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- Cait Johnson
- January 24, 2004
- 8:49 am
- 65 comments
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, the little buzzers manage to sneak a snack–on us! The next time you or your little ones get an itchy bug bite, try these quick and simple remedies. They are all kid-friendly and very effective, as well as being completely safe and natural.
My favorite uses an ingredient you probably have sitting in a bowl on your kitchen countertop: Use banana peel to take the itch out of mosquito bites. Just rub the pulpy inside surface of the peel on the bite.
Or try these remedies:
1. Rub the bite with soap.
2. Apply an ice pack to the bite.
3. Mix baking soda with enough water to make a paste and apply to the bite.
4. Apply lavender and tea tree oils with a swab.
5. Rub a piece of freshly-cut onion on the bite.
6. A dab of toothpaste is soothing, too.
Read more: Health, Natural Remedies, baking soda, banana, bites, itch, mosquito
By Cait Johnson, Assistant Producer, Care2 Healthy Living Newsletters.
Cait Johnson
Cait Johnson, MFA, is the author of six books, including Earth, Water, Fire, and Air: Essential Ways of Connecting to Spirit, Witch in the Kitchen, Celebrating the Great Mother and Tarot Games. She has been a counselor for more than 20 years, and teaches workshops on seasonal elemental approaches to self-healing, conscious eating, and soul-nurturing creativity.
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+ add your ownthanks, will try.
i hope these work. i hate mosquito bites!
Thank you for sharing.
interesting..thanks for sharing :)
Onion? I'll have to try that!
to help prevent mosquito bites, instead of using insecticides try using mouthwash! yes, mouthwash! i lightly spray myself with mouthwash (put into a small spray bottle) when going outside, especially in the evening and for how ever reason the mouthwash repels mosquitoes..
Great ideas.
I've tried a few of these and they are helpful, but only very temporarily.
thank you! :)
I don't have a problem with bites (immunity after living in Alaska, I suspect) but will keep these ideas in mind when other suffer the itching. Banana peel is a new one.
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