jhado wrote:



Be easier staying in the bloody house than that

A bit late but lavender oil for owt itchy(on the skin, not STDs) as a general rule.

I don't like doing ads for anything, but this product seems to work brilliantly.

Altho , i don't know if they still make it, i hope so. It's an Avon product gel. Called Skin So Soft - bug guard. ( outdoor soothing gel).

It comes in a lil 75g container. You just put it on the bite, you can also put it on if you think mozzie's are around.

We do this a lot, in aussie, even inside. ( Even tho we have bug-screens on all the windows and doors here, they still manage to sneak in sometimes). Anyways, google it ( or search engine of your choice, duckduckgo, whatever)

It even works - AFTER you have been bitten.

hope this helps

Not sure if it's been mentioned already, but a bit of iodine is good for bites that are already there. Though, quite where you'd purchase iodine these days...

curtaincat wrote:
i was going to mention this stuff ,
it has long been used by tbose in the know
highland midges hate it ,
another good natural remedey is bog myrtle
crush the leaves onto skin or boil down into thick liquid and use in a atomiser ,
some shops sell it for a tenner long been used against midges i. highlands ,
you can throw branches on a smouldering camp fire to keep an area clear ,
they just hate it ,
smells nice bit like eucylyptus or herby sweet .
maybe scatter some leaves in a pot pouri near open window ?

www.stopbite.com/

i live near loads of it so never buy it nanananana
it grows almost everywere in scotland
maybe get a plant or two for below the windows root cuttings would work
and you could harvest the leaves

excellent!

stuff that works b4 and even after the itchy bites... soothes and makes u not scratch. brill!

Here we've been putting lanolin on any bug bites or itches we may have, rashes or anything. Topical use, put a good layer/amount on there and in about 5-10 minutes it cuts the itch.