Home Remedies For Mosquito Bites

Toothpaste idol Mentha piperita (Peppermint—an active ingredient in many toothpastes) Toothpaste is a traditional remedy for the itching of mosquito bites. Most sources say th…   Read More

Cannabis sativa Hemp seed oil is oil that has been pressed from the seeds of a hemp (cannabis, or marijuana) plant. Hemp has been used as a healing herb, and for many other pract…   Read More

Calamine eases itching Calamine lotion is a thick, pink lotion that has zinc oxide and iron oxide as its active ingredients. (Zinc oxide is also a common ingredients in sunscreen…   Read More

Onion illustration Mosquito bites seem to affect everyone differently. Some people recover quickly and have minimal itching, while others have bites that swell up dramatically an…   Read More

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Why do mosquito bites itch?

When a female mosquito bites you, she pierces the skin with and sucks blood. You usually don't feel it while it's happening because mosquito saliva contains a topical analgesic. It also has proteins that cause an allergic reaction in most people which causes bumps and itching. The really treacherous aspect of mosquitos is their ability to spread disease by transferring blood between mammals. We don't have any home remedies for disease vector control but we do have some time-honored remedies for dealing with the bumps and itching.