How do I prevent myself from scratching mosquito bites?

Question

It's really itchy!

Answer 1

OKAYY THE SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM ! UMM LET ME THINK OKAY TRY THIS  GET A LEMON OR LIME CUT IN HALF AND BUT IT IN MICROWAVE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TILL ITS HOT AND PLACE IT LIL BY LITTLE  OK THE BITE AND TRUST ME IT WORKS !!!!

Answer 2

ICE

Answer 3

Have you tried Benadryl lotion.

Answer 4

put icy cold water

Answer 5

Try putting plain oatmeal on it...cooked.  Hot is best, but not so hot that you burn yourself.  Hot water by itself also helps.  They also make creams for you to buy that help, but if you don't have money or transportation, try the oatmeal....perferably the kind with no sugar.

Answer 6

Vinegar or calamine lotion work great, and fast.

Answer 7

u can apply creams...or .. if u desperate to kill em.. u have hunter bats..coils..mats..etc etc...else jus blow em off wen dey cme near u..!! HAVE PATIENCE..its prt of life..enjoy...!!

Answer 8

hydrocortisone cream 1%

Answer 9

calamine lotion, cold pack, will power (mine is weak), saliva? (weird, i know), don't use distractions because you might scratch absentmindedly. thats all I can think of... good luck :)  

Answer 10

Afterbite works great or a benadryl itch stick.

Answer 11

i'm having the same problem I use "stingggg stop" from the health food store. comes in a small tube works really well. you can also use vinegar to cut the itch. my friend from the maldives (lots of bugs) says brush them off your skin and then use your finger nail and make little indentations into the bite and then put spit on it. while i have tried this and it works you have to do this more than once. the "stinggg stop" stuff maybe two or three times before the bite is gone. as opposed to itching for 2 or 3 days. good luck..... oh also lemon grass plant i've been told is really good as well or lemon grass oil.

Answer 12

clear nail polish

Answer 13

Cut your nails off and then put some creame.

Answer 14

I use rubbing alcohol and then apply a little petrolieum jelly. The link below suggest arubbing alcohol plus a small piece of scotch tape over the bite.. check it out.. have an itchie day..

Answer 15

you can use an antihistamine cream - that should take care of the itch right away  

Answer 16

Self discipline and will power. It isn't that hard. But get some anti itch if you have to.

Answer 17

tie urself up

Answer 18

CALAMINE LOTION!!! Its easy to find in any pharmacy store like asda or tesco. its so cool and refreshing on your burning itchy skin! just dab on with cotton wool or tissue! Its bright pink, and its good for sun burn or grazes and other inflamation too! so you get lots of uses for it than just your mozzi bites hope I (or my mother) helped lol

Answer 19

ice on the skin is nice and if you rub on it you, you reduce the probability of infection since you are are not opening the skin.

and if you mix baking soda with water into a nice paste, and work it onto the skin. it makes less itchy.

Answer 20

Put toothpaste on them.  

Answer 21

SELF CONTROL

MIND OVER MATTER

dont scratch it. that always makes it worse. leave it alone and let it heal

Answer 22

There are tons of great painkillers and anti-itch creams at any drugstore. Canker sore medicine -- which basically numbs all sensation in the area -- works really well, but is a little pricey. Put some anti-itch cream on and stick a few layers of duct tape over it (to stop yourself from itching!). Then distract yourself by watching a movie or something.  

Answer 23

use witchhazel to cool the burning sensation

Answer 24

I had three on my legs from being outside.

Imma swimming girl, and it looked awful!

So to get rid of it, as in the color fades, and stops itching.

I used Calmine lotion.

Its cheap and worked!

I put a ton of it on, then

covered the bite with band aids!

It was noticeably gone the next day =]

Good luck.

Answer 25

use your nail and push an x over it.  

Answer 26

rubbing alcohol.

it will burn..

but it will be a good kinda burn.. lol.

and it wont itch anymore.

i promisee.

<3

Answer 27

anti itch spray.

like this stuff, but be warned if the bite has been scratched raw it will sting like unholy h**l.

http://www0.shopping.com/xPO-CARE_Benadr...

Answer 28

hydrocortozone.. i think i spelt that correctly. (phonetically at least.)

or try putting toothpaste on the bites

both products cool and kind of numb the bitten area so as to relieve you of the itch.

Answer 29

aloe vera creams or oils

Answer 30

Well, I have an older (by older, I mean 40 or 30 years older) friend named Belinda. She told me and a few of my friends to put roll-on deodorant on the bug-bites. It actually works, even if it may sound weird. I hope this helps. ;]

Answer 31

You may want to try applying Calamine lotion or another type of anti itch ointment such as Cortizone.  

You can also try rubbing alchohol, works failry well.

If all else fails and you just can't stop scratching, put socks on your hands :D