Some cheap and effective insect bites solutions

Old Hippy · Post by **Old Hippy** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:24 am

This is a cheap and very effective way to deal with insect bites.
Put a little epsom salt on a dish, poor a little hydrogen peroxide on it, mix it to turn it into a bit of a paste, and apply it to the insect bite.
It works like a charm.

Another way, this is what my grandma used, but you can only do it when you have dandelions handy :)
Just pick a dandelion., cut the stem open, and use the juice from inside the stem.
It is a good remedy to eliminate the itch and the burning feeling.

page4 · Post by **page4** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:27 am

Baking soda and vinegar works also.

Other than that, two more I can think of:

Lavender essential oil will reduce the stinging, but it won't 'cure' the bite as far as I know.

The other one is aloe vera. You should always have an aloe vera plant in the house, it has so many uses. Maybe someone wants to list them some time.