home remedies for bug bite itching
A baking soda paste. Linda F. remembers trying this remedy on bug bites when she was pregnant and trying to avoid unnecessary chemicals. Sarah H. also uses a baking soda paste to quell the itch of bug bites. Both say to mix baking soda with enough water to make a sticky paste, rub it over the bug bite, and leave it there to dry. Meat tenderizer. Mom KayDee B. says she uses a paste, too, but she makes it out of meat tenderizer and water.
Duh.) 1  Ice. It never ever occurred to me to apply an ice-pack to a bug bite, but it totally works. 2  Aspirin. Instead of popping the pills, grind them up into a powder, add a drop of two of water to make a paste, and apply it to your bug bites. 3  Alcohol. No, no, no.  Toothpaste.
Witch hazel. A number of moms mention that wiping bug bites with a cotton ball soaked in witch hazel can help control itching, but one, Jennifer, pointed out that it also helps shrink bites. Considering witch-hazel pads are also a common remedy for postpartum hemorrhoids, that makes a lot of sense!