Summer is connected not only with pleasant impressions from a country vacation, but also with large numbers of various midges and mosquitoes. Allergies to insect bites are also found 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 find useful 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 area. Alternatively, you can make a thick paste from soda and water, which is enough to lubricate the skin swollen from bites. Itching will pass, the possibility of infection will be eliminated, and healing will occur faster. Cooling is a good way to remove itching, even if only briefly. An ice cube, cold metal or cool compress will make mosquito bites easier in children and adults.
Herbal remedies
Chamomile, aloe and calendula have an effective effect on the affected skin. If an allergy to mosquito bites in children is not combined with allergic reactions to herbal remedies, their use will be a great way to treat. Calendula is suitable for use in ointments and tinctures. Chamomile is suitable for use in bathtubs, and aloe, as a rule, is used in gel or cream, as well as in fresh form. You can remove the inflammation that mosquito bites left in children, using dandelion, mint or plantain leaves crushed into slurry. It is enough to simply rub them in your hands to make the juice stand out, and the leaves will begin to have a healing effect.
Homeopathic remedies and medicines
For funds that facilitate mosquito bites in children, you can go to the pharmacy. For such purposes, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric alcohol and special balms, for example the legendary "Zvezdochka" or ointment "Rescuer", are suitable. By rubbing or lubricating the affected skin with these substances, you can help the baby get rid of itching. You can also remove swelling and irritation after bites with medicines that are available even in forms suitable for the skin of newborn babies. Homeopathic compounds that heal bites and relieve irritation are called Apis and Ledum. If the 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 the discomfort continues to be strong after a day, the child rises in temperature and shows general weakness, you will need an allergist or a district doctor who can choose the appropriate antihistamine. One way or another, make sure that the child does not comb the place of the bite. Damaging the skin in this place, the baby risks introducing an infection that will lead to much more serious consequences than a harmless spot from a mosquito bite.