Best Insect Bite Treatments
For instant and permanent relief from itching and pain, we now added Baking Soda, grandma's home remedy against insect bites and stings.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Perfect for my toddler."
"The gel doesn't drip directly from the tube like the liquid one, and needs to be spread with finger (like Neosporin); both are great."
"I had good luck with the ammonia type pen, although it flows too fast and ran down your skin, wasting the product."
"We live by the woods and our 2 and 4 year old boys are constantly getting bug bites - doesn't help that they love to run around outside without shoes on..."
"I found it on Amazon thank goodness."
"BUT : I find if I put it on a mosquito bite that I've scratched and broken the skin, it forms a horrible black scab that lasts for days & days."
"This stuff takes away the sting & itch better than anything else I have tried -- except the original formula, which was basically ammonia in a roll-on stick."
"Purchased this to use when my daughter inevitably got mosquito bites."
Globe Brand Pharmaceutical Grade Ichthammol Ointment 20% (USP) Contains a U.S. FDA NDC Number. Ichthammol 20% (USP), Pharmaceutical Grade.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Put ointment and gauze for about 4 hours then warm cloth compress, put another doze and after about 30 minutes I felt a tickle. Cleaned up, warm cloth compress, put another doze went to sleep."
"I've been hunting for more of this for years."
"Didn't really do anything for the boil i had, a hot compress did more than this stuff did, which kind of sucked cause it had alot of really good reviews and I was really hoping it would work for me."
"Wasn't what I expected."
"Did not perform well at all."
Certified Organic and 100% natural DEET-free bug repellent. ® Certified organic and all natural DEET-free bug and mosquito repellent uses organic and all-natural citronella, cedar, and lemongrass, essential oils used for centuries to naturally repel biting insects. Organic and 100% natural DEET-free bug repellent.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We use Lemongrass Essential Oils in our bee hives to attract swarming bees in the spring."
"I'm still on my trip now and two of us have been using it."
"I've discovered that on days/nights when I won't be sweating much, I can just apply sparingly around my body and clothes, but if I'll be sweating quite a bit, more is needed because it melts off and doesn't work as well as it should."
"We put it on our 1.5 month old before going outside for a backyard BBQ."
"Maybe a bit oily when in very hot environments."
"Everything worked great and I got very few bug bites, I don't expect anything to work 100% so for me this is a great product!"
"Scent isn't too bad, the citronella smell is light."
"This stuff worked wonders!"
Best Cortisone Treatments
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Economy amounts of hydrocortisone.... As someone with chronic hives, I have to keep this on hand."
"I now have found that it helps with skin irritation on arms and legs when wearing something that irritates my skin."
"!Quality cortisone cream at a great price."
"Very reasonably priced."
"My pharmacist father says it works to clear up problem areas faster than other brands he's tried so far."
"I recently had an issue with uremia and this product helped with the itchy and scaling skin on my lower legs."
"Excellent price, size and product."
"It works very well to stop itching and swelling."
Best Poison Ivy Treatments
The clusters are easily washed away with water, allowing the affected area to begin healing immediately. A one-ounce tube of Zanfel contains enough product to wash approximately 15 patches of skin the size of an adult hand. When used correctly, Zanfel relieves itching and pain caused by urushiol within about 30 seconds, so make sure you follow the instructions exactly- it's for your benefit. - Zanfel can be used at any time after exposure, on any external body area, including the face and genitals. ZANFEL POISON IVY, POISON OAK & SUMAC WASH is safe and effective!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He simply realized that it worked on skin rashes like poison ivy and started his own company and now sells the EXACT same stuff for a huge markup to drugstores. Mean Green is just sold to car mechanics and other industrial workplaces that need a cleanser for greases and oils. I still get occasional small rashes because the poison ivy oils stay on everything the dogs touch, but now it's a very very minor annoyance as I scrub the area with Mean Green once or twice and the problem is alleviated/gone. Please rate this review highly in order for other folks to both stop itching and save money! UPDATE: Read this recent (2015) post: http://www.amazon.com/review/R14D31M55N3ZN1/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B0000Y3GJS&cdForum=Fx2JLQNATBZ71VL&cdMsgID=Mx3LKJ736J4E8OP&cdMsgNo=44&cdPage=5&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx1OWGQ7EZE6S5H#Mx3LKJ736J4E8OP ... My experience jibes with this reviewer."
"Here's my story: Back in 1994, I was clearing an overgrown section of my backyard. Upon attempting to clear the tangle, I noticed it was poison ivy. To the point, I had just sent poison ivy spores flying into the air courtesy of the weed whacker. As a result, I ended up with poison ivy spots all over: legs, arms, neck. A co-worker noticed me scratching and applying Caladryl (which is useless) and told me about ZANFEL. Just gently but briskly massage ZANFEL over the affected area. 4) You will feel a mild "sand paper" effect while rubbing due to the micro-beads. If, in the 30 seconds, you no longer feel the beads, the amount you used has done its job and is loaded with poison ivy oil. 5) After the ZANFEL has treated an affected area, DO NOT let it dry on your skin. Just remember to rinse the area you swiped the ZANFEL from. 7) After treating an area for the 30 seconds, rinse the ZANFEL. If, at any time, it begins oozing or itching again, treat the area again. These are the instructions the person who called me gave me because they were afraid I was using too much. If the ZANFEL goes smooth (micro-beads dissolved), rinse it off, check the area, and use a bit more as necessary. They have to come in direct contact with the poison ivy vine or the spores. If your hand comes in contact with your poison ivy reaction (via scratching, oozing, etc.). If your dog or cat comes in contact with your reaction and then rubs on you somewhere else, that new area will probably react. I've never used Mean Green on poison ivy so I cannot comment on its effectiveness for treating it. 5) ZANFEL used to advertise that it basically removes anything foreign from your skin. If it begins to dry up while treating/massaging an area, simply add a drop or two of water; just enough to keep it moist."
Best Insect & Pest Repellent
Perfect of Koi ponds, hydroponic systems, animal water troughs, bird baths, rain barrels. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I used this in my bird bath this summer. At the end of the summer I realized every since I had started using this the mosquitoes around the house were almost non existent. ( And I changed the water in the bird bath weekly) This summer I only changed the water when it got dirty unlike last summer when every week it had baby mosquitoes in it !"
"The second year we had hardly any dragonflies, and the few mosquitoes we started with were back around. The first year the mosquitoes were pretty bad, but the second year the dragonflies had returned, the mosquitoes are back down to just a few, and balance is restored."
"This product helped us get our yard back from the mosquitos."
"I read the description and instructions, it states that the dunks don't harm birds."
"I made a homemade bird bath and filled it with beautiful glass stones and marbles."
"I use these 'dunks' in my rain barrels, fountains and bird baths (this also comes in a shake container), they definitely work!"
"We had a few neighbors move in over the past 12 months and we had talked about how bad the bugs would get. So I told them and we all began using them to cut down on the bugs and while it takes a few days or so for the current mosquitos to die, it kills the larva, and with some luck and consistency takes care of a reasonable (but darn sure noticeable) 80-85% of the skeeters that would have been biting us up non stop."
"I've been using Mosquito Dunks for about six years - they seem to work pretty good."