Rashes can be so painful that it is hard to concentrate on anything else. Rashes are often caused by allergic reactions, dry skin, and illness. No matter what causes your rash, it’s likely that the redness, swelling, and itching make you very uncomfortable.
Effective Home Remedies for Rashes
Instead of scratching your rash, which may make it spread elsewhere on your body, try these home remedies for rashes.
1. Olive Oil
Olive oil is very soothing to the skin, making it one of the most popular home remedies for rashes. You can use extra virgin olive oil if you want to use oil with as little scent as possible.
How to use olive oil for rashes?
Take a small amount of olive oil into a bowl. Dab a cotton ball into the olive oil.
Gently swab the olive oil over the area with a rash.
Repeat 2 to 3 times a day as needed to provide relief from itching and soreness.
2. Aloe Vera
Best known for how well it treats a sunburn, aloe vera is also one of the most effective home remedies for rashes. Keeping an aloe vera plant on one of your windowsills makes it very convenient, as well.
How to use aloe vera for rashes?
Depending on the size of your rash, cut 1 to 3 leaves off of your aloe vera plant. Cut the tip off of each leaf.
Squeeze each leaf to drain the juice/gel into a bowl.
Use your fingers to rub the gel onto your rash.
If you want even more relief from itching, refrigerate the aloe vera gel before rubbing it onto your skin.
3. Chamomile Tea
Chamomile tea has naturally soothing properties that reduce the symptoms of a rash and keep you from scratching. Doing this routine once per day can improve the severity of your rash very quickly.
How to use Chamomile tea for rashes?
Put 1 teaspoon of dried chamomile leaves into a teacup. Boil 1 cup of water.
Pour the water over the chamomile leaves.
Chill in the refrigerator until cooled. Strain the chamomile leaves out of the tea.
Dab a washcloth in the tea and use it to wash the area affected by the rash.
4. Oatmeal Bath
While an oatmeal bath does not cure a rash, it is one of the best home remedies for rashes that cause intense itching. Running one of these baths every night can significantly minimize your itching.
How to take oatmeal bath for rashes?
Blend 1 & 1/2 cups of rolled oats in blender or food processor to a fine powder.
Run a warm, but not hot, bath. Sprinkle the powdered oats over the bath.
Soak in the bath for 30 minutes.
After stepping out of your bath, do not wash or wipe off the water. The oats on your skin can keep your rash from itching.
5. Vitamin C
To cure a rash, you need to prepare your immune system to fight it off. Vitamin C is known for improving your immune system. When you are fighting a rash, increase your intake of vitamin C. You can eat more oranges and other foods that contain vitamin C, or you can take vitamin C capsules.
6. Vitamin E Oil
The health benefits of vitamin E can help cure a rash very quickly. Use this in combination with remedies that minimize the itching of a rash.
How to use Vitamin oil for skin rashes?
Use a needle to poke a hole in 1 capsule of vitamin E.
Extract the vitamin E oil into a small bowl.
Carefully use your fingers to rub the oil into your rash.
7. Cool Compress
While waiting for your rash to go away, you can make yourself as comfortable as possible with a cool compress.
How to use this remedy?
Soak a washcloth in very cold water. Wring the washcloth out.
Press the washcloth to the rash.
Leave the washcloth on until it reaches room temperature.
