What to do if mosquito bites become infected?

In summer, mosquito bites are quite common. If an infection occurs, the impact will be even greater. Therefore, you must pay attention to the correct solution to mosquito bites. You can wash the bitten area with soapy water to eliminate pain and itching.

1. Apply soap to relieve itching. When mosquitoes bite, an organic acid, formic acid, is secreted from their mouthparts. This substance can cause muscle soreness and itching. Soap contains sodium salts of higher fatty acids. The sodium salts of these fatty acids become alkaline after hydrolysis and can quickly eliminate pain and itching.

2. Apply a small amount of edible alkaline flour water to relieve itching quickly.

3. Use laundry detergent to relieve itching. Rinse the bitten area with clean water, do not wipe it dry, then use a wet finger to dip a little detergent and apply it to the bitten area. It can immediately stop itching and the redness and swelling will disappear quickly. After the redness and swelling disappear, you can rinse off the detergent with clean water.

4. Take a small amount of fresh purslane stems and leaves, rub them in your hands to produce water, and apply them to the affected area. It has the effect of relieving itching and reducing swelling.

5. Use sliced ​​garlic to rub the mosquito bite repeatedly for one minute. It has obvious analgesic, anti-itching and anti-inflammatory effects. Even if the bite has become a large lump or inflamed and ulcerated, you can rub it with garlic. Generally, it can reduce inflammation and swelling after 12 hours, and the ulcerated wound can heal after 24 hours. People with skin allergies should use it with caution.

6. Chloramphenicol eye drops can relieve itching. After being bitten by mosquitoes, you can immediately apply 1 to 2 drops of chloramphenicol eye drops to relieve pain and itching. Since chloramphenicol eye drops have anti-inflammatory effects, they can also be used to reduce inflammation in people who have suffered mild infections or inflammation due to scratching caused by mosquito bites.

7. Crush 20 grams of white pepper and soak it in 100 grams of 60-degree liquor. Seal the container and expose it to the sun for 3-7 days. Apply it to mosquito bites 1-2 times a day to relieve pain, itching and swelling.

8. Take 10-60 Liushen Pills, grind them into powder and mix them into a paste with rice vinegar or warm water. Apply it to mosquito bites 3-5 times a day.

9. Use a tablet of Promethazine, dip it in saliva and repeatedly apply it to the bite area, which has a good effect in relieving itching.

10. Take 10 grams of realgar and 10 peeled garlics (single-headed garlic or purple-skinned garlic), soak them in 200 grams of 60-degree pure white wine. After about 10 days, apply it to mosquito bites 1-2 times a day. It can detoxify, relieve pain, stop itching and reduce swelling.