A mum has wowed social media with an incredible tip to sooth chickenpox .
Clare Jenkin was at her wits' end with her daughter Reagan scratching her spots.
But she says her doctor recommended using Head and Shoulders Classic Clean shampoo as a bubble bath - and it worked wonders.
Manchester Evening News says Jackie shared a photo of her sick daughter on Facebook .
She posted: "Anyone whose kiddies pick up chickenpox, I cannot recommend this enough!!
"Reagan went to the docs today and we were advised to use Head and Shoulders CLASSIC as a bubble bath to soothe the spots.
"The difference is unbelievable! Over an hour without a single scratch or moan! No more angry red spots. Hopefully this helps anyone else who’s at their wits' end with scratching children."
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Clare's post has clearly been a hit with fellow parents. It's been shared 57,000 times in less than 24 hours and received 16,000 comments - many of them tagging people in to share it with them.
One said she'd given it a go herself and had similar success.
Kirsty Craig said: "I actually tried this this morning and it seems to have calmed the itch right down."
Another said it helps with her own skin condition, adding: "I use this on my body for my psoriasis and it helps so much redness goes down and skin isn't as scaly."
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Chickenpox is a very common childhood illness, particularly among children at primary school and is caused by a highly contagious virus (called Varicella Zoster) normally caught during childhood.
In 2017, Superdrug became the very first high street retailer to offer a chickenpox vaccination.
The chickenpox vaccine is not part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule in the UK, and is currently only available on the NHS for those who are at high risk of spreading the virus to particularly vulnerable people.
