How to Stop That Mosquito Bite Itch

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By Christina Crowe
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Stop that mosquito bite itch

Summer is finally here, though summer also means more mosquitoes and, in turn, more mosquito bites if you forget your mosquito repellent. Ugh! After a while of laying on that lawn chair, you suddenly find yourself scratching at multiple bites on your arms and legs. Unfortunately, scratching those bumps often leads to mosquito bites that end up looking worse than they did before. There's good news though, for there are ways to treat mosquito bites and stop that mosquito bite itch once and for all!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Rubbing alcohol
Scotch tape (optional)
Wash cloth (optional)
Anti-itch lotion (optional)

Step 1

Stop that mosquito bite itch

Before you stop that mosquito bite itch, clean out your mosquito bites with rubbing alcohol to prevent any infections. Using rubbing alcohol will keep your mosquito bites from getting worse.
Step 2

Stop that mosquito bite itch

Keep material from brushing on your mosquito bites to stop that mosquito bite itch. Clothing or the back of a shoe usually increase mosquito bite itching. Preventing these things from rubbing on your mosquito bites will decrease itching and can even stop the mosquito bite itch altogether.
Step 3

Stop that mosquito bite itch

If your mosquito bites still itch, try scotch tape! The tape will extract the fluids that those pesky mosquitoes leave inside the mosquito bites. Putting a bit of scotch tape over the mosquito bites will also immediately stop the mosquito bite itch.
Step 4

Stop that mosquito bite itch

Using a wash cloth, you can also try putting warm water onto the mosquito bites. Warm water is a great mosquito bite itch relief. Press and hold the wash cloth to the bumps until the mosquito bite itch stops. Once the itching starts up again in a few hours, reapply the warm water to the mosquito bites.
Step 5

Stop that mosquito bite itch

Treat mosquito bites with an anti-itch lotion in order to stop that mosquito bite itch. They usually cost around 10 bucks depending on the brand, but work wonders on your mosquito bites! The anti-itch lotion offers mosquito bite itch relief immediately and will last you a long time before you'll have to buy another bottle.

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jerryb1 said

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on 11/3/2009 Almost makes me want to get bit to see if the tape treatment will work for me. That would be an economic way to stop the mosquito bite itch and to eliminate the danger of infecting it if it doesn't.

jeni10 said

on 8/27/2009 I itch myself to death during the summer! I can't wait to try some of your tips. I sometimes scratch until they bleed, and that's not good. Thank you for sharing. 5 Stars, and I recommend. Thank you for commenting on my article on freezing yellow squash.