How to Stop Bug Bites From Itching

Modern itch-relief products can't hold a candle to Grandmother's affordable remedy.

Instructions

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  Some people (like my husband) are blessed to be seemingly immune to bug bites. I am terribly susceptible. (I get even by being impervious to poison ivy while he itches uncontrollably for days).

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  Grandmother's remedy is this simple: Scrub them with rubbing alcohol. When I found this out, I wished I had known about it years before, so I just wanted to share this sacred information with you, Dear Reader, and the entire internet as well.

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  The trick is this: Put the rubbing alcohol on a wash cloth since it's more scrubby, and keep scrubbing until they don't itch any longer. And then scrub a little more. The longer you scrub, the more your bites will disappear. I usually take about 5 minutes.

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  The sooner you can scrub your bites, the better. If you wait until the day after you're bitten, it will help some, but it will probably not disappear entirely.

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  You probably shouldn't put rubbing alcohol in your eyes. You probably shouldn't swallow it. This technique probably doesn't work with snake bites. I think I've added enough words for this article to qualify for publishing now. If you see any ads for rubbing alcohol, feel free to click on them. :)