How to eliminate mosquito bite scars from your baby's skin

Nothing is more annoying than waking up and finding your baby’s face full of ugly mosquito bites? At times, I really feel like why are they only after my baby? Why can’t they go someplace else? These blood-sucking creatures are really a menace and it hurts immensely to see that they have been feeding upon your child’s sweet blood. When mosquitoes bite babies, one can see small red bumps along with swelling around the bite and rashes. In severe cases, the infant may also experience vomiting, fever and pus. Babies may not get to know when the mosquito bites, but they feel the itch and have the urge to scratch their skin. This makes the scars all the more worse and blackish bite marks appear on the skin of the baby. Apart from scarring your child’s skin, these buzzing mosquitoes can also be the cause of various harmful diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya and encephalitis. Why do mosquitoes bite infants most and what can you do to prevent them? Ok, we all know that infants get more mosquito bites than adults but why does that happen? Let’s take a look at the possible reasons:

• Baby Toiletries – The stuff that we use on babies, the baby lotions, creams and powders are usually perfumed and this is what attracts the mosquitoes. One should try and use fragrance-free products for babies.
• Exposed body parts – The uncovered parts of an infant’s body are the easiest targets for mosquitoes. Even if it’s hot, make your child wear some loose clothing but make it a point to cover him as much as you can.
• Moisture and sweat – Stagnant water in plants, beautifying show pieces like waterfalls and wet clothes are places where mosquitoes are able to breed. Sweat on your baby’s skin also attracts mosquitoes. Try and keep surfaces dry and wipe your baby’s sweat with a clean and dry hand towel.
• Uncovered meals – The sight and scent of food is really intriguing for mosquitoes so you need to keep all your food covered.
• Close windows and doors – Mosquitoes mostly appear in the evening. Close all the windows and doors in the late afternoon so that mosquitoes don’t get a chance to enter the house.
• Citronella oil – This is one of the most common constituents of a mosquito repellent. Just apply 2-3 drops of citronella oil on the exposed parts of your child’s body.Buy it here.
• Use a Mosquito Net – Cover your child with a mosquito net while he is sleeping. Make sure there are no mosquitoes inside the net.Buy it here.
• Apply Mosquito repellent cream – There are various child-friendly mosquito repellent creams that can be applied behind the baby’s ears, on the forehead and the feet to prevent mosquitoes from biting.Buy it here.
• Mosquito repellent patches – Stick mosquito repellent patches to your child’s clothes and their strong smell will help to drive mosquitoes away.Buy it here.
• Spray repellent – Spray some premerthin mosquito repellents on the clothes of your baby and keep mosquitoes at bay. Buy it here.

• Antihistamine cream – Any mild antihistamine cream is very effective in relieving itching and swelling on the baby’s skin.
• Lacto calamine – This soothing lotion helps to alleviate the pain and also lightens the rashes on a regular application.Buy it here.
• Listerine – Take 1-2 spoons of Listerine mouthwash and dilute it with water. Use a cotton ball to dab it on the affected area. It has a very cooling effect.Buy it here.
• Lemon juice – Dab a few drops of lemon juice on the affected area and wash with warm water after 15 minutes. If the child gets irritated, wash off immediately.
• Aloe Vera Gel – Aloe Vera gel has a very cooling and calming effect and its healing properties will help to fade away the stubborn bite marks.Buy it here.

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