What to do if you have prickly heat under your armpits

When the weather is hot in the summer, many people have sensitive skin, especially when they sweat frequently. The armpits are a common place where prickly heat will appear. Not only children will get prickly heat under the armpits, but many adults will also get prickly heat under the armpits. In fact, you don't need to worry too much about prickly heat under the armpits. If it's not serious, you can treat it at home with folk remedies. Small folk remedies are not likely to cause side effects and have a good conditioning effect on prickly heat.

How to treat prickly heat

Recipe 1: Watermelon, winter melon

Both watermelon and winter melon have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. In fact, it is also good to use the flesh of winter melon for external application.

Choose watermelon peel or winter melon peel and apply it to the affected area, which has a better effect on prickly heat.

TCM comment: Watermelon and winter melon both have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. In fact, it is also good to use the flesh of winter melon for external application.

But it is best to remove the watermelon pulp, otherwise it will easily cause allergies to your baby's delicate skin. Don't apply too hard, just apply two or three times a day.

Bitter melon leaves for prickly heat

Take an appropriate amount of fresh bitter melon leaves, wash them, mash them, squeeze out the juice, and apply it to the affected area.

Rub loofah to treat prickly heat

Wash and mash 60 grams of fresh loofah leaves, squeeze out the juice and apply it to the affected area, 2-3 times a day.

Rub winter melon to treat prickly heat

Take an appropriate amount of winter melon, peel it, wash it, slice it, and apply it to the affected area.

Calamine lotion scrub

When your baby gets prickly heat and the itching is unbearable, parents can go to the pharmacy and ask the doctor to prescribe some calamine lotion, which has astringent and skin-protecting effects and is suitable for acute itchy skin diseases such as urticaria and prickly heat. It is very effective to apply it on babies. It can relieve itching and treat prickly heat. It will be cured in 1-2 days. However, be careful not to use it if the skin is damaged.

Rub watermelon rind to treat prickly heat

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that watermelon peel has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and promoting dampness, and is effective in preventing and treating prickly heat. If your baby has prickly heat, you can rub it gently with watermelon peel for 10 minutes, then rinse it off with water, once a day. If you use it regularly during the hot summer season, it can not only prevent and treat prickly heat, avoid or eliminate skin itching, but also make the skin smooth. In addition to rubbing, you can also use an appropriate amount of watermelon peel to boil water and take a bath in a basin, twice a day, each time for 20 minutes, and the prickly heat will disappear after a few days.