Now that I have been devoured by mosquitos, what is the best way to treat very raised very itchy bites?
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Household Items:
Rub a bar of soap over the itch.
Place a piece of scotch tape on the bite.
Hot water: Take a hot shower, or a hot bath, or apply a hot compress.
Ice cube, ice pack or very cold water
Dabbers:
Nail Polish
Strong tea mixed with rubbing alcohol
Toothpaste
Mouthwash
Vinegar
Honey
Underarm deodorant
Rubbing Alcohol
Ammonia
Bleach
Tea: Use a hot tea bag
Pastes:
Baking Soda & Water
Meat Tenderizer & Water
Salt & Water
Epsom Salt & Water
Tums Tablets: crush and add a few drops of water
Aspirin: crush then add a few drops of water
Aspirin - crush then apply a few drops of rubbing alcohol
Commercial Products.
Calamine Lotion
Benadryl Cream
Orajel
Anbesol
Caladryl
Vicks VapoRub
Preparation H
Lucas Papaw Ointment
Tiger Balm
Bag Balm
Gold Bond Medicated Cream
Mylanta
After Bite
Essential Oils.
Tea Tree Oil
Lavender Oil
Witch Hazel
Cedar Oil
Leaf Applications.
Basil
Plantains
Fruity Applications.
Lemon Juice
Lemon Slice
Lime Juice
Lime Slice
Banana Peel
calamine lotion
This may sound weird but
Fingernail polish will help!!
Let it sit there for a while ,, and then take it off!
they say calamine lotion works well, but i haven't found it too. after bite is pretty good in my opinion. and whatever you do, do not scratch! i made that mistake last week, not good.
I always use ice
Take some Benedryl and buy some anti-itch cream. Just don't scratch because they get bigger and can scar.
Hydrocortisone cream.
Sold in drug stores.
An anti-allergen such as Benedryl will help with the itching.
Calamine or other similar lotions will help heal the bites.
Gold Bond helps burns and itching.
I use Benadryl Gell, it stops the itch and swelling, a great product! My granddaughter will blister badly after being bitten, the gell stops the blistering right away.
calamine lotion or benydryl cream(not oral kind). And it sounds terrible but do not scratch, slap the itch because it is not abrasive ane relieves the itch. Dont bruise your self just a tap on the itch helps. I learned that when I gaot a tatoo and they can itch bad
Take anti-histamine tablets they will take the heat and the swelling down and minimise itching. Also apply an anti-histamine cream like Lancane, particularly at night, this will stop you scratching them in your sleep.
A roll on deodorant is also useful for taking out the heat and cooling the bites.
I got bit loads whilst in Scotland and found that Tea tree gel cooled it right down and stopped the itching, which ment I wasnt left with any scars from scratching.
i use lavender balm! works a treat
the very best thing is an antihistamine tablet like zirtek - this stops the itching and reduces the swelling within minutes - to cool down the spots us a bite cream - hope this helps
This is a very good question. You can do this a couple of ways.
(1) The natural way, or
(2) The chemical way
The best way I know how to treat this is by using chamomile cream and also look for something that is called 'Neem". This is a plant that was recently stated that it has great analgesic properties to help stop swelling and itchiness.
You can buy roll on lotion to prevent the bites in the first place
use Aloe vera , the juice of the plat heals well and you can now buy it as a cream , juice to drink as well
I used it when fire ants got on . at me our resort one time
works very well
best thing o do is see your Doctor
below is where you can get the aloe vera products
i used to live in Mallorca and I foumd that lemon juice or wine vinigar always helped
Calamine lotion.Dab onto the affected parts and leave alone.No scratching allowed.
anti-histamine cream will stop the itching. i's less messy than calomine lotion and won't flake off evertwhere. You can get it over the counter.
Piriton tablets, or any kind or anti hystemine
Bread Soda mix with some water until it is a paste, Spread over bites and leave to dry... It will kill the itch straight away... Works great with Hives too
Good Luck
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