Darn those mosquitoes
Written by Annie on September 7th, 2008On a nature walk this weekend, I couldn’t help but think about all my mosquito bites: The ones I had prior to my three-hour adventure, the freshly bitten ones, and the ones I knew I would get from the mosquitoes presently buzzing around me. (Note to self: Bring bug spray next time)
I earned myself no less than twenty new mosquito bites and of course the itching feeling all over. It made me quite annoyed at both the mosquitoes and my foolish self who forgot to bring bug spray.
This past summer, I’ve received easily over 100 mosquito bites, some of them in the worst places. The elbow, the heel, and the tip of the nose are just some of the awkward spots I’ve gotten them in.
My wonderfully traditional Asian parents always suggest me to apply one of their orange colored balms or creams (or whatever it’s supposed to be called), or the green or clear or orange oily liquid in the little container. Well, they don’t always work, and I’ve tried at least 10 different kinds of those old herbal medicines.
So from tipnut.com, here are a few mosquito bite itch relief "remedies", although I really don’t know if they work or not. If you want all forty-plus tips from the site, click here .
- Nail Polish
- Toothpaste
- Baking Soda + Water
- Rubbing Alcohol (<- I’ve tried this and it works okay)
- Hot tea bag (<- I’ve tried this too! Although it’s a little harder when you have twenty bites on a leg alone)
- Banana Peel
- Lemon Juice/Slice
- Honey
- Nail Polish (??)
- Calamine Lotion (<- I’ve tried this and… it isn’t too effective)
- Ice Cube
- Hot Water
Well, if any of you find this list and have tried them at some point, leave a comment and tell how well it works!
In the mean time I’ll do what I usually do. Nothing. That means no scratching either, they say it just makes it worse. Well sometimes it makes me feel better. Temporary relief and then longtime regret. Oh what the heck.
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I’ve been plagued by hobo spider bites for the last week. They may not have the same effect on others but on me they itch like crazy. The hot water/hot spoon trick is the only one of the large list on tipnut.com that works. It’s not always handy but it does give several hours of relief. The spoon trick, Benadryl and ibuprofen before bedtime lets me sleep longer.
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What exactly do people mean when they say “mosquitos like sweet blood?” … because that’s what it seems I have! It NEVER fails that I go outside & get a mosquito bite! I usually put rubbing alcohol on it ‘kill’ the itching but that only lasts for so long until I’m scratching profusely again After doing some searching on the internet I found a ‘skin healer’ called “Repcillin” that I could also use. I found it at http://www.africanskinhealers.com & the product is 100% natural. Is there such a thing? Well, I tried it & immediately after applying the balm, I no longer feel the itch or the urge to scratch!!!! So in other words, my nails are no longer taking care of damaging my skin. Wow, I’m impressed! At this point in my life I had nothing to lose & it’s all natural so why not! If you suffer from ANY skin disorder, I would suggest you give this stuff a try. You can always start out by trying the smallest size in case you doubt that this is yet another thing that will most likely not work for you (as I did). Now that I see how fast & great it works, I’ll be ordering more!