How to Relieve Itchy Skin From Rashes & Bites

When you get bitten by an insect, it may inject a small amount of poison in your body that will cause the skin around the bite to itch. Your skin may also become itchy if you have a rash. Some rashes become itchy as your body is trying to heal the infected skin. Scratching the bite or rash can cause the area to break open and bleed. It is best to resort to using home products to soothe the itchy skin so that the body's natural healing process can continue.

Things You'll Need

• aloe plant
• witch hazel
• cotton ball
• oatmeal
• blender
• 1/8 cup baking soda
• water
• eye dropper
• chamomile essential oil
• olive oil

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Instructions

• 1

  Cut a shoot off of an aloe plant and slice it open. Smear the aloe gel from the inside of shoot all over your bite or rash. The aloe will feel cool and soothing to the skin. Aloe is also good for the skin and can help with the healing process.

• 2

  Soak a cotton ball in some witch hazel. Rub the cotton ball over your bug bite or your rash. The witch hazel is an all natural astringent that will feel cool when you rub it over your skin. You can purchase the witch hazel in any grocery or pharmacy next to the rubbing alcohol.

• 3

  Take an oatmeal bath to relieve the itching. Grind up your oatmeal in a blender to create a fine powder. Add two cups of your oatmeal powder to the bath water as it is filling up. Soak for 20 to 30 minutes and then towel dry by blotting and not rubbing.

• 4

  Mix 1/8 cup of baking soda with eye droppers of water until you have a paste. Spread the paste over your itchy skin for relief from the itching. You can let the paste dry and then rinse it off later.

• 5

  Use chamomile essential oil to calm the nerves and relieve the itching. According to Nutra Legacy, chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce inflammation and the itchiness associated with rashes. Mix a few drops of chamomile oil with a few drops of olive oil and massage it in to your skin.