Hives can be very annoying because of their burning and itching, so today’s post will be telling you about some simple home remedies for the more common types of hives. According to surveys, nearly 5% of the population suffer from hives once in their life. The most common types of hives are heat hives, physical hives, autoimmune hives etc.

Arguably, the most frequently observed form of hives are heat induced hives and the best home remedy is cooling down the affected area of the skin with cool compression or an ice pack.

Hives and stress can be a chronic and recurring problem, and the best tip is to lead a happy stress-free life. Avoiding alcohol or keeping its intake to a minimum also helps.

In the case of autoimmune hives, taking over the counter antihistamines can counter the effect of histamine release.

To manage itchy hives, the patient can apply calamine lotion, vitamin E oil or Aloe Vera gel on the affected area twice a day.

Next week I will post five extremely important tips when you are managing any type of hives, do not forget to read them.