Help.

  • tenebrica
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    41 year ago

    A combination of heat and cold! Use one of those bug pens (or a cotton ball dipped into very hot - about 70°C - water) and press it against the bite for about 10-15 seconds. Repeat if necessary.

    Afterwards, use ice, frozen peas, a cool pack, or a cloth saturated with a mixture of vinegar and cold water, and apply it to the bite.

    • a2800276
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      41 year ago

      A spoon heated up with hot tap water is a pretty good approximation of the proper temperature to denature the bug proteins…

        • Naich
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          11 year ago

          There is a temperature range where the bite is de-itched, but you aren’t burned. Good luck finding it. This technique either works really well or it works really well and you end up with a blister.