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Dangerous Rash Symptoms: Rash accompanied by fever (typically caused by the flu, chicken pox, or measles) Rash development immediately following a meal or snack (food allergy) Rashes caused by bug bites (large circular rashes, specifically, possibly Lyme disease) Please note that if your rash persists for longer than 10 days or is accompanied by any of these other symptoms, you should inform your physician.	How to Get Rid of a Rash	Natural Rash Treatments The Oatmeal Bath is perhaps one of the most popular natural remedies for rashes and other bouts of dermatitis (infections of the skin). How you go about applying the boiled oatmeal to your skin (not while boiling, hopefully) is up to you. Many suggest boiling it in a sock or a rag an using it as you would use a loofah in a cool tub of water—no soap. Jewelweed is one of those natural remedies for rashes caused by poison ivy that just keeps popping up. Would I recommend it? I’d say it can’t hurt to try it. According to the Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, the juices not from the Jewelweed leaves but from the reddish protuberances extending out from the lower stem are best, especially if applied soon after making contact with Urushoil producing plants like poison ivy, oak, or sumac. Cocoa Butter is one of those wonderful creams you can use to help keep that rash moisturized during the day. We use this stuff for treating hives, and I would recommend using it to treat other forms of rashes as well. Aloe, of course, goes without saying as the most popular skin moisturizing treatment on the market today. You’ll find Aloe in just about everything, including commercial rash treatments. On its own, it’s a steroid free, cooling moisturizer that should be applied regularly to keep the rash moist and comfortable.
Up here in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes surrounded by poison ivy and teeming with mosquitoes, we know our rashes and how to get rid of rashes. I’d bet that in northern Minnesota, antihistamines outsell cigarettes and beer on any given summer day, believe it or not. (You probably shouldn’t.) Once, I had a heat rash that was so bad I had to stay indoors for almost a whole week. Now, to a child who only has 12 weeks of summer before going back to a private Catholic school, that’s torture—plain and simple. I know what rashes are. I also know a rash can show up in the strangest of places. Got an itchy red mess on your arm, or your leg, or in one of your nether regions? Want to know how to get rid of a rash? Well, here’s some good news: most rashes will clear up on their own, but there are some home remedies and treatments that you can do to help ease discomfort and speed up the healing process. I should warn you before you go on reading about how to get rid of a rash, that if you’re experiencing any of the symptoms I’ve outlined to the left, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. Practical Rash Treatment
Questions or suggestions? Try our Physical Health Forum.
You can try to get rid of a rash caused by poison ivy or poison oak by washing the contact point with a solution of water and rubbing alcohol. This is actually a preventative measure for getting rid of rashes caused by poison ivy, because it’s meant to break up the oils of the plant that cause the rash to begin with. I learned this trick from a former creative writing professor of mine, Susan Hauser, who has written a book called Outwitting Poison Ivy. If you’ve washed, but still had a reaction, cover the rash with Calamine lotion. Dat der’s what we use up Nort fer our skeeter bites and our ivy.
Sometimes rashes are caused by a medical condition we’ve come to know as ringworm. Luckily for you, getting rid of a rash brought on by a ringworm infection is easy. Ringworm isn’t a worm, it’s a rash caused by a fungal infection much like athlete’s foot. Here’s an article that will tell you how to get rid of ringworm, but if you’re in a hurry, just go buy some anti-fungal cream like Lotrimin or Lamisil. Others have had success by spreading bleach over the rash with a Q-tip, letting it sit for a few minutes, and then washing it off. I would recommend a cream to get rid of the rash.
Rashes that look like flat bumps and appear during stress aren’t actually rashes, but are hives. Usually a rash and hives are caused by the same thing, our body’s release of histamines and our skin’s reaction to those histamines. Antihistamines like Benadryl are the obvious solution to a problem with hives. A rash on your skin is your body’s way of telling you that it’s fighting something you’re allergic too or something foreign on your skin. If you have recurrent rashes or bumps, you may want to refer to this article about how to get rid of hives.
The best thing you can do to get rid of a rash is to not touch it and keep it moisturized. A lot of the times when we have a rash, we make it worse by scratching or picking at it. What you want to do is protect the skin that is affected by the rash. Try not to scratch the rash, and if the skin around the rash starts to scale, you should try putting some moisturizer on it to help keep the skin hydrated. Make sure to use a moisturizer that’s water-based rather than oil-based.
If you’re serious about getting rid of a rash, you’re going to stay out of the sun and you’re going to wash with gentle or natural soaps. Seriously, staying out of the sun will help avoid making rashes worse, or atleast use sun block. There’s nothing pleasant about a poison ivy rash topped off with sunburn. I can only tell people so many times how bad the sun is for your skin. Secondly, try washing with gentle soaps or soaps that are strictly of organic nature—made from plant-based ingredients. These tend to be less harsh on the skin and will help avoid irritating the rash anymore than it already is.
Questions or suggestions? Try our Physical Health Forum.
Rash Creams & Rash Medicine The most common medical treatment for rashes is a cortisone steroid cream. Hydrocortisone is available in over-the-counter medications like Ala-Cort, Anu-Sol, Dermtex, and Eldecort. These are usually creams with a cortisone content of 2.5% or less. If you’re hard up for some hydrocortisone, I know there’s a type of Preparation-H that uses 1% concentration of hydrocortisone, and it feels really good on my butt. More concentrated forms of hydrocortisone are available with a prescription. Brand names tend not to matter, but generally speaking any cortisone cream with 5-10% (prescription strength) concentration is labeled with a -5 or a -10 after the medicine’s name. Generally speaking, a hydrocortisone cream is applied once every 2-4 hours, until the rash starts to fade. However, in certain instances (such as when a person has hives) an oral antihistamine like Benadryl can be taken to help relieve the symptoms of a rash.
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Dangerous Rash Symptoms:

