Re: OT: Mosquito bites?

On Jun 5, 10:36 am, Barbara Bailey <rabrab...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 05 Jun200713:34:02 GMT, law <lawiserG...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Maureen wrote:

I am surrounded by wetlands on my property and the mosquitos are as
big as helicopters! I do use a repellent (Deep Woods Off) though I
hate the smell and the feeling of the stuff. As for the itch from a
bite, I have always used a vinegar soaked cotton ball or a still warm
teabag to relieve it. It's what my Mom always did, so it either works,
or I have been brainwashed.

If it works for you, it works. It doesn't matter why.

LisaW

When I was a young'un, Mom would dab ammonia on themosquito bites. As
long as we hadn't scratched them yet, it worked fine and didn't hurt.
If we had scratched even a little, it stung like mad, but still
worked.

Gramma used a teabag.

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FROM: Ron Lewis

TO: Family and Friends


I would like to share some information with everyone that I believe
you will find very useful. Particulary here in regards to insect
bites.

About four years ago, through a series of steps, I believe the Lord
led me to some discoveries of a first aid medicine already on the
market that does some pretty amazing things. It concerns a medicine
product that has been on store shelves for years with no one knowing
what all it is capable of doing. Two of the things it is capable of
(concerning blisters and bruises), I personally do not know of any
medicine on the market that can accomplish the same outcome. I have a
friend who uses it, who is a hemophiliac, who says she has never had
minor cuts or scrapes heal as quickly as with this product.

It is very reasonably priced and considering that a little goes a long
way - it is cheap. It is so versatile I do not leave home without it
in my pocket. The container it comes in is not really suitable for
putting in your pocket, so I bought a very small container of Visine
and emptied it out and use it to carry with me.

After trying it out on family and friends for several years, I now
feel confident it will do all the things I have found it to do. And
you may feel free to pass it along to whomever you wish.

There are several product brands with the same main active ingredient
and I would assume they all would have a similar effect. However, I
personally have tested only one product containing this ingredient and
it was under Kroger's store brand label (less expensive than other
products), but again I would assume they are all similar. It is a 12
hour nasal decongestant (get the squeeze bottle not the spray), that
contains the active ingredient: Oxymetazoline hydrochloride.
Other brands besides Kroger's 12 hour nasal spray that contain
Oxymetazoline are: Afrin, 12 Hour Nostrilla, Duration 12 Hour, Neo-
Synephrine 12 Hour, Vicks Sinex 12-Hour. (Get the squeeze bottle, not
the mist pump)
Listed below are the things I have found it will do: (None of them are
for the purpose for which the product is on the shelf)

Relieve the itch of mosquito bites.

Relieve the pain, redness and swelling of spider and other insect
bites or stings.

Relieve the pain from first and second degree burns and if used
properly, can keep the skin from blistering. (Should be a must have
for the kitchen)

If a blister is already raised from a burn or friction (as in raking
leaves without gloves), used properly, it will make the blister shrink
and totally disappear.

Applied at the time of blunt trauma to the skin, it will greatly
reduce or even keep the skin
from bruising.

It speeds the healing and takes the sting out of paper cuts and hang
nails.

It takes the itching and redness out of minor skin "irritation
rashes".

It helps relieve the pain and speed the healing of sunburns and
allergic skin reactions to the sun.

I am not making any claims of "facts" - only passing along the
observations of what myself and others have found to work for us after
several years of use.

After years of testing it on many things and using it quite
extensively, I have found it to be a very safe product. However
caution should always be observed for possible side effects when using
prescription or over the counter medicines - some of which I list
below along with the applications I have found to be effective.




DO NOT USE ON SEVERE WOUNDS OR SEVERE BURNS UNTIL TESTING CAN BE DONE
IN THAT REGARD

MOST EFFECTIVE AND FEWER APPLICATIONS NEEDED WHEN APPLIED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AFTER PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED.

Always use caution when using any product on children under 2 years
old and sparingly on children 2 to 6 years old.

Probably best to avoid using if pregnant or breast feeding or at least
use sparingly to achieve acceptable relief.

For mosquito bites: apply 1 or 2 drops to affected area and massage
into the skin until it no longer feels wet. Repeat process one more
time. This should be all that is needed.

For other insect bites or stings: 3 to 5 applications, 45 minutes
apart may be needed to have affected area totally clear up. (Meaning
area starts to look normal again not just that the pain or itching has
stopped)

For minor burns that may or may not cause a blister: Apply as above as
soon as possible after problem has occurred. Apply 4 or 5 time 45
minutes apart (even though there may no longer be pain after the first
application, continue to apply to help keep blister from forming). If
blister is already raised (but is unbroken) from a burn or friction
(as in raking leaves without gloves) continue to apply as above every
45 minute to an hour until blister disappears. (Note: after about one
and a half to two weeks, most likely after getting out of the bath or
shower, the area of the blister will turn a grayish white and peel
right off)

May also be used to avoid having a bruise: When suffering a blunt
blow to a part of the body (such as banging your shin on something)
that you would expect to see a bruise there later, as quick as
possible apply liquid to the area to reduce or block bruising. (Will
not do any good after a bruise has already formed)

To speed the healing and take the sting out of paper cuts and hang
nails: Apply 2 or 3 times a day

To take the itching and redness out of skin "irritation rashes": Wet
the affected area with nose spray and massage into the skin until it
no longer feels wet. Repeat process one more time.

Also works well for women for chaffing under the Bra line.

Concerning sunburns and allergic skin reactions to the sun: Apply 3
to 4 times a day to speed healing.

Caution: In regards to sunburns - I have not used this on large areas
of the body. So, until someone more knowledgeable than me can show it
is OK, it would probably be best to just treat the most severe areas,
such as shoulders or knees or the tops of the feet.



Ronald L. Lewis/Acworth,GA


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