soothing remedy for mosquito bites, please!

[OakdaleMama]

I'm in search of a spray or salve I can make at home . . . to apply to my ds's mosquito bites, which really itch him at night. Thanks! --Nancy in NC

[Astrid1024]

Chickweed salve mixed with a couple of drops of Tea Tree Oil is a wonder for me and my step girls - they stop itching at it immediately.

I use something made at my natural Pharmacy but it is a lot like this product I found online
http://www.earthlyherbs.com/chickweed-salve.htm

The chickweed takes the hot sting out of the bite and then adding the drops on top of their skin of tea tree oil anesthetizes the area so they don't scratch.

A pot of it will last forever!

Good luck.

[His Own]

Your pharmacy probably has Sarna behind the counter. It is a wonder anti-itch lotion that contains no steroids or other bad stuff.

[*clementine*]

You can also use Lavender, but it HAS to be Bulgarian Lavender, not french. It works very well. (Make sure you get a real essential oil, not a cheap fragrance oil.)

[elisent]

We all had mosquito bites last week and used a baking soda paste - 3tsp baking soda with 1tsp water. It stopped the itching for us. Hydrocortisone had me itching again within ten minutes but the baking soda worked for hours.

[RSwildflower]

My MIL says apple cider vinegar. I haven't tried it on myself, so I don't know if it works, but it is something a lot of people have sitting around the house.

[EmsMom]

I find that plaintain salve or oil works well. Actually, just a spit poultice of a plaintain leaf works great also and it is a do-it-yourself remedy for kids!

[fanniefarkle]

I keep a small spray bottle of witch hazel for bug bites. Works better than anything I have ever used in the past.