i have a ton of mosquito bites all over my legs, and i wanted to know if anyone knew any way to get rid of them? anything will help
thanks!
2006-07-29 07:36:57 · 21 answers · asked by hi 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
or a way that will make them look less visible because now i have so many that it looks like chicken pox or something..lol
2006-07-29 07:47:33 · update #1
I go camping ALL the time - and the BEST thing I have found is this little grey plastic contraption at Canadian Tire (most places who sell camping stuff will have it). The thing is called "Therapik" and it only costs a few dollars. It has a light inside it that heats up to neutralize the saliva that the mosquitoes put in your blood - and you aren't even left with a red spot! Try it! I promise it works! (BTW, it also works on beestings, etc.)
2006-07-29 07:40:48 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy O 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes - take Benadryl. That will kill the itch and reduce the swelling of the mosquito bites. You can use either the oral form, which will treat all of them at once, or you can apply topical cream or spray to each one individually. But don't do both together, because you can overdose. And next time, wear insect repellent - you don't want West Nile. :)
2006-07-29 07:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by Julia L. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a hot bath. THen once u get out of the tub put alchole on ur leg where the mosquito had bit u at
2006-07-29 08:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat a spoon with a lighter, stove, whatever's handy that gets hot and burn them. The burn will neutralize the toxin that makes it itch. Or just scratch it open, letting the toxin out, but in either case make sure it doesn't get infected, as there is a SLIGHT risk of that with both, if you scratch it, just put some neosporin or something on it and keep it covered till it heals.
-Duo
2006-07-29 07:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by Duo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Get rid of standing water around your house
2) Close all windows and seal off all holes
3) Stop eating Bananas. Bananas give off a secretion on your skin that attracts mosquitoes.
4) Apply "Bug Away" lotion on your skin
2006-07-29 07:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benedryl cream will help the itching now, and investing in Skin So Soft if you don't like the idea of deet on your skin will help for later.
2006-07-29 07:41:14 · answer #6 · answered by themom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutralize the venom to reduce the inflammation. Weirdly enough someone invented a gadget to do that using heat http://www.buyatherapik.com/ Don't know if it works.
2006-07-29 07:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by orbits 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use an antibiotic cream and when outside to avoid getting bit, hang a Bounce fabric softener around where you are sitting. I tie one around my belt loop or in my ponytail. Don't get bit anymore. Good Luck!
2006-07-29 07:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by Stars-Moon-Sun 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soak in a bathtub of warm water and a box of baking soda that is what I do when I get them and it works really good for me.
2006-07-29 07:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by NYKEGYRL691980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peppermint soap takes the itch out right away and the bite can decrease within hours! no joke!
2006-07-29 07:41:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