Why do you get prickly heat?

We adults are not prone to prickly heat in normal times, but it can happen to children. The hot and humid weather in summer can easily make people irritable, and mosquito bites can cause damage to people's bodies. Therefore, many children become irritable and restless in summer, and will get prickly heat when they are emotionally excited. This is also the cause of prickly heat. Timely care is required to relieve prickly heat after it occurs.

Baby has prickly heat

The humid weather in summer not only makes people irritable, but also causes troubles due to terrible mosquitoes. When babies get prickly heat from mosquito bites, it becomes a new worry. For babies, prickly heat in summer should not be taken lightly. Not only does prickly heat make your baby irritable and uncomfortable, it can also lead to infection. So, what should you do if your baby gets prickly heat?

What is prickly heat?

The appearance of prickly heat is due to the hot weather in summer, which causes the body to sweat excessively, resulting in the skin feeling sticky. In addition, the pores are blocked, so sweat cannot be discharged from the body, giving prickly heat an opportunity to occur. This situation is not exclusive to young children, it may also occur in adults. However, because babies are too young and do not know how to take care of their skin, and parents do not wipe off the baby's sweat in time, the baby's pores are not fully developed, so young children's bodies are particularly prone to prickly heat.

Causes of prickly heat in babies

The formation of prickly heat is due to the high temperature and humidity in summer, which causes excessive sweating from the body. The sweat soaks into the stratum corneum of the epidermis, causing blockage of the sweat gland ducts. After the sweat is stored in the sweat gland ducts, they rupture due to increased internal pressure. The sweat penetrates into the surrounding tissues and causes irritation. Blisters and papules occur at the sweat pores, resulting in prickly heat.

At the same time, some doctors believe that blockage of sweat pores is a primary staphylococcal infection of the sweat pores, which is related to a humid and hot environment.

What to do if your baby has prickly heat

1. The area should be cleaned with warm water, not cold or hot water. Although a cold shower may feel very cool and comfortable on the skin at first, it will cause the pores to shrink, which is not conducive to the smooth secretion of sweat glands. A hot shower will irritate inflamed prickly heat.

2. Do not use irritating alkaline soap when bathing. Use baby-specific shower gel and bath utensils that are fine, not rough, soft, and will not scratch the skin. Take care to protect the skin from damage. After taking a shower, be sure to rinse your body thoroughly and then dry it with a large, clean towel to avoid any shower gel residue remaining on your skin and causing irritation.

3. When using prickly heat powder, do not apply it on your child right after he or she has just taken a bath. You must wait until all the water on his or her body has dried before using it. When applying powder, be careful not to apply too much or too thickly at one time, so as to avoid accumulation of powder and aggravate the blockage of sweat pores.

4. When using floral water, its scent should be lighter and less irritating. After taking a bath, just apply a small amount on your child's neck, armpits, thighs, knees and other areas prone to prickly heat.

5. Cut your child's nails regularly and wash your hands frequently to prevent your child from scratching his skin due to itching from prickly heat, which may cause secondary infection.

6. If the child has severe prickly heat, severe itching and pain, and exudate, it is not advisable to apply prickly heat powder to the child. Instead, you should take the child to the dermatology department of the hospital in time and use some professional ointments under the doctor's guidance. It is not advisable to use ointments on the child without authorization to avoid aggravating the condition.

7. Once a boil appears, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment. Never squeeze the boil by yourself to prevent the spread of infection.

8. Pay attention to light diet and avoid greasy and irritating food.