Michael_Ingram
gone but not forgotten
Can anybody remember the name of the rash that (girls mostly) got from sitting close to the fire please?
Heat rash, or miliaria, happens when the sweat gland ducts get plugged due to dead skin cells or bacteria, such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common bacterium that occurs on the skin and is also associated with acne. ... Wearing too much clothing in winter, or sitting too close to a fire or heater can induce a rash.Can anybody remember the name of the rash that (girls mostly) got from sitting close to the fire please?
Fireside tartan!Can anybody remember the name of the rash that (girls mostly) got from sitting close to the fire please?
We called them chillbrains or chillbains. Just remembered, it was chilblains!
Girls, young and fashionable women often scorched their legs by open fires. Older women - and some others I guess - avoided this problem as they wore lisle stockings.Fireside tartan!
Pickled cabbage legs I think. There was a lady in Holte road who had them and mom said it was from sitting too close to the fire for too long.Can anybody remember the name of the rash that (girls mostly) got from sitting close to the fire please?