Your baby has just been bitten by a mosquito? Here are some tips for eating itching and preventing it from scratching.
“Having soft skin like a baby” … a well -known expression that mosquitoes also seem to appreciate. In summer, these critters are having a great time and children are often prey. We may use repellents, mosquito repellents and even mosquito nets … But sometimes that is not enough. Baby ends up with buttons that itch him all day long. As a parent, there is no choice but to relieve baby of his mosquito bites. Here are some tips to relieve it.
Start by cleaning the bite with water and soap. Products sold in pharmacies and drugstores are then effective for Salle the itching caused by mosquito bites.
- A calming treatment from 3 months: Moustidosis, based on Boswella Serrata extract, recognized for its disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties. The child is immediately peaceful thanks to his hydrogel texture which gives him “a cold effect”.
- Of the calming compresses, usable from 36 months, Immediately after the bite to relieve it. They are also practical when you go on vacation with baby because you can take them everywhere with you, without cluttering yourself.
- You can also use Cold compresses also make it possible to relieve pain
- Solving creams like APAISyl frost adapted to the little onesespecially to soothe baby’s bites on the body or face.
- THE Arnica gel is also effective in eating itching.
- Recall that it is recommended to avoid essential oils based on peppermint in toddlers.
Itching can be difficult to bear for a child. The risk, if it scratches too much, especially with dirty fingers, would be‘he gets infectedor that he tears off his crusts. And the more it scratches, the more it will want to scratch! Be sure to wash your hands regularly, then explain that it is better to “caress” the bite with your hands rather than scratch with your nails. And if necessary, put a dressing.
Watch out for anti-mosquito bracelets
Many parents want to prevent mosquito bites to protect their child. So, how can it be avoided in a ride or at night? Certain repellents adapted to the youngest are on sale in pharmacies and it is recommended to apply them on the clothes or around the baby bed if it is a spray, rather than on your skin … On the other hand, the anti -mosquito bracelets that cling to the wrist are to be avoided, had recalled the handles in 2020. Indeed, children tend to bring them to the mouth, and cases of accident had been identified by the antipotic centers.
