Bumps n Baby Parenting Magazine May June 2015 | Page 30

Summer Care

areas. Sandalwood has been used for ages for
skin related problems. The cooling effect that
sandalwood provided makes it effective in
Prickly heat treatment as well.

Drink lots of water, juices or summer special
drinks like Kairi Panna made from raw
mangoes.

For best results mix sandalwood with rose
water. You can even us sandalwood powder
like a talcum powder.
4.Talcum powder
Herbal talcum powders are effective in
treatment of prickly heat. Talcum powder
helps absorb the moisture and thus provides
great relief from prickly heat.
5.Cooling off the area
If the condition is very irritable, placing an ice
bag or a cloth dipped in ice water can provide
immediate relief.
6.Multani Mitti / Fuller’s earth
Multani mitti, again , has a very cooling effect
on the body. Make a pack of Multani mitti
and apply it to the affected areas.This can also
be used with rose water for best results.
8.Summer Drinks
Keeping your body hydrated is very
important to prevent and combat prickly
heat.

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9.Food
Eats lots of watermelons, cucumbers etc,
which help in keeping your body hydrated,
and cool.
Cucumbers can also be placed in the affected
areas to give a cooling affect.
10.Personal hygiene
Take 2 or 3 cold showers in a day so that
sweat accumulation decreases. Avoid tight
clothes during summer and stay ventilated.
When outdoors prefer to stay in shades.
-By Soumya Ajaykumar