Treatment for Heat Rash on Babies Face
The skin of a baby is very soft and delicate just like a rose petal and is thus prone to various skin complications like rashes, cradle crap, acne, milia, diaper rash, eczema etc. heat rashes is the most common problem and occurs mostly during the summer time. Although it is not as serious problem as it looks but with little care, the rashes disappears. In this article we will discuss more about heat rashes on baby face and how to treat them.
The cause of heat rashes on baby’s face
A baby’s skin is very delicate and his face’s skin is even tenderer. The skin is very sensitive to weather change and thus during summer rashes start appearing on the baby’s face. Since babies have smaller skin pores than adults, when they sweat a lot, the pores start cogging leading to heat rashes. These heat rashes are medically termed as Miliaria Rubra and in common language we call them as prickly heat or summertime rash.
Heat rashes are common during the summer but you may also see such rashes during the winter season. The reason for this may be fever or the material of the cloth that the baby wears. During winter when the baby develops fever his/her body temperature increases and due to excessive clothing, he/she tends to sweat. The sweat is trapped due to heavy clothing and clogs the skin pores, leading to heat rashes.
If the baby wears synthetic clothes, such fabric does not allow air to pass through freely. It results in sweating and clogging of the pores thus causing prickly heat. That’s why cotton is recommended as the best fabric for baby’s clothes.
Symptoms of heat rash
It is quite important to indentify the symptoms of heat rashes carefully before one starts the treatment for the same as some other type of skin problem may also appear as rash. The heat rash appears as small red bumps on the surface of the skin and the entire skin appears red. The heat rash usually appears on either side of the face as the baby rest his/her face against the pillow. It may appear on the forehead if the baby wears a hat and it also appears on his/her back, buttocks and nappy area. Treatment for baby heat rash on face Here are few simple home remedies for baby heat rash, however if the rashes does not go within few days then contact a doctor immediately.
- Make a solution of one tea spoon of baking soda in a cup of cool water; dip a cotton cloth into it and place the cloth on the rash for 5 to 10 minutes. Do it 5 times a day.
- Apply aloe Vera gel on the rashes to keep the skin cool free from rashes.
- Keep a calamine lotion in hand apply it on the rashes at least thrice a day.
- Hydrocortisone and antihistamine cream also reduces itching and keeps the baby cool.Prevention
- Make the baby wear light cotton cloth
- The mother should also wear light cotton clothes so that her clothes does not cause any rash to the baby.
- Keep the baby well hydrated
