With every bite prevention is always the best answer. With insects there are many products on the market and lately we’ve found that keeping a dryer sheet in your pocket is a deterrent, or skin so soft from Avon or some sun screens or even vicks vaporub, who knew? So after prevention comes infection prevention and itch and pain relief, here are some helps:
Flies and mosquitoes – wash thoroughly with soap and water then apply an antiseptic. To help control inflammation moisten your skin and rub an aspirin tablet right over the bite. Do not do this if you have an aspirin sensitivity or allergy
To relieve itching – calamine lotion, ice packs, a salt paste, epsom salts (dissolve 1 tbs epsom salts in 1 quart of hot water, chill, apply with