How to anoint a child with mosquito bites

How to smear mosquito bites on a child depends on the complexity of the symptoms. With a normal reaction of the body, it is enough to use elementary antiseptic, sedatives. Pronounced allergic reaction treated with antihistamines, anti-allergic drugs.

Folk remedies

You can anoint a mosquito bite in a child with a self-prepared means, or buy in a pharmacy.

• Eliminate unpleasant manifestations mosquito bites essential oils of tea tree, lavender, peppermint. Relieves inflammation, removes irritation calendula oil, sea buckthorn, olives. Apply the drug pointwise to the affected area.
• Traditional antiseptic folk remedy - baking soda paste. Water is added, mixed to a thick, uniform consistency. Lubricate the affected area, leave to dry, then just shake it off. Eliminates inflammation, swelling, itching. If necessary, repeat the manipulation.
• If the child was bitten by mosquitoes, the affected areas should be treated with foam from household tar tar. Massage, leave for 5-15 minutes. Wash off with comfortable water. Also use tar from mosquitoes.
• You can anoint mosquito bites at home with gruel from vegetables. Grate potatoes, carrots on a fine grater, apply on the epidermis. A patch is applied on top, fixed for 15 minutes.
• Grind an aspirin tablet, add a little water, grease a mosquito bite with a paste. It is forbidden to use the method for vivid manifestations of allergies.
• To soothe the skin, relieve irritation, relieve symptoms, toothpaste will help. Treat the bite site, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with water at a comfortable temperature.
• Anoint, so that the mosquito bite does not itch, faster inflammation has passed with Calendula ointment. Traces on the skin pass in just a couple of days.
• If mosquitoes strongly bit the baby, you need to prepare a paste from a diphenhydramine tablet, lubricate the wounds. Almost instantly soothes itching.

If mosquitoes have bitten a child in nature, there is no way to use a special tool; They smear wounds with their own saliva, which is a natural antiseptic, celandine juice, dandelion, lemon, cucumber.

On a note!

Since ancient times, mosquito bites in a child have been burned with a diamond green alcohol solution (brilliant green). It is a very strong and good antiseptic. Eliminates itching almost instantly. However, with frequent use, use on delicate skin provokes drying of the epidermis. Brush green skin on a child is allowed no more than 2 times in one place.

Ointment for a newborn

For the treatment of babies, it is allowed to use homeopathic pharmacy products based on plant extracts, oils, and safe components. They are produced in the form of gel, balm, cream, milk, lotion. Apply an ointment from diaper rash, which perfectly soothes the delicate epidermis, speeds up the healing process, an ordinary baby cream.

Treating a child with a normal reaction

A mosquito bite is accompanied by swelling, inflammation, itchy. The spot is clearly visible, but in diameter does not exceed 1 cm.There is no severe swelling, rash.

• Bepanten. Safe for babies from birth. Eliminates irritation, treats abrasions, helps with insect bites. The composition contains chlorhexidine, which is a strong antiseptic. As well as vitamins for quick recovery of the epidermis. Increases the resistance of the skin of the infant to the influence of external factors. Apply dot from one to 5 times per day. It does not have an antipruritic effect, but as the epidermis heals, this unpleasant symptom also disappears. It costs 414 rubles.
• Star. Wounds can be spread on a child up to a year with an ointment, known since the Soviet Union. It contains about 20 natural ingredients, including oils, plant extracts. The balm has a pleasant smell, is well applied, has a refreshing, calming effect. Relief occurs immediately after application. Price 158 rub.
• Boro Plus. Children's ointment with a strong antiseptic effect. It is made in 2 options - a tube of green, violet color. Green Boro Plus is suitable for babies from birth. The natural composition is based on plant extracts, oils. It smells good, is quickly absorbed, moisturizes, nourishes, soothes, stimulates cell regeneration. It has a wide range of actions, is actively used from mosquito bites, midges. It should be applied in a thin layer twice a day. The cost of 90 rubles.
• La Cree. Baby cream with a calming, moisturizing, antiseptic, healing effect. Acts on the basis of extracts of medicinal plants, panthenol. It smells good, it is allowed to process any parts of the body, face. Used as an aid in the treatment of severe allergies. The cost in pharmacies of a large tube with a capacity of 100 ml is 360 rubles., A bottle of 30 g costs 180 rubles.

