With their soft and tender skin prone to allergies and rashes, understanding preventive and curative methods to protect children from inflammation of the skin tops the priority list of most parents. Children are exposed to the risk of many types of skin rashes. From diaper rash to dryness and sunburn, from bug bites to poison ivy, there is a plethora of possible risks your child faces when it comes to problems of the skin. It’s important to find out which natural remedies are suitable for your child.
Here Are The Top 10 Home Remedies To Treat Skin Rashes In Children:
Try Oatmeal
Oatmeal works really well as a skin rash treatment. You could try adding a handful of powdered oatmeal to your child’s bath and see it work wonders. And remember, excessive bathing is not good for the child’s infected skin, so avoid that to the extent possible. One bath is good enough in a day and don’t let your child remain in water for too long.
Keep Skin Moisturized
Creams are a good way of keeping your child’s skin moist (dryness, mind you, is a major cause for rashes). You could use a fragrance-free, hypoallergenic moisturizer on your child’s skin or even a humidifier in his room. Dry skin is also quickly healed with petroleum jelly. Try it out even for diaper rash as it works well to hydrate the skin. While bath oil helps counter dryness, one needs to be careful in using it; you don’t want your child to slip in the bath after all, so the best thing to do is to put the oil after the bath.
Take Ice Treatment
We all know how useful ice is in burn cases. But it is in fact as beneficial, if not more, in rashes, particularly bug bites. You need to be careful, however, about using ice as it’s not a good idea to apply ice in case of accompanying fever.
Apply Aloe Vera
A great home remedy, aloe vera gel can be a wonderful cure for skin rashes. The moisturizing effect of aloe vera helps soothe the skin and reduces irritation and itching. You may simply pluck the leaves of aloe vera and make a paste to treat the affected skin.
Use Oils
Coconut oil is also known to be quite effective in treating rashes. It works well for simple rashes and painful burns. It soothes the skin if applied gently with the fingertips 2-3 times daily. Olive oil is another effective and inexpensive treatment for rashes in children as it soothes the inflamed skin. Regular application of olive oil, just a little at a time, has therapeutic effect on the skin. Vitamin E oil and Chamomile tea can also be applied locally, to the affected area, to bring relief.
Soothe The Skin With Lemon
Despite its initial stinging reaction, lemon is actually a great home remedy for rashes. Put a little lemon juice on the rash and let it dry in open air. Soak a ball of cotton in the juice and dab it on the affected part. Leave it there for about 10 minutes before rinsing it off.
Comfrey In Water
Itching and the resultant pain can also be treated with a mixture of comfrey and water. Soak a clean piece of cloth in the mixture and put it on the affected area. This will help your children to get rid of rashes.
Baking Soda Solution
Baking soda’s numerous benefits are much talked about. Not many people, however, know that it’s good for curing rashes also. Three parts of baking soda can be mixed in one part water to make a paste to be applied on the affected area. Baking soda can also be added to a tub of lukewarm water if there is itchiness all over the body. Soaking in this solution for about 30 minutes would help soothe the skin, but care needs to be taken not to use this cure in case of broken skin.
Apple Cider Vinegar Treatment
It is considered among the best treatments for rashes and skin allergies. Its antiseptic and antifungal properties help reduce the itch and soothe the skin. Use a cotton ball or piece of cloth dipped in apple cider vinegar and gently apply on the affected area. You could even add a cup full of the vinegar to your bath in case of irritation all over the body.
Use Fragrance-free Soap
One thing you really need to ensure is that your child does not come in contact with strong substances such as chemicals, soaps and perfumes. Use gentle, fragrance-free soap as well as bath oil. It is extremely effective for the soft skin of children.
