What to do if your child's face is bitten by a mosquito and has red spots

Children's skin is relatively delicate and is easily bitten by mosquitoes in the summer. This will cause red spots to appear on the child's skin, causing redness, swelling and pain. When bitten by mosquitoes, you can apply cold compresses. If you have aloe vera at home, you can squeeze out the juice and apply it to the affected area. It has a good effect in relieving itching and swelling. In daily life, you must prevent children from being bitten by mosquitoes.

What to do if your child's face is bitten by a mosquito and has red spots

1. Cold compress

The baby's eye skin is relatively delicate and the eyelid tissue is relatively loose. After being bitten by a mosquito, it is easy to form severe swelling, and the degree of swelling will be much heavier than other tissues, so the mother can use cold compresses to reduce the swelling of the baby.

2. Aloe leaf juice relieves itching

When the baby's eyes are swollen by mosquito bites, they will be very itchy. To prevent the baby from scratching, the mother can use aloe vera leaf juice to relieve the itching, because aloe vera can kill bacteria, detoxify and anti-inflammatory. Applying aloe vera after mosquito bites will have a good effect. Method: Pick fresh aloe vera and wash it, then squeeze the aloe vera juice and filter it with gauze. Take the filtered liquid and use a cotton swab to dip a small amount of aloe vera juice and apply it to the place where the baby's eyes are bitten by mosquitoes.

3. Soap and water to relieve itching

When a baby's eyes are bitten by a mosquito, symptoms such as redness, swelling, itching and pain will appear. At this time, alkaline substances can be used to relieve the symptoms, such as soapy water. You can apply soap dipped in water to the red and swollen area, which can stop the itching within minutes.

Note: Apply a small amount of liquid to avoid it entering the baby's eyes. Wait until the liquid dries before opening the eyes.

4. Garlic slices to relieve itching

If your baby's eyes are swollen and itchy after being bitten by mosquitoes, you can use garlic slices to relieve the itching because garlic has anti-inflammatory and antipruritic effects. Method: Cut the garlic into slices and apply it to the area where the baby is bitten by mosquitoes. It can have a good anti-itching effect.

5. Apply salt water

When the baby's eyes are swollen by mosquito bites, the mother can use salt water to relieve the itching of the baby, because applying or soaking the itchy area with salt water can soften the swelling and effectively relieve the itching, which can well relieve the baby's itchy and painful symptoms.

6. Medication to reduce swelling

If the baby's eyes are severely bitten by mosquitoes, the mother should take the baby to the doctor in time and use some special anti-edema and anti-itching medicine under the doctor's guidance. When using, do not let the medicine get into the eyes. If so, clean them in time.

How to prevent mosquito bites on baby's eyes

1. Keep your baby's skin fresh. Wipe off sweat immediately after sweating to reduce the attraction of sweat odor to mosquitoes. Also, avoid using soap, facial cream and other floral scented items on your baby.

2. When taking your baby out, it is best to apply mosquito repellent or wind oil all over the body to repel mosquitoes.

3. It is best to install orange-red light bulbs in the baby’s bedroom, because mosquitoes are afraid of orange-red light and it can produce a good mosquito repellent effect.

4. Try to dress your baby in light-colored clothes, because Aedes mosquitoes like to land on black clothes the most.

5. Babies can eat more garlic and foods rich in vitamin B, such as brown rice, dried fruits, beans, peanut kernels, fruits, green vegetables, milk, seafood, lean meat, etc., to reduce the acidic concentration of sweat discharged by the body.