The summer season has started. Along with this, the heat has also started showing its attitude. Right now March has passed a few days ago and April has started raising its mercury as soon as it arrives. As the mercury rises, there is one thing that is most disturbing, then it is the scorching sun and scorching heat.
As the heat rises, some people have the problem of prickly heat. It is common to have prickly heat during the summer, but prickly heat occurs mostly to those people whose skin is very sensitive. Although according to health experts, this is not a serious problem, yet it is necessary to treat it. Let us know some home remedies to avoid prickly heat-
Aloe vera gel is the most beneficial for prickly heat. By applying aloe vera gel, the skin gets relief as well as coolness also reaches. For this, squeeze the aloe vera gel and take it out in a bowl and massage it with light hands on the prickly area. Wash off with water after 15 minutes. Aloe vera gel contains antiseptic and antibacterial ingredients, which remove skin rashes, prickly, itching, irritation etc.
Mammultani soil is the best for prickly heat. First mix it in rose water and then apply it on the affected area and leave it for 20 minutes. This will give you a lot of relief and apply it daily if you have prickly heat and when you see the difference, leave it for a day.
Apart from this, the coolness of ice will soothe the heat and itching of the skin to get relief in prickly heat. Take 2-3 ice cubes in a cotton cloth and apply it on the prickly area. If you want, add ice to the water and let it melt and then soak a cloth in it and compress the affected area.
Baking powder cleans the dirt of the skin, which are the cause of itching and burning. Therefore, baking powder is a good solution to give relief from prickly heat. For this, mix a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of cold water and squeeze it by soaking a clean cloth in it. Keep this cloth on the place of prickly heat for 10 minutes.
Cool talcum powder to get rid of prickly heat is used in the prickly heat for the body to absorb the sweat and leave it feeling refreshed for some time. The word talc comes from “talc”, a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate.