Baby heat rash is a very common problem and worries parents very much. However the good news about it is, it is not as worrisome as it sounds; with a little care the rashes can be healed. Let’s find out more about it in the following article.
The other name for heat rash is summer rash or prickly heat and is common to children of all age, although is most common in babies. It is caused when your baby over heat and appears as small bumps all over the body. It is most commonly found in area of the body where the skin folds like thighs, buttocks, neck etc. it can also appear in area where the cloth fits tightly against his skin.
The cause for heat rash
Heat rashes are caused when babies sweat too much and the skin pores clog due this. Since babies have smaller skin pores, they are more prone to heat rashes. Hot and humid climate is responsible for the occurrence of such rashes but there are other reasons for this as well. Some time even during the winter, a baby may develop heat rash if she has fever. Fever hats up t body and due to excessive clothing, the skin does not get air and the sweat accumulates in the pores resulting in heat rash. Even a cough ointment rubbed over the skin may cause a rash but it is not to be worried about.
Treatment and precaution for the rashes in babies.
The other name for heat rash is summer rash or prickly heat and is common to children of all age, although is most common in babies. It is caused when your baby over heat and appears as small bumps all over the body. It is most commonly found in area of the body where the skin folds like thighs, buttocks, neck etc. it can also appear in area where the cloth fits tightly against his skin.
The cause for heat rash
Heat rashes are caused when babies sweat too much and the skin pores clog due this. Since babies have smaller skin pores, they are more prone to heat rashes. Hot and humid climate is responsible for the occurrence of such rashes but there are other reasons for this as well. Some time even during the winter, a baby may develop heat rash if she has fever. Fever hats up t body and due to excessive clothing, the skin does not get air and the sweat accumulates in the pores resulting in heat rash. Even a cough ointment rubbed over the skin may cause a rash but it is not to be worried about.
Treatment and precaution for the rashes in babies.
- The best way to treat heat rashes is to keep your baby cool and dry. If it happens during the summer season then make him wear light cotton clothes, preferably sleeveless.
- The baby bath water must be lukewarm and add a little baking soda in it ( 2 teaspoon per gallon)
- Do not apply and kind of baby oil or moisturizer, instead apply powder in the affected area after bath and patting it dry; never rub an affected area.
- You may bath the baby once a day but wipe his/her tender body in the latter half of the day to clean the sweat. Use a clean wet cotton towel to wipe the body and apply powder after that on all over his body.
- Moisture is the prime reason for your baby getting a heat rash so make sure that there is sufficient air around him. Place the baby’s bed in such a position that he continuously gets cool breeze. Also make sure that during the night the baby is not chilled but rather comfortable.
- The heat rashes have a tendency to itch so make sure that you trim your baby’s finger nails so that he/she do not scratch him/her self in the night.
- The last but not the least, your baby must be kept in hygienic condition and so must be all his/her belongings to avoid any such skin problem. Also make sure that the house is clean, tidy and enough airy. Such precautions will lessen the problem but still if the problem persist, please don’t delay and contact a child specialist.
