How to Use heat rash in a Sentence

heat rash

noun
  • Masks can get sweaty, feel stuffy, and can even leave us with a heat rash.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 3 July 2020
  • But Naranjo said her son's body was covered in a heat rash.
    CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • Extreme heat can cause heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rash.
    Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Mumtaz was among them, having broken out in an itchy heat rash that covered her arms and face.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • All that sweat can cause bigger skin issues, including the dreaded heat rash.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 2 May 2018
  • So acne, rosacea and heat rashes would not be surprising.
    Shalwah Evans, Essence, 19 May 2020
  • Symptoms, from heat rash to cramps, dizzy spells, and fainting, are early warning signs that the body’s self-cooling mechanism is overwhelmed.
    Aryn Baker, Time, 18 July 2023
  • These illnesses can include heat rash, heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
    Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Hands swollen, suffering from a heat rash, and past the point of exhaustion, Butler Glenesk was still determined to finish.
    National Geographic, 31 May 2018
  • After one nightly performance, Ms. el-Helw leaned over a 6-month-old white lion cub with a painful-looking heat rash on its chest, gingerly daubing it with a cream.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020
  • While inverse psoriasis can cause a rash in some of the same areas as heat rash—the armpits, genitals, and butt—the biggest tip-off is that psoriasis can happen any time of year.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Because of the sweltering heat, babies often struggle with heat rashes.
    Bonnie Vengrow, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2016
  • Indeed, heat rash typically happens when sweat gets trapped under your skin, blocking your pores, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Knowlton said symptoms tend to progress from sunburn to heat rash, followed by heat cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion and eventually heatstroke.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 July 2022
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that high temperatures can lead to illnesses ranging in severity from heat rash and sunburn, to heat cramps and exhaustion, to heat stroke.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 July 2019
  • The brand lists even more uses against ailments including abscesses, boils, carbuncles, chafing, cysts, gravel rash, heat rash, cracked nipples, and even the temporary relief of the symptoms of dermatitis and eczema.
    Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
  • And to protect yourself from heat illness, which can range from miserable (heat rash, heat exhaustion) to life-threatening (heat stroke), the NPS recommends staying hydrated and taking frequent breaks, preferably in the shade.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heat rash is a skin irritation caused by excessive sweating during hot, humid weather.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 25 June 2020
  • Prolonged exposure to high temperatures and high humidity can lead to heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash, sunburn and even death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Spending time outside during periods of intense heat can also be dangerous, so familiarize yourself with symptoms of heatstroke, heat rash and heat exhaustion.
    Leah Abucayan, CNN, 23 July 2022
  • Luckily, heat rashes are easily treatable with a little OTC medication.
    Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 20 June 2023

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