An allergic reaction in infants is a common occurrence. At the site of insect attacks, a strong redness and swelling. With first aid, the condition normalizes within an hour, but the stain is still present for a week.

Treatment of severe allergies in a child

It is characterized by the absence of a positive tendency to healing within 2 days. In place of the bite appear blisterssevere irritation, inflammation, additional rash. To eliminate unpleasant symptoms, antihistamines, antiallergic drugs are required. When choosing the right medication, you should focus on age, since there are limitations.

• Suprastin. Classic antihistamine ointment for mosquito bites for children from birth. The active substance is chloropyramine hydrochloride. Distribute in problem areas with a thin layer. Apply twice a day in the first days of therapy, as the symptoms disappear, reduce the dosage to once. The duration of the course should not exceed 5 days. Price 125 rub.
• Advantan. If mosquito bites do not pass, the itching does not stop, the redness increases, a hormonal anti-allergic ointment is used. Advantan is made in several forms - cream, lotion, ointment. It is allowed to use from bites of mosquitoes and midges for babies from 6 months old, in special cases - from two. Apply a thin layer 1 time per day, a maximum of twice. The duration of therapy after an attack of mosquitoes should not exceed 5 days. Price 540 rub.

Important!

Cream from mosquito bites for children can provoke an allergic reaction, in order to avoid an unpleasant situation, you should initially conduct a sensitivity test.

Ointment for children from 1 year

With age, immunity ceases to react sharply to mosquito bites, midges. A protective reaction is generated, irritation after an insect attack does not manifest itself so much. In some cases, an increased tendency to allergies remains up to 3-5 years. The choice of drug for the treatment of bites depends on the complexity of the clinical picture. The tools mentioned above, many others are used.

• Rescuer. Gel for bites based on oils, plant extracts. Contains tea tree oil, sea buckthorn, lavender, echinacea, terpilin, vitamin E. Eliminates unpleasant symptoms, stimulates tissue regeneration, effectively moisturizes. It smells good, quickly absorbed. It is allowed to apply if the child is 1 year old or less. The cost of 127 rubles.
• Gel Balm from mosquitol series. Acts on the basis of panthenol, plant extracts, allantoin, oils. It smells good, is well applied, quickly absorbed. The disappearance of itching is observed after 5 minutes, the epidermis is finally restored when using the drug for 3-5 days. It costs 112 rubles.
• Fenistil-gel. It is used if mosquitoes, midges are severely bitten, there is unbearable itching, irritation. Fenistil is an antihistamine for children from one year old. It stops the production of histamine, which reduces the manifestations of allergies. Relief occurs 5 minutes after application. Distribute in a thin layer. It is allowed to process the epidermis up to 2 times a day. The course of use should not exceed 10 days. If symptoms persist within 3 days, you need to use an antiallergic drug. Price 410 rub.
• Hydrocortisone ointment. Ointment after mosquito bites based on the hormonal component. Quickly stops the manifestations of allergies, helps restore the epidermis. Apply point to 2 times per day in the first days of therapy, then reduce the dosage. It helps against mosquito bites with complications during the week. Cost 198 rub.
• Menovazine. Cheap ointment with a natural composition. Active ingredients menthol, benzocaine, procaine. Instantly calms the epidermis, eliminates itching, swelling. Distribute to the affected area pointwise. It is allowed to use 2 times a day. Price 43 rub.
• Levomekol. Cream after bites, accompanied by the addition of a secondary infection. When combed, pathogens enter the wound, ulcers, suppuration appear. Treatment is carried out with local antibiotics. Active substances are chloramphenicol, methyluracil. Combined agent with antibiotic, stimulator of local immunity. Use no more than 10 days, apply a thin layer twice a day. The cost of 124 rubles.

The product range is extremely wide. Which tool to choose depends on the individual characteristics of the body, age, personal preferences, financial capabilities. Funds are sold in pharmacies, specialty stores, and are sold through the Internet. Recommended use mosquito repellentthat will not allow parasites to bite children in the summer.