Spoonraker@kbin.social to Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social · 1 year agoWhat are your tried and true remedies for itchy bug bites?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your tried and true remedies for itchy bug bites?Spoonraker@kbin.social to Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarea2800276@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoA spoon heated up with hot tap water is a pretty good approximation of the proper temperature to denature the bug proteins…
minus-squareAnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWouldn’t that just burn the skin too?
minus-squareNaich@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere is a temperature range where the bite is de-itched, but you aren’t burned. Good luck finding it. This technique either works really well or it works really well and you end up with a blister.
A spoon heated up with hot tap water is a pretty good approximation of the proper temperature to denature the bug proteins…
Time to live up to my username.
Wouldn’t that just burn the skin too?
There is a temperature range where the bite is de-itched, but you aren’t burned. Good luck finding it. This technique either works really well or it works really well and you end up with a blister.