If you’ve developed a rash, it might have been caused by something you’re allergic to or by an irritating substance. Rinse the area thoroughly with cool to lukewarm water and a mild, sulfate-free cleanser to remove any traces of the irritant.  Avoid harsh antibacterial soaps or foaming cleansers that contain ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate or ammonium laureth sulfate. These can aggravate irritated skin. Be sure the water is cool or lukewarm instead of hot. Hot water will just make matters worse. Avoid using a washcloth. Instead, use your hands and pat your skin dry. Unless your doctor advised otherwise, don’t bandage or cover a rash. A bandage or other dressing could rub against the rash and worsen the irritation. Exposure to air will promote healing and help keep the area cool. If affected areas are covered by clothing, try to wear loose natural materials, like cotton, and avoid skin-tight clothes. For example, wear loose cotton undergarments to maximize air circulation and reduce friction. Think of any cosmetic products, lotions, soaps, or other new products you’ve recently used. If you haven't used any new products, figure out if the affected area came into contact with new jewelry, a cell phone, musical instrument, or other metal objects.  Stop using or avoid contact with any potential triggers. The rash could be due to an irritant, like a solvent cleaner, or something you’re allergic to, like food, an animal, steel, or nickel and other metals. If you took a medication and suddenly develop a rash, seek emergency medical attention. This could be a sign of a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. For a redness that’s sore or feels warm to the touch, soak a clean cloth in cool water. Hold it with light pressure to the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes to relieve pain and inflammation.  Use a cool cloth or ice wrapped in a non-abrasive cloth for 10-20 minutes. A cool compress can soothe irritation due to a variety of conditions, such as heat rash and eczema, and it can help soothe a sore sunburn. If your skin is red but you don’t experience pain, burning, or itching, it’s usually best to avoid applying medicated creams. If you have any of these symptoms, over-the-counter ointments can provide relief. For best results, stick with 1 product that’s best suited for your symptoms instead of slathering the rash with multiple creams.   Aloe vera is the best option for a sunburn or other minor burn. It’s also good for dry, irritated skin. Gently massage a generous amount on the affected area at least twice a day. Soothe itchy skin with calamine lotion. Shake the bottle well, pour a small amount onto a cotton ball, then dab it onto the affected areas. Hydrocortisone can reduce swelling, pain, and itching. Apply it to the affected area 1 to 4 times per day for up to 7 days. Use your product according to its label’s instructions.  Antibiotic ointment like Bacitracin, A & D, or Neosporin work well for healing sunburn. Oatmeal helps relieve redness, itchiness, and discomfort due to conditions such as poison ivy and chickenpox. Blend 1 to 2 cups (240 to 470 mL) of plain, unflavored oatmeal into a powder, then mix it into a bathtub filled with lukewarm water. Soak in the tub for 15 to 30 minutes, then rinse off with a cool or lukewarm shower. Instead of ordinary breakfast oats, you could also use a colloidal oatmeal bath mix, which you can find at your local pharmacy. Both are equally effective. Seek emergency care if the rash is all over your body or spreads rapidly, is accompanied by a fever, has pus-like drainage, or if you experience severe pain. See your doctor if it persists longer than 3 to 6 days without signs of improvement, or if you notice signs of infection.  Signs of infection include a yellow or green fluid, crusting, and increased swelling or pain. While some rashes can be serious, most go away on their own within 1 to 2 weeks. An untreated rash can cause scarring, so see your doctor as soon as you feel that it is no longer minor.

Summary: Flush the area with cool to warm water and a gentle soap. Expose the affected area to air as much as possible. Avoid the substance or material that might have caused the rash. Apply a cool compress to flushed red skin or a sunburn. Apply aloe, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone to burning or itchy skin. Try taking an oatmeal bath to relieve itchiness or pain. Seek medical attention for severe or persistent symptoms.


To be professional, you start with your company's information at the top of the page. If you don't have a company name, just start with your name at the top. It can be centered or all the way over to the left. Treat the invoice like a business letter. That is, you can have a professional header at the top, centered in the middle. On the other hand, a simple statement of your business name is also effective. Put your address, phone number, email, and any other relevant contact information. Make sure to use your business information, not your personal information.  A fax number may also be relevant. If you accept payment services like PayPal, be sure to use the email you have set up with that account. Just like with a business letter, you now move on to the person you're billing. If it's a business, use the business address and contact information that the company gave you.  If it's a person, use what information you have, but preferably their business contact information. If you don't have enough information, you may need to contact the person or business with the information you do have to find out more. If it's a large company, you may want to call anyway to ask exactly who to address the invoice to. Create a unique identification number for each of your repeat customers. Then, make sure that this number is included on every invoice that you write for this customer. This will allow you to group invoices by customer and, if necessary, assess their payment history or document a consistent failure to pay. If you're sending out invoices on a regular basis, it's important that each one has a unique number so it's easy to reference and identify. How you choose a number is up to you, but remember that you must have a new one for each invoice.  One simple way is to just start out at one and work your way up. To keep the length of the number uniform, you could start with "0000001."  Another method is to assign a customer number and then use the date. For instance, if the customer number is 305 and the date is February 2, 2016, you could use 305-02022016 as your number. Just make sure you're clear on what the "date" should be. Is it when the service was rendered or when you created the invoice? Near the top, put the label "invoice date." Next to it, add the date that you are creating the invoice. This helps both you and the customer keep track of the time.  You can also include the billing period. The billing period is based on how you set up your invoicing. For instance, if you invoice once a month, that means your billing period is from the beginning of the month to the end of the month, and the services you performed during that period will be included on the invoice.
Summary: Put your company's name at the top. Add your contact information. Add the addressee's name or business. Include a customer account number. List a unique invoice number near the top. Include the invoice date.