good prickly heat powder over the affected areas
- Applying some soothing land drying lotion like calamine lotion will have a calming effected on the inflamed area.
- Wash the area with cleanser
- During acute case of prickly heat bathe with luke warm water mixed with Linit Starch or Aveeno Bath Regular Formula.
There are some home remedies which can be quite relieving to the affected areas of the body:
- Fill your bath tub with water and mix oatmeal powder to it. Then dip your body in a bath tub. Oatmeal powder will give fast relief from inflammation and soothes the skin.
- Rub ice cubes over the red bumps. The cool ice cubes will reduce the inflammation and will eventually puncture the red bumps.
- Make a paste of the margosa leaves then apply it on the affected areas. Allow it to dry then rinse off. Margosa is very effeced in treating prickly heat bumps.
- Take equal quantities of coriander powder and sandal powder and make a paste by mixing then with rose water. Apply the paste and rinse off when it becomes dry.
- Make a pack of fuller earth, rose water and palin water. Apply it on the affected area. Allow it to dry then rinse off with cold water after 2-3 hours.
- Make a paste of gram flour and water. Apply it on the infected area. Allow it to dry then wash off with cold water.