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During the summer, as the weather turns hot and sunny, children often suffer from diaper rash and itching. While this condition doesn't pose a danger to children, it can cause discomfort, itching, and may lead to skin infections. The cause of diaper rash in children is the hot weather, which causes the blood vessels on the child's skin to dilate, creating conditions for bacteria to invade and cause skin inflammation, commonly known as diaper rash. Another contributing factor is excessive sweating, which can lead to clogged pores and hinder the skin's excretion function, resulting in skin inflammation and itching.
Young children have very sensitive and delicate skin, so inflamed spots or diaper rash will spread in patches and concentrate mostly in areas such as the forehead, neck, behind the ears, back, and chest... Below are some traditional remedies that are very effective in treating diaper rash, which mothers can refer to.
1. Arrowroot powder and pennywort
Ingredients:
– 10g arrowroot powder
– 30g pennywort (fresh)
How to make: Wash the pennywort with salt water, then crush and soak with boiling water. Then squeeze out the water, gradually dissolve the arrowroot powder in it, add sugar for the child to drink during the day about 2-3 times.
2. Watercress
Ingredients:
– A handful of watercress
– A pinch of salt
How to make: Wash the watercress with salt, then crush, extract the water, and boil in cold water for the child to bathe daily.
3. Fuller's earth + wormwood and balsam leaves
Ingredients:
– 50g balsam leaves
– 20g fuller's earth leaves
– 30g wormwood leaves
How to make: Wash all thoroughly and extract the water, drink 2-3 times a day, continuously for 3-5 days for relief.
4. Gold Thread
Ingredients: 4 - 6g gold thread flowers or 10 - 12g gold thread branches
How to make: Wash the gold thread, steep in water to drink every day for a month. This remedy not only treats diaper rash but also prevents boils.
5. Basil Leaves
Ingredients: 2 handfuls of basil leaves
How to make: Wash and boil the basil leaves in water for about 10 minutes. Then add to the bathwater for the child. Alternatively, use fresh leaves, crush and boil to extract bathwater.
6. Bitter Melon
Ingredients: 1- 2 bitter melons (bitter gourd)
How to make: Wash the bitter melons, then crush or cook until tender. Put in a clean cloth bag, strain to extract the water for the baby's bath.
7. Strawberry Leaves
Ingredients: 200g strawberry leaves.
How to make: Wash the strawberry leaves and put them in a cloth bag, boil with about 5 liters of water, boil, wait until the water is warm, then bathe. After bathing, dry thoroughly, then apply (or sprinkle) mung bean powder on areas with diaper rash (mung beans with skin, ground into fine powder, put in a tightly closed jar for gradual use). Bathe continuously for 3-5 days.
8. Fresh Wood Sorrel Leaves
Ingredients: 70-100g fresh wood sorrel leaves, 15g peppermint.
How to make: Extract the essence of wood sorrel leaves, before boiling, add peppermint, boil again. Use the solution to apply, wash areas with rash, 2-3 times a day. Use for about 3-5 days. Or 30g fresh wood sorrel leaves, wash thoroughly, steep with 500ml of water until 200ml remains, divide into 2 doses to drink morning and evening; continuously for 3-5 days.
Note:
- In addition to the above methods, mothers can also supplement their baby's diet with cool drinks such as arrowroot powder, mung bean water, black bean water.. or fruits containing a lot of vitamin C to cool the body.
- When boiling water for the baby's bath, mothers need to clean the leaves thoroughly and boil them well.
- Avoid bathing the baby with shower gel.
- If the baby's diaper rash or itching does not improve, mothers should take the baby to see a dermatologist.
