How to Get Rid of Prickly Heat Rash

Prickly heat or summer rash the most common of summer rashes, is caused by the bodies sweat glands becoming clog. The trapped sweat causes inflammation and itching. Mostly showing up in areas where skin touches skin. It has also shown up on the shoulders, neck and back.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Medicated Powder
• cotton clothes and underwear
• Rose water
• Baking soda
• pulp of one tomato
• Peppermint oil

1. Keep the affected area clean and cool. Drink a glass of water with one drop of Peppermint oil. This will cool the body down.

2. After showering dry well. Using a blow dryer helps. Powder the body with a good medicated powder. Creams and lotions with cortisone are sometimes used but with little affect as they do not keep the area cool and dry.

3. At night treatments can help with the itching and inflammation.

4. Using the pulp of a tomato, spread over affected area. Used green tea bags are used to cool the area. Spraying the body with rose water can also help cool the body. Also using three parts baking soda to one part water, apply to area.

5. Other remedies include Calamine lotion for itching. Anti fungal sprays, witch hazel and white vinegar with water.

Tips & Warnings

• Drink plenty of water
• Avoid sweaty situations
• Be sure you are not allergic to any of the above

[heatherschulte]

on 7/22/2008 Great natural tips! Thanks.

[acole]

on 7/18/2008 Good advice.

[LNAngel]

on 7/17/2008 Great info- that does NOT look fun!

[Limowreck]

on 7/17/2008 Great resource! Thanks! *****

[Melanierose]

on 7/16/2008 I am going to have to try this! thank you!