Something's Bugging Me

[howeird]

Been experiencing a lot of insect bites the last few days. Benedryl doesn't seem to help, but Caladryl does. Amusing, because when I was a kid, calamine and caladryl never helped at all, but benedryl was prescription only for colds, and was not known as a topical antihistamine.

Have a big bottle of caladryl at work and another in the bedroom. Of course at work the ones which itch the most are the ones I can't get to with my clothes on.

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[lironess.livejournal.com]

Cortisone and Zertec are my cure for itching. Or atarax if you can get a script.

Also if you take the sticky part of a bandaid and put it directly on the bite (cutting off the air supply?) it helps to keep you from itching in personal areas when you are at work or something.

[melchar.livejournal.com]

Have you tried 'Skin so Soft'? It appears to help keep me unbitten - and I've seen it help friends before. It is a bath oil, so when used, I recommend alocating a specific washcloth for it, so oil residue doesn't sink into multiple cloths.

[Rather that use it in baths, I apply it to the cloth and thence directly to skin. If camping, or away from sinks/showers, I segregate the cloth in a plastic bag.]

[howeird]

Hmmm. I seem to have heard about that years ago, and forgotten. Thanks.