Bug bites and toothpaste

[lovetohunt]

I would consider this wilderness survival! Who likes to get bitten by mosquitoes? Not me. I learned a great trick. Rub white toothpaste on a bug bite and it will stop the itch. I was bit so many times last weekend. I went to work on Monday with dried on toothpaste on my ankles and I never itched once!

[smellslikedirt]

Does that work on mosquito bites only or would it work on red ant bites as well. When you say white toothpaste what kind are you referring to? We have a problem with red ants here and someone is always getting bit.

[lovetohunt]

I'm not sure about any other kinds of bites. I had mosquito bites. I mean not a gel toothpaste or a colored one. Just the plain white toothpaste. It's cheap and works well.

[RoughRider]

That's a good tip. I would rather look spotted than to itch to pieces. I worked outside at dusk the other night and got so many mosquito bites, I looked like I had the chicken pox.

[Luvoutdoors]

That's a good tip there. I had never heard that toothpaste would stop the itch from bug bites and that's something you are probably going to have with you!

[primitivesite]

Lavender oil also works to heal bugbites quickly. It's not as easy to find as toothpaste. You have to have purchased some in advance.