Can mugwort cure prickly heat?

As children grow, they are prone to prickly heat, especially in areas with crevices or wrinkles, such as the face, neck, and thighs. There are many treatments for prickly heat. Many parents hope to use some traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, such as mugwort, and use mugwort to bathe to treat prickly heat on their babies. So, can mugwort cure prickly heat? Let’s take a look below.

Mugwort can remove prickly heat.

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates bathing babies with mugwort water.

1. In spring and summer, mugwort water can not only prevent and treat prickly heat, repel mosquitoes and prevent mosquito bites, but also prevent the occurrence of other summer skin diseases.

2. Autumn and winter are the seasons when influenza and upper respiratory tract diseases are most prevalent. Regular bathing with mugwort leaves can reduce inflammation, remove moisture, and enhance human immunity. It also has a certain preventive effect on the currently popular influenza A and hand, foot and mouth disease. Generally, the frequency can be increased appropriately in winter and during the flu season. It has a positive effect on children who are weak and prone to colds. Bathing with mugwort leaves has a history of hundreds of years in China. Please use it with confidence!

【Main raw material】100% pure mugwort

[Applicable people] Adults, children, babies and postpartum women can use it for bathing.

[Usage and Dosage] Take the bubble bag and put it into boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes. Pour the boiled wormwood water into the bathtub and add appropriate amount of cold water to mix. Children and babies take one pack each time for bathing, adults take two packs each time for bathing, and one pack each time for washing feet.

How to prevent prickly heat from growing

Tip 1: Temperature control

A hot and humid environment is particularly prone to prickly heat. Therefore, families with babies must keep the room ventilated and cool to reduce the baby's sweating and facilitate sweat evaporation; the high temperature and humid indoor environment can be improved through air conditioning, fans and other equipment. The room temperature should be kept at around 25°C and the humidity should not exceed 60%. But be careful not to let the wind blow directly on the baby.

Tip 2: Eat a light diet

Feed your children light, easily digestible food with proper nutrition. Supplement them with more food rich in protein and vitamins. Also add an appropriate amount of salt to their diet. Let your baby drink more water and replenish water in time, such as drinking more mung bean soup, winter melon soup, loofah soup, chrysanthemum water, and eating more fruits such as watermelon, to play a role in clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

Tip 3: Wear light clothing

Baby's summer clothes should be light, soft and loose, preferably made of pure cotton fabric that is absorbent and breathable to reduce irritation to the skin and help dissipate body heat. Because babies tend to sweat when it is hot, if the clothes are too tight, the sweat will not have time to be discharged and evaporate, which will clog the sweat glands and cause prickly heat. Some mothers like to let their babies be naked, thinking that it is more breathable and cooler, but the baby's skin will inevitably be adversely stimulated and will still develop prickly heat.

Tip 4: Take a bath frequently

Wipe sweat in time. If the child sweats during activity, wipe it clean immediately with a soft tissue or towel, especially on the neck, arms, leg joints and other places where sweat is easily accumulated in infants and young children. Take a bath frequently. Bathing not only cleans the skin, but also helps to eliminate sweat. When the weather is hot, make sure to bathe your child with warm water 2 to 3 times a day. Don't use hot or cold water, use warm water. Do not use harsh alkaline soaps. Dry yourself immediately after bathing. Avoid wiping with a cold towel or rinsing with cold water immediately after sweating profusely, because the sudden cold stimulation will cause the baby's sweat glands to contract, and sweat cannot be discharged, which will easily cause prickly heat. It is best to mix hibiscus leaves, lotus leaves, bitter gourd hearts and aloe leaves together and use them to bathe your child, which will be more effective in preventing prickly heat.

Tip 5: Playing under the shade of a tree

When taking your baby to do outdoor activities, do not let him play under strong sunlight. Avoid the hottest time of summer and choose to play under the shade of trees in the morning and evening when the climate is cool.