what can i do to reduce the redness of mosquito bites?

Question: I'm since using a spray to prevent them, but a few days ago i got bitten on my leg and i've had a bad reaction. Thing is - i have a wedding to attend in one week and my dress comes above the bites.From past experiance they can stay red and swollen for up to three weeks.
So far i've been putting an aloe vera based gel on them, but it hasn't made a difference

Answers:
You need to get the PH of your skin back to normal and to do that you need to first cool the area. Under cold water, or ice is fine. Then you need to take 1/2 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, mixed with a half a cup of water, and make a compress and put it on your bites.

FYI - To stop these bastards from biting you in the first place, take a strong B complex vitamin daily. Mosquito's don't like the way the vitamin makes your skin smell, and they stay clear away. And we, as humans, don't smell anything on our skin. It works. I've tried it.

Other Answers:
put benadryl on it to stop itching/redness dont scratch lol

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put butter on it

Use an antihistamine lotion. Something with dyphenhydramine should work to help recude the redness and swelling.

Also, DO NOT rub or scratch at it or it will only become more inflamed.

Good luck.

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wash it with hot water&soap..
i hvnt tried personally.but i'm told it works Try looking at this web page

http://www.ehow.com/how_3041_treat-mosquito-bite.html

I recommend baking soda method I know it works for bee stings

The stores have something called a "mosquito stick", "bite stick" , or "itch stick" I'm not sure which is the right name but that works too.

And if all else fails I know method #59 works . A long time I was told why it worked (something about the acids) but I forgot the details (Sorry). Page where to find method 59:
http://www.ehow.com/tips_3041_4.html Try vinegar. Someone said it worked on another post.

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