Prickly Heat - Picture, Causes, symptoms and home remedies for prickly heat

Prickly heat is a very common condition during hot days and occurs during the hot summers and rainy seasons when there is profuse sweating and the body is not exposed to the air.

Red pustules of the size of mustard grains appear on the body, especially on the chest, back and the abdomen.

Prickly heat usually starts around the neck. If it is bad, it can spread down onto the chest and back and up around the ears and face. Red pustules of the size of mustard grains appear on the body, especially on the chest, back and the abdomen. There is intense itching and if the affected skin area is scratched, it gives temporary relief sensation, though there are a lot of chances of the affected area getting septic.

Symptoms of Prickly Heat

• Tiny red spots may occur on the areas more prone to sweat, such as the armpits, back, under the breasts, chest, groin, crooks of elbows and knees, and the waist.
  
• Itching sensation on the areas where sweat collects.
  
• Irritating itch and prickling sensation.
  
• Small Blisters may occur.
  
• Redness and mild swelling of the affected area.

Home remedy for the treatment of Prickly Heat-

1. Dissolve Fuller's earth in water to make a thin paste. It should be smeared over the affected parts. When the paste has dried, wash it with cold water.
2. Apply green henna, ground in water, on the affected skin.
3. Grind leaves of neem in water and apply on the affected skin.
4. The most effective remedy for treating prickly heat is to take a small piece of sandalwood and rub it on a stone with rose water. Mix a pinch of powdered alum and apply to the affected skin twice or thrice a week, depending upon the condition of prickly heat.
5. Another way to treat prickly heat is to dissolve a tablespoon of soda bicarbonate in half a cup of water and mix in one tablespoon of rose water. Apply it to the affected skin with cotton wool.

Some Tips for the Treatment and Prevention of Prickly Heat Rash

• There is intense itching and if the affected skin area is scratched, it gives temporary relief, though there are chances of the skin getting septic.
• Avoid heavy moisturizers. Tender newborn skin tends to be dry and in need of moisturizing. But heavy, oil-based creams can be a problem. 'Moisturize with a light, water-based lotion instead.
• Experimental studies have shown that application of topical antiseptics like hexachlorophene almost completely prevents prickly heat rashes.
• Persons subjected to prickly heat should avoid heavy garments and try to expose the affected area to air.
• Cold water baths twice every day will helps.

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