14 remedies to help you avoid scratching mosquito bites

When we scratch a mosquito bite, we lightly scratch the skin and a slight pain dulls the itching for a while. Then the body releases some of the pain-relieving serotonin, which makes us feel better. But then the bite itches even more, the scratches become more, in the end we are left with a wound, a scar, or even worse - with an infection. Therefore, you cannot scratch. Here's what might help.

1. Medicines

A civilized way to solve the problem is to go to the pharmacy and buy medicine that will help with various mosquito bites.

Pills

We will need pills for allergies, especially if the reactions are strong, there are many bites and they itch so that it is impossible to endure. Products based on cetirizine work quickly, but be sure to read the instructions and clarify contraindications before using them.

Ointments

At the pharmacy, the pharmacist will tell you about antihistamine ointments based on dimetindene. If you've already combed yourself, use dexpanthenol ointment to help the wounds heal faster.

Patch

Useful in case of nasty reactions, when a mosquito bite is blown up by a bubble, ready to burst. The patch will cover the irritated area, protect it from dirt and from your nails.

Antiseptic

Alcohol hand sanitizer is a quick remedy for itching. Reduces inflammation and disinfects scratches at the same time.

Essential oil

Tea tree oil, which dries out the skin and has an anti-inflammatory effect, will also help with mosquito bites.

Aspirin

If you have no contraindications to aspirin, crush the pill, drip water and make a paste that should be applied to the bite.

2. Home and folk remedies

remedy for itching after a mosquito bite

It's scary to realize this, but sometimes they work no worse than pharmacy ones. Lifehacker already wrote that it will help with a mosquito bite, here are more options.

Cold water and ice

The reaction to the bite is often accompanied by swelling, the place swells and hurts. Submerge the bite in cool water or ice from time to time. This will help reduce redness, lump and itchiness.

Warm water and hot towel

Oddly enough, both cold and warmth help from itching. Therefore, a warm shower will help if there are a lot of bites. In the shower, use regular soap and do not touch the washcloth so as not to injure the skin, and put a warm compress from an ironed towel on very itchy areas.

Soda

Dissolve a couple of teaspoons of baking soda in a glass of warm water and apply this solution with cotton wool to the bite site. You can make a small cotton swab.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal, which must be boiled, and not just poured with boiling water, will help. The flakes must be crushed into dust in a coffee grinder or blender, mixed with water and made into a thick paste. Apply it to the bite site, rinse off after 10-12 minutes.

Tea brewing

It is most convenient to apply a sachet to the bite, which has been previously squeezed out and cooled.

Plantain

Seriously, plantain. Or basil, which is now much easier to find in the kitchen than plantain on the roadside. The leaf must be washed, cut or pounded (in a blender it will generally work well), and smear the bites with a green mass. When not in time, crush the leaf in your hand to bring some juice to the surface, and attach it to the bite.

3. When there is nothing at all at hand

If there is no chance of getting to the pharmacy, kitchen or garden, and your hand treacherously reaches out to comb everything that itches, try to deceive your receptors.

Click on the bite

Press firmly on the bite site, it will feel a little lighter. The effect is temporary, you will have to repeat it, but this is better than brushing yourself until it bleeds: the bite will heal faster than scratches, and you will not introduce an infection into the wound.