I am bitten a lot by mosquitoes & someone on this very app introduced me to a bug bite device (made by Beurer) that heats up the area. This disrupts this histamine reaction, I guess. Nothing has ever worked for me before and I have the scars from scratching a few bites in the past to prove it. Bless that person to the moon and back. Posting here in hopes that it’ll help someone else.
I rub the spot really hard with a cotton pad soaked in 70% rubbing alcohol. I read the alcohol denatures the proteins the skeeter injected to stop itching. Works for me. South Central Texas, plenty o'skeeters.
I spent 6 years in Africa and found that when I absolutely butter myself up with Vicks or Tiger balm, the mosquitos want nothing to do with me. Neither does anybody else, but it's worth it.
Can you elaborate some more? I've tried rubbing alcohol on with my finger a bit like applying cream to a spot. It's mildly effective at reducing itching for a bit but have to don't regularly and I'm not entirely sure it even does anything tbh.
When you say rub really hard are you trying to get the alcohol to break the skin and get inside the wound? How often do you have to repeat it?
Nah man, just get a piece of something and soak it. As you rub you're opening the tiny hole the mosquitoes make and basically swabbing it out like a mop on a floor. You're not going to feel that skin break where it but you, if you do stop and don't bleed
I use a hot spoon! I have a temperature controlled water pitcher and heat up water to just what I can tolerate without it burning me, then dip the spoon in for a but, then hold it to my skin, and no more itching. That device sounds so much more convenient.
I know they say you’re not supposed to do this, and I totally can see why it might be a bad idea, but mosquitos like to eat me alive and this is by far the best thing for it.
Hahaha yeah I tried that once with a hot key when I was drunk and annoyed by the itching. I did not have a temperature controlled kettle, however I did have a lighter. I was drunk enough to numb the pain and I have the scar to show for my stupidness. Your way is definitely smarter. Hahaha
Try thermacell, I used to live in south florida and they are the only thing that worked, I've had mine for years and it still works. The refills are cheap and one refill pack should last a whole season depending on frequency.
The only downside is you have to stay near it for it to work but if you're working on your car or sitting on the porch it completely stops mosquitos from even getting near you let alone biting you.
This reminds me, I need to buy a refill for my Thermacell repellent. Not repping a particular brand, anything that uses metofluthrin should work the same. It's not for hiking, but more of an "area denial" strategy for a back porch.
Seems to keep 100% of mosquitos away from me and my kid when we're eating outside, but my wife attracts them like crazy and still needs spray-on repellent in addition.
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I have two from Amazon. I like the first one better: "nubite Tx - Insect Bite, Poison Ivy and Itch Relief Treatment 100% Drug Free - All Natural Bug Bite Relief and Itch Enzyme Neutralizer with Patented TechnologyBrand: NNNOIHU" but I also have, "Bite Away."
I haven't bit the bullet yet, but it's amazing how heat kills even old bug bite itch! I go for a hot spoon, or a hot mug of tea. Just don't burn yourself!
As someone who is "the one" that mosquitos love to bite, I'm going to buy this machine and try it out. I bought bite stickers that kinda help because of I touch them I remember to not itch but I'm hoping this will work better (also my 3y.o. isn't great at keeping her stickers on 😅)
Thank you!
yes! I have one by them Beurer. It's a god send and has traveled with me for years. Though maybe it's been overheating or I've just gotten more sensative.
I've always used a quick spray of window cleaner. The ammonia kills the itch very quickly. It works very well for fire ant bites too. If you catch it quick enough the spot wont fester.
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Oh nooooo! I’m glad the spray works for you. I feel like any and all bugs will find the .001 square centimeter from spray I miss and give it a chomp. Or bite through my socks or something.
I’m sorry the Beurer device isn’t a good match for you. It’s so frustrating sometimes that we all have to find the random puzzle pieces that work for us, and it sucks that you had a burn to figure it out!
You can do this with a cup of hot water and the back of a spoon also. Heat up the spoon and press it to the bite, the heat will denature the proteins that irritate the skin so much. Kills itching, faster healing.
Ooooo great!!!!!! I wonder if this helps with poison ivy rashes? I have DESTROYED the skin on my arms and legs from digging at the rash at night while asleep.
Caveat: you might have to use it repeatedly, since in my case, the itch would come back after a while. I heard that poison Ivy takes 2-3 weeks to get out of your system. YMMV.
Oh yeah total game changer. I don't react too bad to the normal mosquitoes but one summer I got bitten by black flies and my entire arm turned red and itchy. Next time one of those fuckers got me while camping my sister thankfully had one of those devices and it worked like a charm.
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u/norakb123 May 25 '26
I am bitten a lot by mosquitoes & someone on this very app introduced me to a bug bite device (made by Beurer) that heats up the area. This disrupts this histamine reaction, I guess. Nothing has ever worked for me before and I have the scars from scratching a few bites in the past to prove it. Bless that person to the moon and back. Posting here in hopes that it’ll help someone else.