What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc)

Taedareth · 08-31-2016, 11:45 PM

My kid scratches his mosquito bites. They drive him crazy. I have put bandaids over them to protect the skin, but what can I do to take away that awful itchy feeling? Please tell me there's something better than calamine lotion?

mommylove · 08-31-2016, 11:47 PM

bites = homeopathic apis helps it heal

MrsHutch · 09-01-2016, 05:25 AM

I use a combo of lavender and purification blend (young living), and it stops the itch really quickly.

MercyInDisguise · 09-01-2016, 05:35 AM

Not natural whatsoever, but I'm pretty much in love with benadryl cream.

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mamacat · 09-01-2016, 05:49 AM

hNDS down make a fairly thick paste of bentonite clay and put on right away.Stops itching and reaction.Even fr bee or wasp stings

knitlove · 09-01-2016, 06:44 AM

I use witch hazel to stop the itch.

tempus vernum · 09-01-2016, 07:03 AM

ssssssting stop (homeopathic cream) and aloe

The Tickle Momster · 09-01-2016, 07:45 AM

Baking soda and lavendar eo.

1Tbsp baking soda
2 -3 drops lavendar eo
Enough water for thick paste.

Apply. Cover with cloth and tie on for at least 20 minutes. Ice pack on top of the cloth also helps.

Taedareth · 09-01-2016, 10:12 AM

You guys are totally amazing!

Do these remedies work for chicken pox too?

mamacat · 09-01-2016, 11:07 AM

I know the clay does

schmamy · 09-01-2016, 04:20 PM

How old? I have a Therapik. Infrared heat for about 60 seconds on the bite. It hurts/itches like crazy for the last 30 seconds, and for a second or two after you stop, but then the itch goes away. It works pretty well for me, but I don't use it on my kids b/c I'm pretty sure the extra itching/ouch initially would freak them out.

https://www.amazon.com/Therapik-Mosq.../dp/B00820TRBS

ETA: This site explains more what it is/why it works:
http://www.therapik.com/

Lady Grey · 09-01-2016, 10:18 PM

I put an ice cube in a baggie for the kids to hold on bites, then follow up with benedryl cream. My kids and I are all mosquito magnets and we've tried nearly every remedy out there. Everyone prefers the ice cube.

08-31-2016, 11:45 PM	#1
Taedareth Rose Garden The Doctor: If there's one thing I can't stand it's an unpunctual alien attack! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,895	What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) My kid scratches his mosquito bites. They drive him crazy. I have put bandaids over them to protect the skin, but what can I do to take away that awful itchy feeling? Please tell me there's something better than calamine lotion? __________________ Sarah - INFJ - DYT 4/2 Soapmaker. Sourdough baker. Seed sower. Duck grower. Hungarian speaker. Torah seeker. Keep within me / a stillness / deeper and sweeter / than a forest's / in mid of winter. ~Hebridean Altars

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mommylove Rose Garden Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,120	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) bites = homeopathic apis helps it heal __________________

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MrsHutch Rose Garden An Enneagram 7 type 1/2 ENTP Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malawi! Posts: 6,295	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) I use a combo of lavender and purification blend (young living), and it stops the itch really quickly. __________________ Stacy here! Enjoying my Complementarian marriage to Mr. Hutch since May 20, 2006 Blessed Mama of Miss H (16), Mr Big J (15), Miss T (14), Mr Little J (11), & Mr A (7) Missing three I will meet in Heaven (Feb 2012), (Apr 2016) & (Jun 2020) "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don't shoot their husbands, they just don't." -Legally Blonde

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MercyInDisguise Rose Garden The only way we'll last forever is broken together Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,257	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) Not natural whatsoever, but I'm pretty much in love with benadryl cream. Sent from my SPH-L710T using Tapatalk __________________ Rachel (INFJ - DYT 2) wife to my DH (INTJ) since 2008 Mama to C 6 y/o Mama to A 20 months a little one who will only ever know heaven 8/1/13

09-01-2016, 05:49 AM	#5
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) hNDS down make a fairly thick paste of bentonite clay and put on right away.Stops itching and reaction.Even fr bee or wasp stings __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

09-01-2016, 06:44 AM	#6
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) I use witch hazel to stop the itch. __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

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tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) ssssssting stop (homeopathic cream) and aloe __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

09-01-2016, 07:45 AM	#8
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,954	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) Baking soda and lavendar eo. 1Tbsp baking soda 2 -3 drops lavendar eo Enough water for thick paste. Apply. Cover with cloth and tie on for at least 20 minutes. Ice pack on top of the cloth also helps. __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

09-01-2016, 10:12 AM	#9
Taedareth Rose Garden The Doctor: If there's one thing I can't stand it's an unpunctual alien attack! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,895	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) You guys are totally amazing! Do these remedies work for chicken pox too? __________________ Sarah - INFJ - DYT 4/2 Soapmaker. Sourdough baker. Seed sower. Duck grower. Hungarian speaker. Torah seeker. Keep within me / a stillness / deeper and sweeter / than a forest's / in mid of winter. ~Hebridean Altars

09-01-2016, 11:07 AM	#10
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) I know the clay does __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

09-01-2016, 04:20 PM	#11
schmamy Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,321	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) How old? I have a Therapik. Infrared heat for about 60 seconds on the bite. It hurts/itches like crazy for the last 30 seconds, and for a second or two after you stop, but then the itch goes away. It works pretty well for me, but I don't use it on my kids b/c I'm pretty sure the extra itching/ouch initially would freak them out. https://www.amazon.com/Therapik-Mosq.../dp/B00820TRBS ETA: This site explains more what it is/why it works: http://www.therapik.com/ __________________ ~Amy~ married to Mr. Wonderful (2005) DS1 - 2007 DS2 - 2010 DD - April 2017 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

09-01-2016, 10:18 PM	#12
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,620	Re: What do you use for anti-itchy? (mosquito bites, chicken pox, etc) I put an ice cube in a baggie for the kids to hold on bites, then follow up with benedryl cream. My kids and I are all mosquito magnets and we've tried nearly every remedy out there. Everyone prefers the ice cube. __________________ Sara

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