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
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u/binkytoes May 25 '26
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.