Rash accompanied by fever (typically caused by the flu, chicken pox, or measles)

Rash development immediately following a meal or snack (food allergy)

Rashes caused by bug bites (large circular rashes, specifically, possibly Lyme disease)

Please note that if your rash persists for longer than 10 days or is accompanied by any of these other symptoms, you should inform your physician.

How to Get Rid of a Rash

Natural Rash Treatments

The Oatmeal Bath is perhaps one of the most popular natural remedies for rashes and other bouts of dermatitis (infections of the skin). How you go about applying the boiled oatmeal to your skin (not while boiling, hopefully) is up to you. Many suggest boiling it in a sock or a rag an using it as you would use a loofah in a cool tub of water—no soap.

Jewelweed is one of those natural remedies for rashes caused by poison ivy that just keeps popping up. Would I recommend it? I’d say it can’t hurt to try it. According to the Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, the juices not from the Jewelweed leaves but from the reddish protuberances extending out from the lower stem are best, especially if applied soon after making contact with Urushoil producing plants like poison ivy, oak, or sumac.

Cocoa Butter is one of those wonderful creams you can use to help keep that rash moisturized during the day. We use this stuff for treating hives, and I would recommend using it to treat other forms of rashes as well.

Aloe, of course, goes without saying as the most popular skin moisturizing treatment on the market today. You’ll find Aloe in just about everything, including commercial rash treatments. On its own, it’s a steroid free, cooling moisturizer that should be applied regularly to keep the rash moist and comfortable.

Up here in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes surrounded by poison ivy and teeming with mosquitoes, we know our rashes and how to get rid of rashes. I’d bet that in northern Minnesota, antihistamines outsell cigarettes and beer on any given summer day, believe it or not. (You probably shouldn’t.) Once, I had a heat rash that was so bad I had to stay indoors for almost a whole week. Now, to a child who only has 12 weeks of summer before going back to a private Catholic school, that’s torture—plain and simple. I know what rashes are. I also know a rash can show up in the strangest of places. Got an itchy red mess on your arm, or your leg, or in one of your nether regions? Want to know how to get rid of a rash? Well, here’s some good news: most rashes will clear up on their own, but there are some home remedies and treatments that you can do to help ease discomfort and speed up the healing process. I should warn you before you go on reading about how to get rid of a rash, that if you’re experiencing any of the symptoms I’ve outlined to the left, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Practical Rash Treatment

Questions or suggestions? Try our Physical Health Forum.

