Mosquitos and Vinegar

Sour Power Wipes Out Mosquito Itch

When summer arrives, the mosquitoes get busy making lots of mosquito babies. The female mosquito needs blood to help in this process. It is the female which sucks your blood. The male just buzzes in your ear and gets you blood pressure up so your blood vessels are easier for the female to find.

There are many sources of blood but, human blood seems especially desirable and available. And thought they take very little blood, they leave a big itch.

If you or someone you care about are itching from a mosquito bite, take a sponge, handkerchief or other absorbent material, dip it in vinegar and dab or wipe the place which itches. Wait for about one minute. You should notice that the itch is gone.

This treatment , while nice for adults, is very important for kids. When they get an itch, they will often scratch it into an infection. Soothing the itch will save you and the child a lot of grief.

By the way, it would really be a waste of good vinegar to use Balsamic on a mosquito bite. The good old clear window cleaner variety will work just fine.