Bloody mosquito bites

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Having a lovely holiday in Southern Spain however getting bitten alive by mosquitos. I have loads my DD has none. They are so itchy and sore. Anyone got any tips to ease the itch. I brought Avons skin so soft and applied it twice a day but theyve still got me. 🦟

Teaspoon dipped in very hot water and pressed against the bites. You can do it as often as you need.

Antihistamines

This works like magic

Calamine Lotion

I brought Avons skin so soft and applied it twice a day but theyve still got me

Because it simply does not work. there is no scientific evidence to support it as an insect repellant. You need Deet or Picaridin, which are both effective against insects.

Antihistamine is your friend. I have also read loads of recommendations for the hot teaspoon trick.

Oral antihistamine.

steroid cream. Lanacaine.

avon so soft is not an insect repellent. Get something that at least claims to be. DEET is the gold standard.

I get eaten alive no matter what deet etc I use. Someone recommended putting vick vapo rub on bites. I haven’t tried it though.

I got bitten more when I used that Avon rubbish, I now use those black plastic wristbands which have been impregnated with the repellent stuff...those or the woven ones

And yes, hot teaspoon does the trick

Go to local pharmacy and show them bites. They'll give you over the counter treatment that we can only get on prescription in UK and its usually great stuff

Bite away pen- same principle as the hot teaspoon

Gin and Tonic

Get a Heat It device before your next trip to mosquito ridden locations. Absolutely brilliant. Charges using your phone.

Teaspoon in hot water or quick blast with hairdryer works but obviously be careful using heat.

Hot teaspoon for now, and Goibi anti mosquito stuff from the pharmacy tomorrow.

I live in Southern Spain for half the year. I’m always bitten no matter what sprays I use. The only thing I can do is to treat the bites when they happen. Get 2.5% hydrocortisone cream from the pharmacy. It’s the only thing that stops the itch for me and helps with lessening the scars.

Beuer Mosquito Bite zapper. It's the techy version of a hot teaspoon. The heat breaks down the protein that causes the body's inflammatory response. Kills the itch dead and no scarring or swelling. It is intense, but works.

Heat also works for jellyfish stings and hornet stings. That was a fun week.

Virasoothe chicken pox cream works really well to take the itch away from bites.

Citronella wrist bands to keep the buggers away in the first place.

Proper repellent (either DEET or permethrin), for starters. Forget that Avon myth. Plus covering up (especially ankles in evening!). Once I'm bitten, oral antihistamines help a bit (basically hayfever tablets, yes) but topically, I find 1% or 2% hydrocortisone cream is better than topical antihistamine cream. The bad news is it is generally prescription only even in European countries where it used to be OTC. There are nifty little round clear patches like tiny plasters that I've also had luck with but they are hard to find and the cost tends to add up ☹️

Have you tried paracetamol ? Treat the bites as pain rather than itch. That does really help. Also Superdrug” Buzz Off “, Click Relief also is very good, for next time

I was bitten a lot on Menorca recently, the pharmacist gave me Neosayomol 20mg cream which I put on every 3-4 hours. It really helped, too away the itchy burn and they healed quickly too.

You can get HC cream at a pharmacist, the lower strength one. I have skeeter syndrome and it's the only thing that works for me. And iral anti histamine. Anything else on the skin just seems to make it worse.

I have found Incognito to be excellent as a deterrent. Works for ticks too.

Arnica gel from a pharmacy.

Do not overuse hydrocortisone, especially 2 or 2.5%.That’s strong . As any doctor would tell you, it thins the skin.

After bite is the only thing that works for me.

Calamine lotion dabbed on with cotton wool or a flannel isn't a bad second option, and sudocrem is also OK.

As someone who also gets bitten to death in the south of Spain, much so it ruined one holiday, Jungle Formula Extra Strong is the only thing that works for me now. On it goes each early evening. Just open doors to outside when you apply it as its strong stuff and can get on your chest while spraying. I usually have 20 plus bites. Last time, I had none and it was the height of mozzie season.

Second vote for bite away pen. I also have a heat stick thing (does the same as the hot water trick), a soothing cream for bites, and there’s a bite sucker you can buy off amazon that’s incredibly cheap and works wonders, it’s called a “bug bite thing”. Keep yourself covered up at night and use deet. In case you can’t tell, they love me, and it’s not reciprocated 😂.