To relieve itch from mosquito bites, apply toothpaste to the bite. A local radio station gave out

[raccoon]

that hint today.

Wonder if sensitive toothpaste would work? Or would it have to be a behind-kicking toothpaste like
regular Colgate (which is not kind to maturing skin)?

[pipi_k]

1. Never heard that one...

I have three remedies for mosquito bite itch...

a dab of regular household ammonia

or

rub with a freshly cut onion

or

rub some Vicks vaporub on it

I've tried all of them and they all work.

Will try the toothpaste next time I get a bite.

[beac]

4. Onion works on wasp stings too. Never tried it on mosquito bites, but

I'm going to now!

[pipi_k]

12. That's good to know...

we have lots of wasps around my house and last time my hand got stung my entire arm hurt like hell.

Those things are painful!!!

[beac]

13. We are plagued by house-lurking wasps as well. Every spring a group of them tries to build a nest

in the rafters of my front porch. I nearly always get stung at least once before we are able to find and destroy the nest. Ouch, ouch, ouch! But the onion really does work!

[SCantiGOP]

2. roll on deodorant works too

I heard that, and each time I've tried it, it worked.

[TuxedoKat]

3. Wow

never heard of any of these. Will try all of them. Thanks.

[beac]

5. Mine is a paste of dish soap and salt applied to the bite and allowed to dry.

But can you tell us more about why Colgate hates my aging skin?

[raccoon]

8. Well, I just now it burns the heck out of my skin, esp. on my face. nt

[beac]

11. LOL... when I tried to Google it all I got were a lit of links with discussions like this:

"Put Colgate on pimples and burns!" followed by "No, NO, don't! Colgate burns and causes pimples!"

So, Colgate off the face and on the mosquito bites it is!

[Brickbat]

6. Someone read "Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" this weekend.

[raccoon]

9. Nope, never have read it. But maybe the people on the radio station did. nt

[Brickbat]

10. Which is what I was getting at.

[MrScorpio]

7. Rubbing alcohol does it for me

Helps with the swelling too

[Javaman]

14. And you would smell minty fresh!

I use sting stop. I have given up on using various chems to avoid getting bit. "skeeters" love me too much.

Thanks for the tip.

[lastlib]

15. I stopped using Colgate toothpaste when I found out....

...their CEO was a major donor to GWB.

All Colgate-Palmolive products are now banned from my house.