Does anyone have any ideas on how to treat insect bites mosquitoes and spiders, frugally, with things in the home? Thank you for any and all suggestions.
My father made a paste from baking soda with a little water. Put on a washcloth or paper towel and apply to the bite. Works on mosquito or fire ant bites.
I just read this somewhere. I thought it was here on ThriftyFun, but maybe not. I haven't tried it yet, but everyone was raving about how well it worked. Put scotch tape over them. Some said wipe with ammonia first, others just the tape. Everyone said how wonderful and fast it was!
Someone posted this a short time ago: To take the itch out of mosquito bites, and make them go away within a few days - rub the bite with a small piece of cut onion a few times a day. The juice neutralizes the itch and helps heal the bite. The more often you apply, the sooner the bite disappears. Everyone who tries it is astounded! I've heard it may work on other insect bites, but have not tried it on anything other than mosquito bites. I love, love, love this website!
Ammonia works well for stings. A paste made with meat tenderizer and water can help take the itch out of some bug bites. Ice is always good.
Above all, make sure to clean them (periodically) with soap and water so you don't get an infection. If you have a spider bite, or other bite that really swells, or gets red and hot to the touch, or if you have a fever, or the site becomes VERY painful, it is time to "bite the bullet "and see a doctor. Infections are nothing to play with.
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Request: Remedies for Bug Bites (06/25/2009)
Does anyone have a home remedy for bug bites? My two year old must have been bitten by a mosquito or spider and has red bumps that look bad, they itch, too.
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Does anyone have a home remedy for bug bites? My two year old must have been bitten by a mosquito or spider and has red bumps that look bad, they itch, too.
Pseres from MI
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RE: Remedies for Bug Bites
You can draw a baking soda or baby oatmeal bath, that will help with the itching. Adding a little vinegar in the bathwater helps, too. If there are two puncture marks on the bite, it is a spider, and if it is swollen please go to the doctor, or ER if there is diarrhea, fever etc. I get those bad reactions to mosquitoes, and the best homemade non-toxic repellent I know of is Vanilla Extract. I am B+ blood type, and they seem to like that. When I put it on pulse points, no bites. (05/11/2006)
There are three good remedies for bites. Try dabbing them with either vinegar or ammonia. A dab of Nu Skin will stop the itching also, believe it or not. (05/11/2006)
Add aspirin to bottle of alcohol shake until dissolved. Label bottle appropriately; I mark mine "Bug Bite Remedy". Rub solution on bite marks with cotton swab. The itching and burning stops very fast.
Hope this helps.
(05/12/2006)
By Michelle
RE: Remedies for Bug Bites
My daughter gets these from mosquito bites. The first time I saw them they were huge and scary looking. I took her to the doctor and he said she was allergic to the bug bite. He recommended hydrocortisone cream applied to the bumps a few times a day. Stops the itching too. (05/13/2006)
