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
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
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
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
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