How to prevent the irritating complaint of prickly heat?
Posted on: 24/May/2018 3:52:50 PM
During the summer season, because of the intensity of sun’s rays and the routine of perspiration increase the prospects of getting affected by the complaint of prickly heat. The prickly mainly affects the areas of the forehead, back, and the neck. Affected by prickly heat, persons of all age groups right from infants, children to the old age all suffer from itch/irritation. There are cures to prevent this.
It is advisable to take bath twice in a day with cold water using a herbal soap. This will totally prevent being affected by prickly heat.
Chop cucumber into small pieces. Rube these pieces on the areas affected by prickly heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Prickly heat will disappear in 2 days.
Take aloe year streaks and cut them off in the middle. The inside will contain a jelly-like substance. Take this paste and apply on the neck, face and the back and jeep for 10 to 15 minutes and then wash. You can feel the cooling effect on the spot.
The juice extracted from the chrysanthemum flower (known as ‘Saamanthi poo’ in Tamil) is an ideal cure for skin complaints. Crush chrysanthemum flowers either by squeezing by hand or using a grinding stone and take the juice. Apply his on prickly heat affected areas. Keep it for some time and wash later. The skin problems will vanish. This treatment has to be done for 2 to 3 days continuously.