You can try to get rid of a rash caused by poison ivy or poison oak by washing the contact point with a solution of water and rubbing alcohol. This is actually a preventative measure for getting rid of rashes caused by poison ivy, because it’s meant to break up the oils of the plant that cause the rash to begin with. I learned this trick from a former creative writing professor of mine, Susan Hauser, who has written a book called Outwitting Poison Ivy. If you’ve washed, but still had a reaction, cover the rash with Calamine lotion. Dat der’s what we use up Nort fer our skeeter bites and our ivy.

Sometimes rashes are caused by a medical condition we’ve come to know as ringworm. Luckily for you, getting rid of a rash brought on by a ringworm infection is easy. Ringworm isn’t a worm, it’s a rash caused by a fungal infection much like athlete’s foot. Here’s an article that will tell you how to get rid of ringworm, but if you’re in a hurry, just go buy some anti-fungal cream like Lotrimin or Lamisil. Others have had success by spreading bleach over the rash with a Q-tip, letting it sit for a few minutes, and then washing it off. I would recommend a cream to get rid of the rash.

Rashes that look like flat bumps and appear during stress aren’t actually rashes, but are hives. Usually a rash and hives are caused by the same thing, our body’s release of histamines and our skin’s reaction to those histamines. Antihistamines like Benadryl are the obvious solution to a problem with hives. A rash on your skin is your body’s way of telling you that it’s fighting something you’re allergic too or something foreign on your skin. If you have recurrent rashes or bumps, you may want to refer to this article about how to get rid of hives.

The best thing you can do to get rid of a rash is to not touch it and keep it moisturized. A lot of the times when we have a rash, we make it worse by scratching or picking at it. What you want to do is protect the skin that is affected by the rash. Try not to scratch the rash, and if the skin around the rash starts to scale, you should try putting some moisturizer on it to help keep the skin hydrated. Make sure to use a moisturizer that’s water-based rather than oil-based.

If you’re serious about getting rid of a rash, you’re going to stay out of the sun and you’re going to wash with gentle or natural soaps. Seriously, staying out of the sun will help avoid making rashes worse, or atleast use sun block. There’s nothing pleasant about a poison ivy rash topped off with sunburn. I can only tell people so many times how bad the sun is for your skin. Secondly, try washing with gentle soaps or soaps that are strictly of organic nature—made from plant-based ingredients. These tend to be less harsh on the skin and will help avoid irritating the rash anymore than it already is.

Questions or suggestions? Try our Physical Health Forum.

Rash Creams & Rash Medicine

The most common medical treatment for rashes is a cortisone steroid cream. Hydrocortisone is available in over-the-counter medications like Ala-Cort, Anu-Sol, Dermtex, and Eldecort. These are usually creams with a cortisone content of 2.5% or less. If you’re hard up for some hydrocortisone, I know there’s a type of Preparation-H that uses 1% concentration of hydrocortisone, and it feels really good on my butt. More concentrated forms of hydrocortisone are available with a prescription. Brand names tend not to matter, but generally speaking any cortisone cream with 5-10% (prescription strength) concentration is labeled with a -5 or a -10 after the medicine’s name. Generally speaking, a hydrocortisone cream is applied once every 2-4 hours, until the rash starts to fade. However, in certain instances (such as when a person has hives) an oral antihistamine like Benadryl can be taken to help relieve the symptoms of a rash.

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Disclaimer: Jonathan Hatch & Natasha Laumei cannot accept any responsibility for any injury or damage that you may cause to yourself, others, or property when following any advice given on this site.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.