Baby heat pimples
In warm temperatures during the summer months, babies in particular easily develop heat pimples. These occur particularly on the face, under the arms, on the chest and in the diaper area. The back of the knee and other skin folds can also be affected.
In addition, the baby is usually weepy or restless. The cause is that the sweat pores can become clogged when there is a lot of sweat produced in the heat. Sunlight is not the trigger for the skin symptoms as is often assumed.
That is why the heat pimples can occur even if the baby is protected from the sunlight all the time as required. In babies, heat spots occur particularly frequently because the sweat pores of the skin are still very small and clog up more easily than in older children or adults. In addition, light-skinned children are more susceptible to developing heat spots than those with darker skin color.
When heat spots appear, the body’s own cooling system of sweat production and evaporation no longer functions properly. The baby must be moved to a cooler place to avoid heat stroke. However, overly drastic cooling measures such as air conditioning or a fan should not be used either, as otherwise the small body can quickly cool down and the baby can catch an infection, for example.
The treatment of heat spots
In general, no treatment is necessary to cause the heat pimples to subside. As the skin cools down, the production of sweat is also reduced and therefore the pimples also disappear. In order to accelerate the healing process, the affected skin area should be made accessible to the air.
As clothes or diapers are loosened, the incoming air begins to cool the affected skin area. As a rule, most heat spots disappear as a result. Any itching gets increasingly better.
Especially with children, the regeneration of the skin can be supported by applying gels made of zinc or silica. Cortisone ointments should only be used after consulting a physician and only if measures tried first have not helped and the child is affected by the rash for a longer period of time.If heat spots do not disappear, one must always think about whether in reality perhaps a skin fungus infection is behind it. All longer lasting skin rashes should be examined by a doctor.
The administration of moist compresses or powder should be avoided completely if possible. Powder would also only clog the sweat pores even more and thus lead to an undesired effect. Another topic that might interest you: skin fungus.
There are also some homeopathic approaches to treat heat spots in children and also in adults. In the first place, the development of heat pimples should be avoided (e.g. by frequent ventilation of the skin, by wearing air-permeable clothing). After the development of heat spots, an attempt can also be made with homeopathic medication.
The preparation Toxicodendron quercifolium, which should be taken 3 times daily in the dosage D12, should be mentioned here. A further topic that might interest you: Homeopathy for skin inflammations.
