What should I do if my baby has prickly heat? Can I use floral water if my baby has prickly heat?

The weather is getting hotter. When I was bathing my baby today, I found a lot of small red spots on his body. It seems to be prickly heat. What should I do if my baby has prickly heat? Can I use floral water?

If a child has prickly heat, the first thing to do is to dissipate wind and heat, wear loose and breathable clothes, keep the skin clean and dry, try to keep the ambient temperature appropriate, and do not take the child to a humid, hot or high temperature environment. External medication can be given, usually based on the principles of cooling, astringing and relieving itching. Peppermint calamine lotion and prickly heat powder can be used for treatment. Children with prickly heat can be treated with ichthyol calamine lotion and coptis powder. Children with obvious itching can take oral antihistamines. Severe prickly heat infection can be treated with oral antibiotics. If prickly heat occurs, it is recommended that parents take their children to a regular hospital for treatment and use medication under the guidance of a doctor.

At present, the best way to treat prickly heat for babies is to apply calamine lotion to their skin. In addition, the baby should be given adequate water, vegetables and fruits, and bathed and changed frequently. Using floral water may not be effective.

1. Take a peach leaf bath to relieve itching

Method: Dry the peach leaves in the shade and put them in a bag. Take 50 grams of peach leaves and soak them in hot water to bathe your child. This can prevent the occurrence of prickly heat. If the prickly heat is serious, boil peach leaves into juice and add it to the bath water, or directly use it to wipe the affected area for better results.

Efficacy: Peach leaves can be used to relieve the itching of babies with prickly heat, because peach leaves contain tannins, which can make the prickly heat dissipate quickly and play a role in detoxification, anti-inflammation, pain relief and itching.

2. Wipe the inner core of bitter gourd

Method: Cut the bitter gourd in half, dig out the white flesh inside along with the bitter gourd seeds, put them into a pot, and add clean water. For each white flesh of a bitter gourd, add about 300ml of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then continue to cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes. Then let it cool naturally until the water temperature drops to a level that is not too hot to touch. Take out the bitter gourd core from the pot, soak a small towel in the water, wring it out until it is half dry, and gently wipe the area where the prickly heat grows.

Efficacy: If your baby has prickly heat, you can use the inner core of bitter melon to wipe the affected area. Repeated wiping can stop itching and remove prickly heat. Because bitter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing blood and replenishing qi, nourishing the kidney and spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, it is very effective in treating prickly heat. Therefore, mothers can use bitter melon to wipe the prickly heat on their babies, which can effectively remove prickly heat. The inner core of bitter melon should be used.

3. Take a bath with Shuanghua bath gel

Method: First take 30 grams each of honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum, boil them in water and set aside. The ratio of honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum to bath water is 100 grams of double flower to 1000 ml of water. Generally, it is enough to soak for 5 to 10 minutes. It will be very cool after bathing and can also prevent and treat prickly heat.

Effect: If your baby has prickly heat, you can use Shuanghua bath liquid to bathe him. Shuanghua bath liquid refers to a Chinese herbal liquid made from honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum. These two flowers have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and have a good antipruritic effect.

1. Ventilation

We all know that babies get prickly heat mostly due to excessive sweating in hot and humid weather. Therefore, when babies get prickly heat, it is especially important to keep them in a ventilated environment. In summer, you must use air conditioning or electric fans for your baby. For babies under 1 year old, parents should not hold them all day long. You can lay a mat in a cool and ventilated place and let the children play by themselves. However, you should avoid strong sunlight exposure to the baby and do not let the child play in the sun.

2. Cleaning

1. Baby's prickly heat is related to heat and humidity. Therefore, if prickly heat occurs on the head and neck, the baby's hair should be cut short, and it is best to shave the baby's head.

2. When the weather is hot, parents should ensure that their baby is bathed 2-3 times a day with warm water to keep the skin clean. In addition, infants and young children's prickly heat mostly grows on the neck, chest, back, armpits, forehead and other parts. Parents should pay attention to using warm towels to bathe their children frequently or wipe away sweat.

3. Change your baby's clothes frequently. The clothes should be light, breathable, soft and loose to keep the skin clean and dry.

3. Treatment principles

1. Babies generally do not need to take medicine for prickly heat. Mild prickly heat can be disinfected by gently applying alcohol to prevent the infection from spreading.

2. When babies get prickly heat, avoid washing them with hot water and soap, and don't use ointments, as this will hinder the evaporation of sweat and aggravate the symptoms.

3. If your baby has prickly heat, you can apply some heat powder or heat water to the armpits, neck, chest, back and crotch, but not too much, otherwise it will get damp and form lumps, which can easily scratch the skin. If there is a skin infection, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

4. Parents should remember to trim their baby's nails frequently and keep their baby's hands clean to prevent the baby from scratching the skin due to itching caused by prickly heat, which may cause bacterial infection and aggravate the prickly heat.

4. Dietary principles

After the baby gets prickly heat, dietary care is also very important. The mother should pay attention to feeding the baby light and easy-to-digest food. It is best to eat some vegetables and fruits. There are a lot of vitamins in fruits and vegetables, which can regulate the child's allergic reaction.