It’s mosquito bite season and I want to skin myself alive. I woke up at 6AM this morning, which I have never done unless it was against my will, because my mosquito bites were so freaking itchy I couldn’t sleep. In a half-slumber state I grabbed my phone and Googled mosquito bite remedies. What did I have in arm’s reach? Ah, the witch hazel! I grabbed the bottle from my vanity, rubbed some between my palms and patted it on to each spot. In about 2 minutes the itching subsided to the point where I didn’t feel distracted by it. During my search I realized that there were dozens of household remedies that could be used to stop those knackering bug bites. I had no idea, all these years I was indenting little X marks onto the bug bites with my fingernails because a girl in elementary school told me to do that. I have no idea if that works but these definitely do.
Remember the bite won’t completely stop itching until it fully heals. What causes the irritation is the mosquito’s saliva which is way more gross than I had ever thought. The saliva is an anticoagulant which causes a histamine response, kind of like an allergic response, so you just got to give it time. These won’t entirely heal the bite but these mosquito bite remedies will make them far more tolerable.
All you need is a cotton ball or pad to apply these solutions.
10 Easy Mosquito Bite Remedies That Will Quit The Itching
