How to Avoid Prickly Heat Rash

Prickly heat usually takes place in the hotter times of the year. When it does happen, the natural instinct is to get some type off-the-shelf readily available cream or powder that is readily available at your local drug store and put it on the location of the rash. This does work some provide some measure of relief but is often only temporary and does little to stop the rash. You should remember that each of us has a unique kind of skin. Each one of us is allergic to different allergens at different degrees of severity and each of us will react differently. Hence, the patent ointments may not work for everyone and may actually worsen the situation.

You can prevent and stop prickly heat rash when you read more about how you can stop excessive sweating forever.

It makes sense that it is easier to prevent prickly heat rash than to cure it. If a person takes care of their personal hygiene by bathing regularly and removing excess sweat from their body, then heat rash will almost never occur.  Also, you should take care to avoid triggers of excessive sweating:

• Avoid excessive temperatures and humid climates as much as possible
• Do not over exert yourself during the hotter parts of the day as this causes you to produce more sweat
• When sweat does occur, bathe or shower as often as possible.  If a shower or bath is not readily available, use a clean towel soaked in clean water to wipe away sweat and sweat residue
• Try to stay in air-conditioning when possible.  Where air conditioning is not available, be sure to keep rooms well-ventilated with fans.
• Wear loose fitting, light colored, natural fiber clothing such as cotton.
• Bath more than once a day in the summer and when the climate is warm and humid.
• Drink plenty of non-alcoholic, sugar-free beverages.  Water is still the best beverage to consume.

Following these steps can help you prevent prickly heat rash from occurring. If you use logic to avoid the situations that lead to excessive sweating, you can avoid heat rash completely. 

Also see What is Prickly Heat? and Home Remedies for Prickly Heat Rash.