How to Treat Chicken Pox

Chicken pox is a viral infection that causes a blister-like rash on your skin; you can even get pox inside your mouth and under your eyelids. Young children will generally have milder symptoms than adults.

Things You'll Need

• Children's Nail Clippers
• Infant/children's Mittens/gloves
• Old Nylon Stockings
• Oatmeal
• Aveeno
• Acetaminophen
• Calamine Lotions
• Cold Compresses

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Instructions

• 1

  Place cool, wet compresses on the rash to relieve the itching and burning.

• 2

  Use calamine lotion to soothe the itching.

• 3

  Take a bath in oatmeal, which is very soothing to the skin. A commercial oatmeal bath such as Aveeno will not clog your drain. If you use regular oatmeal, put it inside a nylon stocking and hold it under the running bathwater.

• 4

  Trim a young child's or baby's fingernails so she doesn't scratch the rash.

• 5

  Consider putting mitts on a baby's hands.

• 6

  Use acetaminophen to reduce fever, aches and pains.

• 7

  Eat soft foods and avoid acidic juices if there are pox inside your mouth.

• 8

  Stick to a nutritious diet to boost the immune system.