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Itchy bites

151949 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:13:26 GMT

Any home remedies for getting the itch out of insect bites? I have many after going to 2 picnics and an outdoor band concert last week. I even used deep woods off but got all bit anyway.

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qualitygal — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:23:02 GMT

I think we use to put rubbing alcohol on the bites.

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tedEbear — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:32:18 GMT

@151949---Try apple cider vinegar. A good one for purchase is AFTER BITE. The stick one, haven't used the ointment. Just dab the stick on each bite and instant relief. I hope it isn't something you have for too long.----------tedEbear

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:34:29 GMT

Benedryl cream. If that doesn't count as a home remedy, you can try an oatmeal paste, but Benedryl cream is more effective than anything else I've tried.

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MELAMWO — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:36:13 GMT

I use Perlier products and when I get bit and start to itch I just have a cool shower and use Perlier body wash and body lotion when I get out and no more itching for me.

They have Honey procducts and Shea products , I also love the double latte !

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Bellabutterfly — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:39:06 GMT

Try Pure Essential Lavender Oil. It works wonderful for bug bites.

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AKgirl2 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:47:59 GMT

Vinegar

Hydrogen Peroxide

Rubbing Alcohol

Ice Cube or Cold Pack

Lavendar Oil

Peppermint Oil (or any mint oil)

Benadryl (type) cream

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GenXmuse — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:56:37 GMT

Tea tree oil

vinegar

baking soda paste

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Krimpette — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:03:00 GMT

I keep vinegar in a small spray bottle and spritz it on bites. Seems to help.

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athenian — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:03:38 GMT

Afterbite gets my vote. I think it's ammonia, but I wouldn't fool with that as a home remedy. I hate the smell of ammonia.

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Havarti — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:36:29 GMT

@151949

The best stuff for any itch I have found is called Chiggerex. It comes in a white jar with a red top and I have always purchased it at Wal-Mart for under $3.00. This stuff works better than anything else I have ever tried in my life! I always buy several jars to have on-hand. If you have a Wal-Mart near by, it is worth a call to see if they carry it and run in for it if they do. You won’t be sorry. I would post a picture of it for you, but I am too inept (technically speaking) to know how to do it.

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151949 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:18:54 GMT

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I have been using Sea Breeze but it isn't working. Some of these bite are very large - I don't know what was biting me.

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Krimpette — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:23:30 GMT

You might want to check with one of those walk-in clinics. I had an "unidentified" bite a couple of years ago and it just didn't look like a normal bite. They prescirbed a topical ointment that took care of the issue.

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dex — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:25:44 GMT

@151949 I bet you have spider bites...they itch for a loooong time.We put calamine lotion on ours after we wipe them down with apple cider vinegar.

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:38:53 GMT

@GenXmuse When my sibs and I were really little we used the baking soda paste too. Seemed to worked but I totally agree rubbing alcohol and/or peroxide works woders.

I can also see very much that vinegar would work too - good call on this one.

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Shogirl — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:59:14 GMT

Aloe Vera from Walgreens - green gel in a tube. I've used it for years for itchy spots and it works great to remove the itch!

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chickenbutt — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:01:47 GMT

If you can take an antihistimine, you could go with that.

That's the only thing I know for that sort of thing. Different antihistimines affect different people in different ways. I'm asthmatic and even with that there are some I can take.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:03:06 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
@GenXmuse When my sibs and I were really little we used the baking soda paste too. Seemed to worked but I totally agree rubbing alcohol and/or peroxide works woders.

I can also see very much that vinegar would work too - good call on this one.

Thanks, Pinkdogwood! That was very sweet to point that out!

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avid shopper — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:19:21 GMT

A baking soda paste

Peroxide with scrubbing soft toothbrush

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Moonchilde — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:22:25 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
You might want to check with one of those walk-in clinics. I had an "unidentified" bite a couple of years ago and it just didn't look like a normal bite. They prescirbed a topical ointment that took care of the issue.

Doctors can prescribe higher percentage of cortisone creams than you can buy OTC.

I have decent luck with roll-on Cortizone-10 from the drugstore.

Years ago when I was HIGHLY allergic to flea bites and living with animals years before any of the products used on animals today, I had the doctor prescribe Cordran tape.

It's a corticosteroid in paper tape form. It comes on a roll. You cut it to fit over the area. I got very good at cutting rounds! Once applied the tape becomes almost invisible. I used to have bite reactions to the size of a quarter and 1/8" high. When I used the Cordran it was put it and forget it. Stopped the itching within about 10-15 min and within 24-48 hrs the bite mark was gone.

Best thing ever, but requires a RX.