Sweat rash
Prickly heatusually developswhena person sweats more than usual,such as during hot or humid weather. However, it's alsopossible to get prickly heatin the winter.
The conditioniscausedwhenthe body's sweat glands become blocked. Excessive sweating canresult insweat becoming trapped beneath your skin. The trapped sweat causes skin irritation andthe characteristic heat rash.
The symptoms of prickly heat are usually worse in areas that are covered by clothing. This is because clothing can make you sweat and sometimes causes friction (rubbing).
Read about prickly heat (miliaria rubra), an itchy rash of small, raised red spots that causes a stinging or prickling sensation on the skin.
Prickly heatusually developswhena person sweats more than usual,such as during hot or humid weather. However, it's alsopossible to get prickly heatin the winter. The conditioniscausedwhenthe body's s
Although anyone can get prickly heat, you're more at risk of developing it if you're in a hot climate where you sweat more than usual. The following also increase your risk: illness and immobility
Prickly heat isn't a serious condition and rarely requires any specific treatment. Therashusually disappears after afew days. However, there are several things you can do to ease your symptoms: Avo