Keep scratching at those annoying bug bites? This remedy will get you relief fast!
About the Bite
It has nothing to do with the bite, however, the mosquitoes' saliva is what humans are allergic to. When a mosquito bites it injects saliva, a anticoagulant, to prevent the blood from clotting. Since we as humans are allergic to the substance, it causes annoying and often painful itching. The allergen causes your body to produces a protein called histamine in which it causes inflammation. This remedy will not only relieve itching, but it is an anti-inflammatory too!
Ingredients
100% Jojoba Oil
Lemon Balm Leaves
Spearmint (or Peppermint) Leaves
Minced Garlic
Instructions
Add jojoba oil, lemon balm leaves and spearmint leaves to mortar and pestle. Crush the leaves to relieve them of any juices. Apply jojoba-covered leaves to infected area and let sit for 10 minutes. Remove the leaves and apply a pinch of minced garlic to the affected area. Let sit for 10 mins. The bite should become smaller each time you do this.
About the Ingredients
Jojoba Oil: Softens the skin
Lemon Balm: The polyphenols help speed up healing time while it acts as a stringent and eases inflammation.
Spearmint: Provides cooling relief on contact as it prevents future bug bites because mosquitoes do not like the fragrance.
Garlic: Is an antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory.
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