Prickly Heat/Heat Rash - Anyone else get it ?

Somerset

I always get it but in the last couple of days badly. We all love the sun but the sun doesn't love me :eek: Anyway I've got Benadryl for the outside ( rub the cream on ) and Loratadine for the inside ( one tablet daily ). But the itching is driving me mad :mad: What do other people who get this do ? I mean DIY remedies - cold baths, oil of bats, eye of newt ...... I'm rambling .... it's the itching .....

shoequeen

Prevention is better than cure.
Easy to say - hard to do - stay OUT of the sun. Cover up. Your wrinkles will be fewer too.

I say it, I don't do it! and - oh! - the itching drives me mad. Tepid water & lots of it is my only answer.

Why has no one given you a helpful response? I was hoping for the wisdom of MSE!!!

donteatthat

I think cammomile lotions is supposed to be good as a topical measure.
I guess you would find it at Boots.
Seem to remember it dries white.

chocolateismypassion

I used to suffer from prickly heat pretty badly and believe it or not the thing that worked for me was pure lemon juice!!! I know it sounds bizarre but for whatever reason it took the itchiness out of it. Hope it helps

ckerrd

Aloe Vera can help. Both the drink and the gel.

cannylass_2

i find chlorpheniramine(piriton) is better than loratidine for the extreme itching! (though beware if driving etc, as can make you sleepy)!

N9eav

We used to get it a lot when we lived in the tropics. The Pharmacy had this powder called Salvatis powder. Worked great.

Try this ?????????????? Simple, but have no idea if it works

keelykat

Yes I do, I use calomine lotion-cool it in fridge first to make it really cold when you apply it!

keely.

ps-I get it in certain areas whether i'm in sun or not, its just to do with the heat with me.

keelykat

donteatthat wrote: »

I think cammomile lotions is supposed to be good as a topical measure.
I guess you would find it at Boots.
Seem to remember it dries white.

cammomile? do you mean calomine lotion? this dries white, and does keep the itching down and cools the skin

keely.

BigMummaF

Hi folks....good for all types of itching is ordinary Bicarbonate of Soda in the bath water. I found it when my three had chicken pox at age four yr, three yr & five months. We have sensitive skin too, so it really works very well. HTH

Racklen

im also a prickly heat sufferer i find savlon works great not the cheapest method but helops and i use the lunch box ice packs to help cool my skin i carry them around with me qwhen its hot, and just refreeze them at night

NOTE PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO FREEZING TEMPUTATURES ON YOUR SKIN ARE NOT GOOD FOR YOU