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alexczarn Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 22999 Location : Victor Harbor, South Australia Mood :
| Subject: Mosquito bites Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:22 am | |
| Arghh. So I've been allergic to mozzie bites since I was a baby. Is thre a way to lessen the reaction?(other than to stop the cause haha=DEET) On occasion they can swell up to golf ball size ... | |
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Rhonda Prairie Survivor
Number of posts : 21216 Location : On my bike!!! Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:59 am | |
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Gin Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5920 Location : Curled up with a great book. Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:45 pm | |
| YES...dryer sheet works Alex. Benedryl will help with the ones you have....and DONT SCRATCH! It is the lack of Christianity that has brought us where we are. Not a lack of churches or religious forms but of the real thing in our hearts. LIW.....Words From a Fearless Heart | |
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Debbie Mom Of 2 Kitties
Number of posts : 3822 Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:08 pm | |
| Wow, I never knew about the dryer sheet trick. Last year in S. Carolina the mosquitoes just ate me alive. Can't wait to try this! | |
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Krissy Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 45733 Location : Ontario, Canada Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Wed May 09, 2012 8:24 pm | |
| I didn't know that.Thanks for sharing. “Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it... Yet.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables | |
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Shell Farm Land Owner
Number of posts : 1353 Location : Indiana Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:50 pm | |
| I didn't know that dryer sheets keep mosquitoes away. My problem is I have to use dryer sheets that are dye and scent free. I have sensitive skin. Scented dryer sheets plug me up. | |
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Deem714 New Pioneer
Number of posts : 68 Location : NY NY Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:44 pm | |
| - alexczarn wrote:
- Arghh. So I've been allergic to mozzie bites since I was a baby. Is thre a way to lessen the reaction?(other than to stop the cause haha=DEET) On occasion they can swell up to golf ball size ...
Define allergic. Aren't we all allergic, so to speak?? (the itching) Benedryl has a tendency to make you loopy and/or sleepy. I would say, either topical benedryl, clear calamine lotion or even meat tenderizer. | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
Number of posts : 54431 Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:35 pm | |
| - Deem714 wrote:
- alexczarn wrote:
- Arghh. So I've been allergic to mozzie bites since I was a baby. Is thre a way to lessen the reaction?(other than to stop the cause haha=DEET) On occasion they can swell up to golf ball size ...
Define allergic.
Aren't we all allergic, so to speak?? (the itching)
Benedryl has a tendency to make you loopy and/or sleepy. I would say, either topical benedryl, clear calamine lotion or even meat tenderizer. No, actually, some people have no reaction to mosquitoes whatsoever. My Dad is one of them. Others can swell up quite severely, with large, painful welts, or they can itch for several weeks from one bite. Minor itching is pretty common, but I would say that he defined it pretty well with "they can swell up to golf ball size". That's pretty indicative that he has a worse reaction than most people do. Alex, there are a lot of herbal oils that are supposed to help to repel mosquitoes:
- Citronella Oil
- Lemon Eucalyptus Oil
- Cinnamon Oil
- Castor Oil
- Rosemary Oil
- Lemongrass Oil
- Cedar Oil
- Peppermint Oil
- Clove Oil
- Geranium Oil
Also, I don't know if this works or not, but one of my camping friends says that he kept a sheet of Bounce in his pocket and that he had much less trouble with mosquitoes this year. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
Number of posts : 13417 Location : Michigan Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:39 pm | |
| I am going to let my niece know about those oils, Lisa. She's just like Alex---her mosquito bites can become like golf balls---they are very hard to the touch, too. She's 18 now, but when I used to care for her I would have to smother her with repellent and always felt SO awful for her especially when she was very young and didn't understand it. As far as I know, she is still bothered with this issue. And speaking of mosquitoes, I had one in my house tonight. Isn't it a tad COLD for them?!?! | |
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Gin Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5920 Location : Curled up with a great book. Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:02 am | |
| Alex, I know you said you are coming to Texas next year. Come armed, my boy. Everything's bigger in Texas! We have them March til December here. It is the lack of Christianity that has brought us where we are. Not a lack of churches or religious forms but of the real thing in our hearts. LIW.....Words From a Fearless Heart | |
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alexczarn Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 22999 Location : Victor Harbor, South Australia Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:57 pm | |
| - Gin wrote:
- Alex, I know you said you are coming to Texas next year. Come armed, my boy. Everything's bigger in Texas! We have them March til December here.
There were none this year... so hoping... | |
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Krissy Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 45733 Location : Ontario, Canada Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:41 pm | |
| don't need to worry about this for winter, “Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it... Yet.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables | |
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Deem714 New Pioneer
Number of posts : 68 Location : NY NY Mood :
| Subject: Re: Mosquito bites Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:28 pm | |
| Don't be too sure... There are plenty in the Bronx for some bizarre reason.
My squallor kids come in swarming with bites from things that should be dead in winter... | |
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