My child has a red pimple recently, and I can’t help but want to scratch it? Maybe it's prickly heat
Some elders raising their children are afraid of the cold when going out during the day. They put on warm underwear and a cotton-padded jacket. They are afraid of catching cold when sleeping at night, covered with layer after layer of quilts. So the child always scratches his neck, belly, and thighs when sleeping...
Many parents think it is eczema. It is true that babies are prone to eczema, and it can be bad if it develops over and over again.
However, in this case, it is more likely to be winter prickly heat!
Why do prickly heat also occur in winter?
If the sweat pores of the skin are not able to perspire smoothly, sweat will accumulate in the local skin and form small bulges. These small bulges are prickly heat.
Therefore, whether it is because of the hot weather in summer, or because the room temperature is too high or too much clothing is worn in winter, babies may develop prickly heat as long as they are overheated.
How to distinguish eczema from prickly heat?
Prickly heat appears faster than eczema. Prickly heat may occur if the patient is exposed to high temperature and humidity for more than ten minutes or even an hour or two.
In particular, children's hair follicles are not well developed, and the subcutaneous sebaceous glands are not easily discharged after secretion, making them more prone to prickly heat than adults.
If your baby has prickly heat, it will generally improve as long as the surrounding temperature drops.
Therefore, if the rash improves after cooling down, it is usually prickly heat. However, if eczema is not treated with moisturizing, there will be no signs of improvement.
Here’s how to prevent prickly heat in winter
1. Control the indoor temperature
Generally speaking, in a “humid and hot” environment, it is easy to Causes prickly heat. In winter, parents are mainly careful about excessive indoor temperatures.
Especially in northern families, if the heating is too hot and the baby sweats too much indoors and the sweat cannot be discharged, prickly heat may occur.
As long as the temperature can prevent the child from sweating, it is a more suitable temperature.
2. Keep warm but don’t cover yourself too much
Although parents are afraid that their babies will catch cold in cold weather and will add clothes to their babies, they must know how to add clothes. Please remember to avoid wearing too much.
How to tell if you are wearing too much?
If the back of the baby's neck is cooler, he or she needs to add clothes or increase the indoor temperature appropriately. If your back, forehead, and armpits are slightly damp, you need to wear less clothes or cover them less.
It is best for babies to wear pure cotton underwear, which can absorb sweat in time. Recommended onion dressing method: Use several thin clothes instead of one thick clothes, which can be adjusted at any time according to the temperature.
3. Don’t bathe too often.
Don’t rub your baby frequently when bathing. The mud we see with the naked eye is actually some that has not fallen off. keratinocytes, these stratum corneum have a protective effect on the skin.
If it is scrubbed cleanly, the skin's protective barrier will be lost, causing the skin to become very dry.
Generally speaking, the frequency of bathing is 2 to 3 times a week, and each time should be controlled within 15 minutes.
How should you care for prickly heat?
Avoid scratching
Calamine lotion can relieve itchy skin.
Dress carefully
Wear loose cotton clothing to reduce irritation to the skin.
Wash with warm water
Keep the skin dry. It is not recommended to use talcum powder, moisturizer, ten drops of water, etc.
If the baby develops prickly heat, as long as the parents adjust the temperature and avoid wearing too much clothing, prickly heat with mild symptoms usually disappears in 2 to 3 days.
But if the prickly heat does not go away for three or four days in a row, or even gets worse, such as pustules and swelling... then you need to take your child to see a doctor.