Comments on: Over 40 Mosquito Bite Itch Relief Tips

By: Sid

Sid — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:37 +0000

I know this is all about the aftermath, but try drinking lemon juice before or Indian tonic water. The quinine helps put mosquitoes off. For some it taste nice other maybe not..

Its the same as tonic water but with added quinine. And its not alcoholic

Also do not scratch with your nails… You will break your skin and leave marks. Use a cloth or your sleeve and do it lightly…

By: alexis

alexis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:24:39 +0000

Seriously, all you need to do is put your saliva on it. This is the only thing I’ve ever known to do, can’t even remember who told me, but it’s what you do. Put as much as it needs, your own saliva will do the trick better than anything else, and it’s safer too.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:53 +0000

So, went camping for two nights with my husband, son and some of our friends, and I was the ONLY one who got mosquito bites! Got home yesterday and counted them…no joke, 39 on my left foot and 31 on my right…mostly all around my ankles. I’ve always had my bites swell like crazy, but it’s especially hard to keep them from itching too around your ankles. I went crazy last night trying to sleep, as they were annoying the hell out of me, so this morning i got up on this site and tried toothpaste…OH MY GOD…if you use whitening gel, it works miracles on them. Be sure to rub it in pretty good though, don’t just skim over the top of them. Hope this helps cuz God knows I HATE mosquito bites!

Hannah

By: Elissa

Elissa — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:12:58 +0000

Mud!
Mud like outside.
Get some dirt, add water, and apply!
This is an easy way to relieve itching and workd great for my kids and i!

By: bob

bob — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:26:58 +0000

we have no seeums as well as mosquitoes, what works for me is a bounce ( what you use in the dryer) in each sock and one in my belt loop, no problem, no bites

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:11:21 +0000

Hi!

So it’s getting nice and cool here in Memphis, so I decided to leave the door open for a while, air out the house, the day before yesterday.

It was a biiiiig fat mistake. I have so many bites on my feet, it’s…obscene. I think I’m going to tear them right off. I honestly think I might have considered dipping them in BOILING water, if it would have helped! Thankfully, a scalding hot spoon and generous application of an equally hot rag really DID help. Very, very much. I almost feel human again!

Hand sanitizer has been working, thus far, for short periods of time. To be entirely frank, they’re not QUITE bloody, but they’re sure not far off, and it burns like HELL when you put the sanitizer on. Feels really good though, after you get over the “oh OW, that STINGS” of it all. Stinging is a helluva lot better than itching, as far as I’m concerned!

Thank you guys!

By: the guy down the block

the guy down the block — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:44:12 +0000

i use sugar and water on the bite it really works

By: Very Allergic

Very Allergic — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:31:49 +0000

I get hugely inflamed by an unknown bug in the late summer/early fall. To the point where half my arm or leg is swollen. Have not found a natural remedy that works for me at all (I’ve tried MANY), except the hair dryer which gives me relief for maybe 30 minutes to a few hours if I’m lucky. From what I understand, the heat rushes all the histamine in your body to that one point and your body cannot produce enough that quickly to cause the never ending itchiness that people feel when they have a bad bug bite. So the center of the bite becomes tingly and very itchy for a few seconds, and then fades.

By: David

David — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:32:29 +0000

Greetings! I’ve been dealing with a chigger attack this week. I’ve tried 2 commercial products that didn’t help at all, also tried some of the suggestions above (soap, apple cider vinegar, anbesol come to mind…). Two nights in a row this week, I was unable to sleep more than 1-1/2 hours at a stretch w/o waking up to a terrible itch on both legs (despite the above suggestions).

What seems to help a lot for me, believe it or not, is shaving cream. Put some on and leave it (don’t wash it off). Wear pajama bottoms or sweats (you can wash them later and it’s only soap, really!). The kind I happened to use had aloe in it – don’t know if this makes a difference.

It might sound peculiar, but it really knocked down the discomfort level enough that I could get some sleep. I hope this helps someone out in the future! Good luck!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:20:47 +0000

I don’t know what it is but it seems like when i’m outside during mosquito season i’m always getting bit. I try to avoid going outdoors when the mosquitos are bad but sometimes going outdoors is unavoidable, i have tied some of the “remedies in the past to no avail. I tried the deodorant and it worked….but for maybe 10 seconds. I went to my grandmothers the other day and they just attacked my feet and ankles and i also got one on my hip and another on my stomache, i’m so miserable, i was able to sleep this morning but i woke up due to the itching getting worse….niether heat nor cold seems to work. I feel for anyone who gets bites, I know how bad it can itch because i can never seem to find relief. Thanks for the suggestions though.