Should I Use an Anti Bed Bug Lotion to Fend Off Those …

Bed bugs, unlike fleas, lice, and other nuisance insects, are attracted to open skin. And even when their bites leave not marks (which often is the case), you will wake up itchy, itchy, itchy on the very spot they bit you.

Besides taking measures to kill off the beg bug population that is booming in and around your mattress, you may also wish to look into using an anti bed bug lotion. It wont solve your problem by itself, but it can ward off at least some of those vampires of the mattress and help you get a good nights sleep (for once!).

There are a number of possible anti bed bug creams and lotions to choose from that will give you some relief. Read on to find out more about them.

If you read the online reviews, or talk to people whove tried it in person off line too, youll find theyre quite mixed on anti bed bug lotions. Partly, thats because there are different lotions (some more/less effective), and partly, because there are different bed bugs (some more/less immune to particular lotions.)

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In general, understand that there are lotions out there that are quite effective at killing bed bug bite itch, and some that will at least minimize the chances of getting more bites or of getting large numbers of bites in a single night.

Soap and Water As LotionThe most basic lotion you can use isnt a lotion at all. Its just plain soap. Take a bar of soap, wet it, and rub it till you create a thick lather on your hands. Then smear that soapy lather over your bed bug bites. Rub it in hard, and dont rinse it off: just let it dry where it is. That will give some anti-itch relief, believe it or not.

Read on to learn about specific bed bug lotions and how they can be an effective tool in your ongoing war against bed bugs.

There are as many chemicals and substances unpleasant to bed bugs as there are unpleasant to people, so it isnt surprising that a host of anti bed bug lotions exist. Some of these are natural, some are re-purposed household products, and others you may need to buy just for the occasion.

Never scratch bed bug bites or risk making things worse!

We should also mention that simply rubbing an ice cube on the bite will numb that unpleasant sensation, and that you can take oral antihistamines or pain relievers to help as well.

But if you want to know about calamine lotion and topical medications, read the next two sections.

You may, perhaps, have had your complaints about calamine lotion in the past, but then again, you probably never used it as an anti bed bug lotion.

Mosquito Repellent Wont WorkAll studies and experts seem to agree that mosquito repellent wont repel bed bugs. Bed bugs are a bit more determined to suck your blood than are mosquitoes, it seems, and will crawl up and sit right in the repellent while biting as usual.

Medicated topically applied creams are not going to keep the bed bugs from biting. But they will definitely help get rid of the itch.

A steroidal anti-itch cream, bought over the counter, can do very nicely. Look for something with hydrocortisone or cortisone as an active ingredient.

Anti bed bug skin lotions can reduce bed bug bites.

With a doctors prescription, you could get even more powerful relief, from a heftier cortico-steroidal cream. And if itching and swelling is bad and continues for a week or two, better see your doctor.

Some medications to consider buying include:

What are the top three anti bed bug lotions?

Thats a very opinionated matter, of necessity, but well go out on the proverbial limb and recommend these three:

If you are just going to use one anti bed bug bite lotion, we would again site our top pick: calamine lotion.

But, the real story is that you are going to have to experiment a little to see which anti bed bug cream or lotion or homemade solution works best for you.

But we cant say that just putting some cream on at night will kill all the bed bugs that have been bothering you or that it will 100% for sure prevent all new bites. The effectiveness on stopping the itch is much more solid, though.

Combine calamine lotion for prevention with a hydrocortisone cream for existing bites and any few new ones that the calamine doesnt stop, and we feel thats about the best approach you can take. But a hundred other specific strategies could be cobbled together as well, and who knows if one of those would work best for any particular bed bug beguiled individual?

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