Mosquito Bites

EmCarroll1990
EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
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What are your remedies to stop the itch?
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  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Deodorant (stick, not gel).
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    With your fingernail push really hard on it making an "x". Works every time.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    With your fingernail push really hard on it making an "x". Works every time.

    I've been doing the X, but it just gets itchy again once it's no longer indented.
  • LifeOnMars_
    LifeOnMars_ Posts: 720 Member
    I don't know but I got a *kitten* ton of them yesterday.
  • BigDaddyRonnie
    BigDaddyRonnie Posts: 506 Member
    With your fingernail push really hard on it making an "x". Works every time.

    Yep...but be careful if you do this to one on your forehead...just sayin'....
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    With your fingernail push really hard on it making an "x". Works every time.

    Yep...but be careful if you do this to one on your forehead...just sayin'....

    I've got two on my forehead right now.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I don't know but I got a *kitten* ton of them yesterday.

    Same!
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    As a Minnesota girl, where the mosquito is the state bird, I have a couple:

    I like the "x" thing, but yes, it's temporary.

    Ice will take the itch away for a bit, too.
    Calamine lotion works pretty well.

    If you have a lot of 'em all over, take a benadryl or other allergy-type drug. It helps, especially for sleeping.

    ............dang, I'm good, cuz these are what the Mayo recommends! (and I did NOT look this up before I wrote!)

    Mosquito bites: Ease the itch
    By Mayo Clinic staff


    Mosquito bites are annoying, but you're not doomed to days of itching after your outdoor fun. Apply calamine lotion or an over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream to any itchy areas several times a day until your symptoms go away. A cold pack or baggie filled with crushed ice may help, too. For stronger reactions, try taking an oral antihistamine.
  • histora
    histora Posts: 287 Member
    My iimo used witch hazel when I was a kid, just soaked a cotton ball and held it on a bad bite for half a minute or so...it worked. Whether that was placebo or it really worked, I don't know, but the hospitals here send witch hazel home for new moms and hemorrhoids, so it helps something!

    Benadryl tabs, too. If worse comes to worst, to make you sleepy and then you can sleep through em?
  • shbretired
    shbretired Posts: 320 Member
    put finger nail polish on it, will dry it up.

    But why aren't you protecting yourself from bites? Still a health hazard - disease.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    There's a small tube (like neosporin size) of Aveeno Anti-Itch Cream. It's amazing.

    I had PUPPP at the end of my pregnancy and it was the only thing (along w/ the Aveeno Oatmeal bath stuff) that really helped.

    I use it on my son for mosquito bites as well - he's allergic to mosquitoes (oddly), so he gets benadryl orally within a couple hours of being bit, and then the Aveeno cream or a Benadryl anti-itch spray. Does the trick.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    put finger nail polish on it, will dry it up.

    But why aren't you protecting yourself from bites? Still a health hazard - disease.

    Mosquitoes happen??
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i scratch them until they bleed. it's not really effective, but it feels really good.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    With your fingernail push really hard on it making an "x". Works every time.
    Yep...but be careful if you do this to one on your forehead...just sayin'....
    Now you tell me!

    MansonX.jpg
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    put finger nail polish on it, will dry it up.

    But why aren't you protecting yourself from bites? Still a health hazard - disease.

    I have started to shy away from bug spray because of the DEET that's in it but even if I do have to put on bug spray I get eaten alive. I'm a mosquito magnet. I am the person who will get bitten by the lone mosquito in the middle of the winter.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    What are your remedies to stop the itch?

    Oh, and to address your question take a wash cloth and put it in water that's as hot as you can stand it and place it on the affected areas. It actually works.
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    Grab a piece of garlic.
    Cut it in half.
    Dip in salt.

    Rub on mosquito bite.
  • Here2GetFit
    Here2GetFit Posts: 292
    Just read this on MSN today.

    Alka-Seltzer

    http://money.msn.com/shopping-deals/10-products-with-hidden-powers
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
    I always wear protection! I dont know where those dirty buggers have been!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    The best thing is not to scratch them. Once you do it's hard to stop....they itch more!
  • Kelsbellz
    Kelsbellz Posts: 142 Member
    Benedryl Spray
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    white tale doe urine, Just dab it on the bite. stop the itch in seconds.



















    :bigsmile:
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Calamine lotion
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
    white tale doe urine, Just dab it on the bite. stop the itch in seconds.



















    :bigsmile:

    Only works when in the woods though!
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I take Butterbur - natures anti-histamine, and it doesn't make me drowsy.
  • sktllmdrhmz
    sktllmdrhmz Posts: 1,799 Member
    Damn. I thought this was going to be a thread about little boobs. *kicks dirt*
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    Lanacaine.
  • MommaKit79
    MommaKit79 Posts: 852
    put finger nail polish on it, will dry it up.

    But why aren't you protecting yourself from bites? Still a health hazard - disease.

    Even with bug spray, i still get at least a few. And sometimes, it is hard to rememeber to put it on, especially if your like me and go outside long enought o water the plants and get 10 in 10 minutes!!!

    I have used the Benedryl Gel on them...cools and works well. The X thing usually works long enough for the major itching to go away and then I can usually resist scratching til it completely stops.
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    Obvious answer: Hydro-cortisone. I hate those little bastardds
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    put finger nail polish on it, will dry it up.

    But why aren't you protecting yourself from bites? Still a health hazard - disease.

    Even with bug spray, i still get at least a few. And sometimes, it is hard to rememeber to put it on, especially if your like me and go outside long enought o water the plants and get 10 in 10 minutes!!!

    I have used the Benedryl Gel on them...cools and works well. The X thing usually works long enough for the major itching to go away and then I can usually resist scratching til it completely stops.

    I'm always covered in repellent and wore a long sleeve sweater last night when taking the pup out. But they love me. It's bloody ridiculous.

    When I was in Cuba last July, I had on 4 different types of repellent and they still covered my entire back and face in bites. My blood must be sweet.

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