How to quickly eliminate prickly heat and relieve itching Tips on how to relieve itching

In summer or other hot and humid environments, people are prone to prickly heat. This is because a large amount of sweat on the skin surface is not easy to evaporate. So, how can you quickly eliminate and relieve the itching caused by prickly heat?

How to quickly eliminate itching from prickly heat

If you have prickly heat, the first thing you should do is to avoid scratching the affected area, otherwise it will make the symptoms worse. Secondly, you should pay attention to keeping your skin clean and dry, take a bath, and change clothes frequently. Then you can take a bath in water boiled with honeysuckle, which can help clear away heat, detoxify and relieve itching. You can also quickly relieve itching and make the prickly heat disappear by applying salt water and wiping the affected area with the inner core of bitter gourd.

How to relieve itching from prickly heat

1. Apply cucumber slices to the affected area

If your skin feels particularly itchy after getting prickly heat, you can prepare some fresh cucumbers, cut them into slices and gently apply them on the skin surface, 3 to 4 times a day. Cucumber water has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, detoxifying and reducing inflammation, and can effectively relieve the symptoms of prickly heat.

2. Boil honeysuckle water for bathing

Honeysuckle has the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving itching. You can use honeysuckle to boil water for bathing, or you can use honeysuckle plus Chinese medicine such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri, Kochia scoparia and so on to boil water and apply it to the affected area, which can also relieve itching.

3. Wipe the affected area with the inner core of bitter gourd

Bitter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and has a very good antipruritic effect. Patients can use the inner core of bitter melon to wipe the areas where prickly heat grows on the skin, which can eliminate prickly heat, effectively relieve itching, and restore the skin to normal.

4. Apply salt water

Salt has a bactericidal effect. You can take out an appropriate amount of salt and put it in the pot and fry it until it turns brown. Then take out a small amount of salt and add a large amount of warm water to allow the salt to dissolve completely. Take a clean towel and put it in salt water, wring it out slightly, and apply it to the area where prickly heat appears. It can relieve itching and eliminate prickly heat.

5. Take a bath with calamine lotion

Patients with prickly heat always feel unbearable itching in the affected area. At this time, they can take a bath with calamine lotion to quickly eliminate the itching symptoms.