Every Russian person knows that summer is a little life, and this statement applies not only to people, but also by numerous insects that wake up with the beginning of warm days already fully armed.
How to treat a mosquito bite
The greatest concern due to wide geographical distribution and quantitative superiority is mosquitoes and midges, from whose bites children suffer, and even adults.
How to treat a mosquito bite
Of course, it is best to provide yourself and your loved ones with reliable protection against bloodthirsty insects, because the choice in our time is huge – from various creams and sprays, ending with fumigators and bracelets against mosquitoes.
How to treat a mosquito bite
But, if you still failed to avoid a bite, you need to act quickly, especially if you are allergic, swelling and other unpleasant consequences of mosquito bites.
So, the briefing of how to properly process a mosquito bite is quite simple:
If you notice that the skin in the place of the bite begins to itch, blush and swell the ice, if the bite has come on the arm or leg, then at least lower it into cold water. It is especially important to do this in the case when the child is bitten, because, despite the logical explanations of adults, children continue to comb the itching place of the bite, giving microbes a great chance to get through a microscopic wound into the bloodstream. Therefore, the cooling of the place of mosquito bite will bring at least temporary relief.
How to treat a mosquito bite
A good effect gives soda gruel, which needs to be applied to the place of the bite, left for a while, and when the gruel dries with water to wash it off with water. True, it is better to use a soda solution for processing a bite location in children – dissolve near a teaspoon of soda in half a glass of warm clean water and rinse the glory, so the skin will not be irritated and the wound will not pinch.
How to treat a mosquito bite
One of the simplest means for processing mosquitoes is vinegar, it is also possible to use alcohol, alcohol infusions of medicinal herbs, such as calendula, chamomile or St. John’s wort, will not only calm itching, but also have a bactericidal effect.
Most cases of mosquito bites occur in nature, and if there are no special means at hand, then plants can be used, such as plantain, which is familiar to everyone from childhood as a wound healing agent, a sheet of plantain can be attached a whole, or to chew it and for a faster effect and chew it and for a faster effect Place the resulting mass on irritated skin. In the country, you can also find many plants that can help: dill, parsley or even raw potatoes, washed and cut, will calm the pain and relieve redness.