PRICKLY HEAT RASH

Categories: Diseases of The Skin

An acute inflammatory disease of the sweat glands;
minute pimples and vesicles develop.



Symptoms. It occurs upon the body and consists of many pinhead sized

bright red pimples and vesicles which are very close together. It appears

suddenly, and is usually accompanied by much sweating and subsides in a

short time with slight scaling following. There is itching, tingling and

burning usually present.

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Cause. Excessive heat in summer in children and weak people.



MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Prickly Heat, Soda Water for. "Bathe with saleratus

(baking soda) water, dry carefully and apply good talcum powder freely."



2. Prickly Heat, Relief from pain of.



"Borax Powder 6 drams

Menthol 10 grains

Rose Water 6 ounces



Bathe the parts and between applications dust on lycopodium powder."



The borax powder will be found good to cover the parts and muriate of

morphia relieves the pain. The rose water is simply put in to dissolve the

other ingredients.



3. Prickly Heat, a Hamilton, Ontario, Mother Found Burnt Cornstarch good

for. "Dust with browned cornstarch. This acts like talcum powder and is

not so expensive."







4. Rash, Soothing Ointment for. l. "Make an ointment of one dram of boric

acid powder to one ounce of vaseline. First wash the affected parts with a

strong solution of saleratus, then apply the ointment and dust talcum

powder over this." The washing with saleratus is very important as this is

a good antiseptic and thoroughly cleanses the parts.



PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Prickly Heat. It disappears usually in a few

days. Tonics for the weak, light clothing, a light nourishing diet and

frequent cold bathing. Alcoholic drinks are prohibited. White oak bark tea

as a wash for the sweating, followed by dusting powders of starch,

oatmeal, and zinc oxide, etc.



MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Chafing, Fuller's Earth Eases. "Wash parts well

with boracic acid water, then dust with fuller's earth," The boracic water

is cleansing and fuller's earth is very healing. This is a very simple but

effective remedy.



2. Chafing, Good Home Remedy for. "Usually all that is required is

washing the parts well with castile soap and cold water, and anointing

with plain vaselin," This remedy is always at hand, and is one to be

relied upon. Vaselin, as we all know, is very healing.



3. Chafing, Borax and Zinc Stops. "Wash parts frequently with cold water

and use the following solution:



Pure Water 2 gills

Powdered Borax 1 teaspoonful

Sulphate of Zinc 1/2 teaspoonful



Apply by means of a soft rag several times daily. After drying the parts

well, dust with wheat flour, corn starch or powdered magnesia;"



The above combination is excellent as the water cleanses the parts and the

borax and zinc are very soothing and healing.



4. Chafing, Common Flour good to stop. "Burn common wheat flour until

brown. Tie in rag and dust chafed parts."