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The Heat and Skin Problems

by LoyalMiss

(January 2007) (rank 500+)

I found when my two boys were young that the heat during the summer months would aggravate, if not cause, skin problems with my children. The one's my boys suffered were heat rash and eczema but I'm sure there are other conditions that will benefit from the tips below.

Two tips that helped save the day for me and make my children more comfortable where:

Accessible Water Play with Pinetarsol added. I had a small esky filled with water that the boys could hop in and out as they pleased (under supervision of course). In the water I added Pinetarsol. Pinetarsol can be purchased from the Chemist and the bottle will give the dose needed in the water. Pinetarsol is extremely soothing on irritated skin and helps elliminate the itch.
Soap substitute called Sorbylene Cream. Soap is an irritant to skin conditions and I found a good soap substitute was Sorbylene Cream. It leaves a fine oily coating on your child's skin that helps the skin to stay moist. Half the problem is caused from skin drying out from the heat which helps aggravate skin conditions. Again Sorbylene Cream is readily availabe at most Chemists.

It goes without saying that these tips are also beneficial to Mum and Dad to if they find they are suffering with skin problems.

(I do apologise in advance if I have misspelt the two products above).

Good luck and I do hope this helps ease any skin problems your children may suffer due to the heat (or for any other reason).

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	January 2008 \| cheekymonkey

Re: The Heat and Skin Problems

Grub has just had his second dose of heat rash this summer...not his worse, that was the first episode last year.

My GP told me to use pintarsol in the bath, prickly heat powder (or curash family anti-rash powder is the same stuff) and to give him an antihistamine. He initially recommended polaramine, but it sends Grub crazy and he can't sleep, so I give him claratyne instead. The combination works a treat.

I hadn't thought of the spray bottle, but do keep some diluted pinetarsol in a bottle and dab it with cotton pads throughout the day when he is affected.

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	4.50 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| Joeyjo

Not just a rash

The one incident that my daughter developed a heat rash was in the middle of the night, (she was about 2YO), she had shallow breathing, her face had welts and rash (so much that it could be described as looking like a cauliflower) and she was listless. It was entirely my fault, it was a 40 degree day in Melbourne and we were at a wedding all day - with photos being taken outside. I rushed her in an ambulance to hospital thinking that it was an allergy attack of some sort. The emergency department looked her over and kept her in observation. They also gave her an antihistamine for easing the reaction. However, the thought that it was heat related Never occurred to the hospital staff. They told me that she could have a possible nut allergy. Anyway, a year later, a similar incident happened but not quite serious and again this was during a hot day. I then realised that there is such a thing as HEAT ALLERGY. So I can't recommend enough that kids drink lots and lots of water on a hot day.

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	January 2007 \| LoyalMiss

Not just a rash

Wow I have never heard of a heat rash so bad but I'm glad it was only a heat rash for your daughter and not something worse. Heat rash is bad enough without having such a fierce reaction. Your so right with children drinking lots of water. That I have to agree with. Thanks for your comments. Regards Colleen

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| allyp

Heat

Good advice, thanks for posting it.. This summer while my baby was 6 months old she developed a heat rash because of where we were it was like plus 30 or higher degrees celcuis and we always kept giving her a bath and it had seemed to help with it.. Even we were only keeping her in her diaper shirt or just her diaper through-out the day when it was that hot out.

I hope the hot weather isn't that bad for you this year... As I am hoping the same thing, it wouldn't be the nicest thing thats for sure!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| LoyalMiss

Heat

It's terrible when babies get heat rash or anything like it as they just don't understand, do they? Good luck with your little one and I hope my advice has helped some.

Weather - well yes, it has been terribly hot for the last few weeks but the few showers of rain we have had at times have helped. I'm praying for more rain now, but it's not looking good!!!

Thanks for your comments and all the best. Colleen

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| OzBinky

Thank you

My skin plays up in the heat...I get like heat rashes so I am going to have a go at using the Sorbylene cream.

I would swear by the pinetarsol too. I used that for chicken pox on my kids. I'd dilute it in a bottle and spray it over them. It was easier this way as you could just give them a spray without bathing them in it...

Good advice mate thank

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| LoyalMiss

Thank you

Thanks OzBinky - now why didn't I think about diluting the Pinetarsol in a spray bottle? It's funny how you get can't in a rut with your thinking and the obvious just slips you by, lol. Thanks for the thought. Have you considered using the diluted Pinetarsol on your heat rash rather than just for chicken pox? Good luck, hope it gives you some relief.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| llmunchkin

Thank you

Excellent advice from both of you - I haven't heard of Pinetarsol before - however I think all 3 of us could benefit from it...

Cheers ladies : )

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| breannababy

cool

Hi Colleen, TOP ideas.I reckon in this heat any ideas to cool down and make kids and us comfortable is great!!! I also found a cool or tepid Bi-card bath helped any itchy red heat nasties.There are two products for heat rash that we love they are curash for bub or family and rapaid this one has tea tree in it,both are great.regards Merle

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| January 2007 \| LoyalMiss

cool

Thanks Merle, I hadn't heard of these two products for heat rash but will certainly keep my eye out as we all still suffer from heat rash on occasions. The Pinetarsol is fantastic in water but I have been looking from something that you can put on in a hurry as well. Maybe one of these products will be good for that, I especially like the sound of the one with tea tree in it. Cheers Colleen

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