How to treat heat rashes?

[tulip_nel]

Dear Mummies,


My baby is sweating a lot due to the current hot weather and he is also very active. It often cause red heat rashes around his neck.

How do you normally treat the heat rashes???

Appreciate your advice.. thanks...

 

[Ting]

wipe n clean his neck area (or whichever area) often.
keep it dry.
let him wear cooling clothes n hydrate him with more fluids.
you can also apply some baby powder to keep it dry, but wouldnt really recommend it as the powder might enter thru his nostrils.
i usually apply a thin layer of aloe vera gel to ease the itch.

 

[Phoebii Cheng]

Hi

I normally buy this heat rash powder from the medical hall, everyday will dab some on my son's neck and recently he have some on the folds of his arm....after dabbing a couple of days the rash disappear....

My son since young have heat rash on the neck .....as for heat rash on the bottom, we use drapolin, the purple colour one

 

[Phoebii Cheng]

Oh I forgot, or you can get baby calomile lotion from PD......

 

[apollo]

use wet hanky to clean the area often. and aft bathing, apply baby lotion, DONT apply powder cos it might worsen the rashes =)

 

[Starbat11]

Dress him in light cotton clothings. It will help alleviate the heat. I normally use physiogel on any red spots on my son's face and body.

 

[Pamper]

actually my girl too.. n wat i did was i apply the nappy rash cream (drapolene) on her neck n it turns out well.. ^^

 

[Pamper]

oh ya.. try to wipe his body more often to cool down the overall body temp.. n not jus the neck.. that's wat i feel is better..

 

[EnFlor]

actually my girl too.. n what i did was i apply the nappy rash cream (drapolene) on her neck n it turns out well.. ^^

Yes, Drapolene is good. Apply it gently. It worked well on all my babies last time.

 

[tulip_nel]

Thanks for the advice..

Will try to wipe him more often... Currently i have been using desitin for his nappy rash cream.. Can I use that as well?

 

[apollo]

Thanks for the advice..

Will try to wipe him more often... Currently i have been using desitin for his nappy rash cream.. Can I use that as well?

i used desitin for ds's heat rashes on neck b4. it works well but i dun use it often on areas other den butt too often =)

 

[Pamper]

Thanks for the advice..

Will try to wipe him more often... Currently i have been using desitin for his nappy rash cream.. Can I use that as well?

i have never tried desitin before.. but im using mustela vitamin cream barrier.. jus that mustela is white in colour n not like drapolene will "disappear" after applying so i nv use mustela.. if desitin also will "disappear" type then i think it's ok.. cos personally i don like to c my baby's neck got white white cream stain.. ^^

 

[Ashbaby]

I either use sudocream or calamine lotion.