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Purchased a useful gadget called Aspivenin from Boots. It is a plastic vacuum pump/syringe with different size extractor cups. If used after bites/stings it removes most of the sting and seems to ease the irritation which is always worse in hot climates. It can be used on snake,wasp/bee bites and strings and comes in a waterproof case. A good first aid product
Liz
We also found some antihistamine patches similar to plasters in the Pharmacy (the name of which escapes me but there's only one of them) which are new and not available in UK. We got a pack to leave in our home first aid kit.
You apply the adhesive patch to the wasp/bee/ant sting and leave it on until the pain goes, however long that may be.
Blott
The Apsivenin is good for sadists! We take great delight in "zapping" other.
Liz
We bought a little pot of Tiger Balm in the Maldives and it relieves the itching. It can be bought here in Asian Stores.
Kerry
orlandobabe
01-09-2002, 23:52
For mozzie bites-there's an ammonia stick-you just dab it on-which does help to relieve it. Costs about $3-50 from Walgreens. Looks like it's a marker pen in a white case
Can't remember it's name-sorry.
Orlandobabe
We have bought something similar in Boots. Be careful not to leave it in the sun, otherwise it pours out like water.
Kerry
caroline
02-09-2002, 00:10
We either use Anthisan, which comes in a tube and is excellent - really stops the itching or Waspeeze (think thats how it's spelt) which is a spray - this is especialy good for kids as it "freezes" the spot and instantly stops the pain
Caroline
I always get quite a reaction to mozzie bites, so I find Walgreens Anti-itch cream really good as it has hydrochloride in it.
Also, in desparation one night, I tried my Radian B Muscle Lotion on the bites and it worked really well. It has menthol in it, so it helps cool the skin down. I swaer by it, and always take it away with me. Pretty good for aching backs and muscles after a hard days graft too!!
Karen
imported_n/a
02-09-2002, 03:13
My Mother is very allergic to all kinds of bites/stings so always takes Zirtek tablets with her (widely available in UK although expensive). They are a one a day anti-histimine tablet that does not make you drowsy. This and Anthisan cream helps avoid nasty allergic re-actions.
You might like to try Betnovate. The pharmacist at Eckards recommended this as the strongest you could buy not on prescription. My youngest daughter always very badly to insect bites and is on an antihistamine from the GP in the UK. Guess who forgot to bring it with her? She got a very nasty rash on her back that looked as if it was going to develop into something weepy and crusty but we bought the betnovate cream and tablets. Worked a treat, took the itch out of it and stopped it getting any worse. She kept using it on her mozzie bites as well (the cream) and it stopped the itch immediately. Spraying was another thing she kept forgetting to do! (Do I sound like a RSM before we leave the villa - yes!)
Fiona
steph_goodrum
02-09-2002, 03:45
There is a small device you can buy in Boots as well, I can't remember the name but you click it over the affected area to ease the pain, but it does nothing to get rid of the poison. The Aspivenin, I think would take a bit of getting used to , I bought one for my nieces husband who ended up needing hospital treatment after a bite/sting he didn't even know had happened until he couldn't breathe as his throat swelled up and he was rushed to casualty, and having tried it out of curiosity on a mosquito bite, and thought it quite painful. Our daughter too takes Zirtek year round for hay fever type symptoms and eczema so we always have a supply of those when we go away too.
Babblin Boo
steph_goodrum
02-09-2002, 03:50
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You might like to try Betnovate.
Don't let her overdo the Betnovate thought Fiona, as it has steroids in it, too much of which causes the skin to thin and cause stretch marks. Eumovate is another one which has just become available here without prescription, I think that's weaker than Betnovate, which still has to be prescribed.
Babblin Boo
I should have said apply a small amount very thinly!
You should see how her skin reacts to bites though, she was always being sent home from junior school with suspected impetigo, it was always insect bites that had got infected because she scratched them.
Fiona
steph_goodrum
02-09-2002, 11:39
I know the feeling Fiona,until the age of 5, our daughter was virtually continuously on antiobiotics for infected eczema, where she couldn't stop it itching and none of the creams soothed it. A course of light treatment (like they now use in the vertical tanning tubes - then only used for psoriasis treatment) and Zirtek seemed to stop the recurring infection. For 18 months she had the most beatutiful suntan courtesy of the NHS.
Babblin Boo
This sounds like a product we've used called "Afterbite"
So much for a clever name that people will remember...
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For mozzie bites-there's an ammonia stick-you just dab it on-which does help to relieve it. Costs about $3-50 from Walgreens. Looks like it's a marker pen in a white case
Can't remember it's name-sorry.
Orlandobabe
caroline
02-09-2002, 16:04
A friend of mine is an aromatherapist and she swears by lemongrass oil for prevention and tea tree for the bites (presumably if you forget the lemongrass <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>)
Caroline
Just found this on a site called www.askthetravelman.com
Hope it might be of help. I am going to give the vitamin B1 a try next time. I had heard about the Avon product being good from a Florida Local a couple of years ago, but when we next got a Avon brochure I could not remember what it was called (as posted on other mozzie bite posting, it is called "SO Soft")
Anyway, this is the info:-
Do you suffer from Mosquito bites!
According to an article by Susan Clark in the Sunday Times Style magazine one of the most effective ways of stopping the infernal suffering from Mosquito bites is to take Vitamin B1 tablets as least 2 weeks prior to travel and during the course of your holiday. This stops them biting. if the little devils get past this then she recommends Alfresco Anti-Insect Moisturiser as a second line of defence (tel 020 8348 6704 for stockists) and the honey and calendula cream from the American Kiss My Face range (01686 629919) to soothe itching and inflammation. According to one of my clients who like me suffers from the little devils, he takes a 'vacum pump' which immediately sucks out the poison which causes the discomfort. It is called Aspivenin and is strongly recommeded. An insect and after bite soother is also available. Call the Travel Man for details. [u]</u>
Karen
imported_n/a
19-09-2002, 04:41
My 8yr old reacts badly to bites so we used to take good old Puriton from the UK but this used to make her drowsy. Benadryl do a tablet in the USA in all sorts of flavours for under 12s!! Nothing else apart from Puriton available in this country. I agree Benadryl can be a little harsh on the skin.
We bring lots of the kids tablets home as also allergic to animal hair, feathers and latex - hence no feather pillows or pets allowed at our villa.
Available at Walgreens and most drugstores.
If you do get a bite, go to the Pharmacy and they are so helpful - you could never decide from the shelves as they have so remedies for just about everthing! so go and ask, it saves a lot of time.