to beg you for advice about mosquito bites? Happy to run widdershins around an oak tree banging a saucepan if it will STOP THE ITCH!

[Greensleeves]

Four massive, angry bites on my upper back, and they are driving me MAD. I always react badly to bites anyway and these are really evil. Calamine lotion, antihistamine ointment and antihistamine tablets doing nothing.The itching and burning is in a 4 inch patch around each bite!

If you know of any unguent/folk remedy/anything that will make it stop, please share!

Avon skin so soft stops the bastards biting in the first place, also relieves the itch

Surgical Spirit on cotton wool. Dab on bite. Allow to dry and repeat. Should completely remove the itch. You may need to repeat one or two times more.
It sounds unlikely but it works

Lick it. Seriously. I grew up in a place with Moskitos and that’s what everyone does. Something about the enzymes in your spit...

Apparently banana peel rubbed on it helps. Never tried it though!

Teaspoon in boiling water, press on bite. Repeat with others. Kills the itch for hours. When I moved into present home I spent days clearing the overgrown garden. I was bitten 35 times by chigger's and almost driven insane by the intense itching which lasted a fortnight. The spoon thing was the only thing that worked

Oh, I dont know which one to try first now! Doesn't the spoon thing actually cause burns?

blob of hand sanitizer i suffer badly to and its the only thing that helps the itch. It may sting a bit at first though.

Agree with toodeloo try some saliva

I've done the teaspoon heated up thing, it does give some relief. A dab of toothpaste, oddly, helps me.

Coconut oil helps sooth & heal.

Please be careful with your bites, I've had mosquito bites that caused cellulitis (which in turn can cause sepsis) so if any redness starts to spread, see your GP.

Bit difficult to lick your own back! Does it work if someone else does it for you?

I am allergic to mozzie bites, hilariously its called skeeter syndrome.I couldn't go anywhere without being covered in deet and topping up. In fact I'm allergic to summer, terrible hay-fever, hives if I sit on grass, eyes like I've don't ten rounds with tyson. Its miserable. Since I've been on fexofenadine (prescription antihistamine) I haven't had any problems with summer. I even got bitten on my face and it just didn't do anything. No itch, no swelling, nothing.

Maybe ask the gp for a prescription. Nowadays ours will prescribe something like that over the phone.

You could also try a cream with lidocaine in because it numbs it all and poxcillin or whatever its called for chicken pox? Keeping as cool as possible will also help.

Miserable, isn't it?

I also react to bites, I take antihistamine tablet and it helps calm it a bit, but they take ages to completely go

order one of these for future bites - really helps

“Bite Away“ works. Doesn’t get rid of the bites, but does stop the itching. It’s a pen-shaped device which applies a small area of intense heat to the bite. The relief is temporary, a few hours or so, but you can just reapply the heat.

Ibuprofen gel is really good for mozzie bites.

Cortizone 10. It is the best anti itch cream ever. I buy it in America but you can get it on eBay - Cortizone 10 eBay

The spoon trick does work - but it really hurts! I guess because the skin is so sensitive after being bitten? But no it won't burn, just sting. And then...relief!!

What @CaptainHammer said might be similar to what I was about to suggest, which is 1% hydrocortisone cream. You can buy it over the counter in pharmacies, and it really does work.

You need one of these asap. I don't know how they work but they do. It works better if you can zap them as soon as the bites appear but it should still offer some relief now. I also suffer terribly with mosquito bites but this sorts them out immediately. You can usually get them in pharmacies and larger supermarkets I think.

www.lifesystems.co.uk/products/insect-repellents/bite-relief-click?gclid=CjwKCAjwx_boBRA9EiwA4kIELjR01AqdYpGTSrhNyJteVjFY0QPiLgiJ85voAYmUXxmJgYUaYGlBnRoCA7sQAvD_BwE

OK so I'm going to try the free ones first

Tried saliva, that didn't make any difference

Kettle is on for the spoon trick!

Ointment with lidocaine in it sounds good, is there one available OTC that a normal pharmacy would sell me?

Ooh, there appears to be an echo LittleFairywren

@FuckBrussel I’ve never properly taken note of what it actually is, it just worked so well when I was in a ridiculous amount of itchy pain on holiday that I’ve stuck with it! A quick google and Superdrug etc do a 1% hydrocortisone cream which is cheap and probably works the same so worth trying OP.

Hydrocortisone. The answer is always hydrocortisone.

Greensleaves - these are good tips. The spoon one is one I only use in absolute emergencies, because you do have to be careful. If you touch just the bite you won't get burnt but be careful.

Any kind of acidic thing like vinegar (perfume in a pinch) works. STINGS like hell for a few minutes, but then reduces the itching for a few hours.

Vagisil is lidocaine cream, you can get it on the shelf in supermarkets you don't even need a chemist, just something to hide it under in your basket 😉