Last winter (when the bugs weren't out), there was a round of discussion of smearing deododorant on bug bites to tame the itch. I thought I saved the posts, but can't find them.
Please, what works? I recall something about roll-on vs. stick - found no roll-on in local pharmacy.
Will someone guide me to how to find this thread in an archive?
My contribution to the data:
I am using a foul-smelling stick (why does the maker think I want to smell like that?) called "Amigo for men Sport", chosen through wierd psychic means (don't ask) for the this-month-only no-see-um micro-gnat-from-hell, which produces a fiercely-itchy pimple with surrounding blistery rash on me. Application aggrevates the itch for about an hour, then it quiets down a bit. Blistering isn't happening, rash seems to be going away faster than the several weeks of past experience.
Label: made in Canada, does not contain aluminum chlorohydrate, does contain propylene glycol [caries material into skin], sodium stearate, triclosan.
Local pharmacists hadn't heard of this bite-fix, are real interested.
Incidentally, we have a locally-made (Albuquerque) repellent that has no DEET (possible toxic), uses catnip oil, quite effective (when I remember to use it - didn't!). My cats love it!
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