Summer is associated not only with pleasant impressions of a country holiday, but also with a large number of various midges and mosquitoes. Insect sting allergies are common in adults, but in children the problem is even more acute. It is more difficult for kids to calmly endure itching and irritation. Therefore, caring parents will always need ways to treat mosquito bites in children.
Folk recipes
There are many ways to deal with the discomfort of contact with insects. If you prefer natural ingredients and time-tested recipes, you can treat mosquito bites in children with the following products. For example, take ordinary baking soda, dissolve it in a glass of water and apply a compress to the affected areas. Alternatively, you can make a thick paste out of soda and water, which is enough to lubricate the skin swollen from bites. Itching will pass, the possibility of infection will be excluded, and healing will occur faster. A good way to remove the itch, at least for a while, is cooling. An ice cube, cold metal, or cool compress will relieve mosquito bites in children and adults.
Herbal remedies
Chamomile, aloe and calendula have an effective effect on the affected skin. If the allergy to mosquito bites in children is not combined with allergic reactions to herbal remedies, their use will be an excellent treatment. Calendula is suitable for use in ointments and tinctures. Chamomile is suitable for use in baths, while aloe is usually used in a gel or cream, as well as fresh. You can relieve inflammation left by mosquito bites in children with dandelion, mint or plantain leaves crushed into gruel. It is enough even just to grind them in your hands so that the juice stands out, and the leaves begin to have a healing effect.
Homeopathic remedies and medicines
You can also go to the pharmacy for remedies that alleviate mosquito bites in children. For such purposes, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric alcohol and special balms, such as the legendary "Asterisk" or "Rescuer" ointment, are suitable. By rubbing or lubricating the affected skin with these substances, you can help your baby get rid of itching. You can also relieve swelling and irritation after bites with medicines that are available even in forms suitable for the skin of newborns. Homeopathic formulations that heal bites and relieve irritation are called Apis and Ledum. If allergic reactions to mosquito bites in children are too strong, you should consult a doctor. Under normal conditions, itching and swelling should go away within a day. If aafter a day, the discomfort continues to be severe, the child has a fever and general weakness appears, you will need an allergist or a district police officer who can find the right antihistamine. One way or another, make sure that the child does not comb the bite site. Having damaged the skin in this place, the baby risks infecting, which will lead to much more serious consequences than a harmless speck from a mosquito bite.
