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11 Genius Home Remedies for Bug Bites

This is the ultimate list of tried-and-true and non-traditional home remedies to soothe all types of insect bites

by Emily Woodruff  |  COMMENT

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Bug Bite Remedy No. 1: Oatmeal
Bug Bite Remedy No. 1: Oatmeal Oatmeal's skin-calming effects are inarguable and backed by boatloads of research. In one study, patients with inflamed skin who applied colloidal oatmeal saw an average of a 50 percent improvement over time, and some found their formerly irritated skin completely transformed. The soothing ingredient found in products meant to treat inflamed skin conditions like keratosis pilaris and eczema is also calming on skin irritated by bug bites.

If you have all-over bites from mosquitoes or other swarming bugs, an oatmeal bath will pacify your screaming skin. Just toss a couple of cups of dry oatmeal in a warm bath. If you have one particularly itchy area from a spider bite, add water to dry oatmeal to make a paste, put the paste on a warm, wet wash cloth, and transfer the cloth to your bite, paste side down.

Try: Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Soothing Bath Treatment, $6.99, or make your own colloidal oatmeal.

SEE NEXT PAGE: Bug Bite Remedy No. 2: Manuka Honey
 

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