How To Get Rid Of Watch Rash

How to get rid of heat rash: Eradicate the small red spots by doing this

HEAT rash can appear on people of any age, including babies and adults. You could try these three steps to get rid of the condition.

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Heat rash, or prickly heat, is usually caused by excessive sweating.

If your sweat glands get blocked this traps the water they're releasing.

"This can lead to a rash developing a few days later," said the NHS on its website.

"Babies often get it because they can't control their temperature as well as adults and children can."

The NHS recommends doing these three things to get rid of heat rash, or prickly heat.

Keep your skin cool

You could "wear loose clothing", "use lightweight bedding" or "drink plenty of fluids", to keep cool and prevent the condition.

Taking cold baths and showers could also help.

Healthline, a US-based website, adds you should "change out of sweaty or wet clothing right away after experiencing intense heat" to avoid symptoms.

Avoid perfume and shower gel

If you get heat rash regularly, it could be due to something you apply to your skin.

The NHS recommends avoiding items that can cause irritation, like perfume and shower gels.

However, you could still apply something cold to affected areas like an ice pack or damp cloth, to reduce the symptoms.

heat rash prickly how to get rid of

How to get rid of heat rash: Symptoms of this include painful, itchy bumps on the skin's surface (Image: Getty)

heat rash prickly how to get rid of

How to get rid of heat rash: You could try applying calamine lotion to affected areas (Image: Getty)

Calamine lotion

One way to treat heat rash could be to use this lotion, or try antihistamine tablets or hydrocortisone cream.

"Speak to a pharmacist about heat rash," said the NHS.

"They can give advice and suggest the best treatment to use - for example, if you're pregnant or a child has a rash".

Healthline also recommends this calamine lotion for treating heat rash.

"It can be applied topically to the affected area to cool the skin," it says.

heat rash prickly how to get rid of

How to get rid of heat rash: It is caused by sweat when it gets stuck in the glands (Image: Getty)

Symptoms of heat rash are red bumps and itching in the affected area of skin.

It is most likely to appear on the neck, shoulders and chest. Folds of skin and areas where your clothes rub are also places where it is more likely to occur.

"Sometimes prickly heat will take the form of a patch of very small blisters," says Healthline, "which is your skin reacting to the sweat that has leaked between its layers".

"Other times the area of your body where sweat is trapped might appear swollen or itch persistently."

The condition normally clears up on its own over a few days, but can still be painful.