How to Heal Mosquito Bites
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How to Heal Mosquito Bites
Mosquito bites can be a real annoyance to deal with. They’re itchy, scratchy and can last for days if you don’t treat them quickly. Here are a number of remedies to help heal those mosquito bites.
Home Remedy
Materials
- Pen
- 3 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon water
- Bathing soap
- Small dish
- Rubbing alcohol
Procedure
- Clean the mosquito bite areas using soap and water. The soap will help with the itchy feeling.
- Mark the mosquito bite areas with a pen.
- Mix three tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon water on a small dish.
- Apply the baking soda paste on the mosquito bites. Do not rub it in your skin, instead simply placing it on top of the red bumps.
- Keep still for at least 15 minutes so the paste will have ample time to dry. Keep clothing away from the paste and the mosquito bite areas.
- The baking soda paste helps with the itching and draws out the toxins in the mosquito bites. It will also prevent further swelling or inflammation.
- Leave it as long as you can until the paste wears off on its own.
- Avoid scratching the mosquito bites. You will only make the swelling and itching worse.
- You can also use an ice pack or a cold compress on the mosquito bites for relief and to lessen inflammation.
- Applying rubbing alcohol on the mosquito bites also help get rid of the itching.
- Re-apply the baking soda paste again should the mosquito bites still feel irritated again during the day.
Drugstore Remedies
Looking for a quicker way to relief? Here are some suggestions:
- Calamine lotion
- Topical anesthetics specially formulated for insect bites or mosquito bites.
- 1% Hydrocortisone cream. Check the label and follow instructions on usage.
- Herbal remedies that contain tea tree oil or lavender oil. Check the label and follow instructions on usage.
on April 3rd, 2012 at 1:38 pm
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on September 5th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
I have a three yr old son name tyson & we went to the river he got some any mosquitoes bits, I got some to but not as bad as his! I feel so bad :(! This info helpd, Thnks now his asleep & stopped itching!!! YAY!!
on October 24th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I have like 5 mosquito bites on each of my legs & im embarassed to wear shorts now,so i tried washing my legs in really cold water with soap for about 5 minutes & i havent felt like scratching or itching yet…im actually feeling really good and fresh!
on August 30th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I went camping 2 nights ago and got majorly attackedby mosquitos, although I sprayed Off on me twice! I’m not sure why it didn’t work for me. Anyhow, the itching was so bad last night I couldn’t sleep! I tried the calamine lotion, it didn’t work. So I washed it off and tried Hydrocortisone, it worked for about 5-10 minutes but then wore off. I delt with the itching pain all through the night. It never stopped. I looked up this site in the morning when I was to the point of crying from the pain. I tried the baking soda, and omg it took all the pain away, while it was on. Once it was off the itching started up again, but not quite as bad. I also found out that putting a cold wet towel on them helps. I’m going to continue this remedy and hopefully the itching pain will subside.
on June 21st, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Thank u so much i have so many bites and try every thing normaly i would just let it be but i have alot i have the paste on now and i really hope it works because they bring me alot of pain