Tips To Avoid Prickly Heat: The scorching summer season has arrived. Along with sweating, it is quite common to have prickly heat rashes. But these small pricks become a big problem for you. You feel burning and itching all the time. The risk of infection increases. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat rash. In such a situation, we are telling you some tips, with the help of which you will be saved from prickly heat.
Tips to avoid heat rash
Keep body coolPrickly heat often occurs due to sweating and sweating occurs due to body heat, so try to keep your body cool from inside, keep yourself hydrated, drink enough water and consume hydrating fruits and vegetables.
Wear cotton clothes-Heat stroke often affects those places where there is no wind. Such as under arms or neck. To avoid this, wear airy clothes. Avoid wearing tight clothes. Always wear cotton clothes in summer, because air passes through cotton clothes. The sweat dries quickly and the body also gets cool. Wearing synthetic clothes does not dry the sweat and if it remains on the body for a long time, it becomes the cause of rashes and itching.
Do not keep the body wetWhenever you take a bath, never leave your body wet, always dry it properly because when the body remains wet, it becomes a home for bacteria and germs and because of this the risk of heat rash remains.
Take a bath with cold waterAlways take bath with cold water in summer and try not to forget to take bath twice a day after coming from exercise or walk. Taking a bath will remove the sweat accumulated on your body and reduce the risk of heat rash.
Exfoliate People often get prickly heat on their forehead in summer. This happens because when you sweat, dust and dirt stick on the skin and your skin pores get clogged. In such a situation, exfoliate your skin with your hands while taking a bath. If you want, you can also exfoliate by applying some household items like oats or gram flour, due to which the dirt accumulated on the skin comes out and your skin looks healthy glowing.
Do these measures to get relief from prickly heat
- Apply ice pack on the affected area. This ends prickly heat and gives relief in itching.
- Apply a paste of sandalwood powder and rose water on the affected skin. This gives coolness to the skin and gives relief from prickly heat.
- Grinding neem leaves can be applied on the affected area. You will also get a lot of relief from this.
- Apply oatmeal water on the affected area. If you want, you can make a paste of oatmeal and apply it on the affected area. This also removes prickly heat.
Disclaimer: Before following the methods, methods and suggestions mentioned in this article, do take the advice of a doctor or a related expert.
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