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If your bed is very old then the possibility of bugs residing in your bed is very high. These bugs are very harmful for you and one of the most common problems that the people face because of these bugs is bed bug bites. These bugs come out of the best at the night and bite your different body parts that resembles as simple insect bites. Bed bug bites causes symptoms such as rashes, bumps, itching, swelling and inflammation and the common areas where these bites occur are arms, neck, face, cheeks, legs etc. These bed bug bites are not harmful but then also these bites increases the risk of further skin infection if not treated properly
Here Are The Effective Home Remedies That You Should Use To Get Rid Of These Bed Bug Bites
Cold Compress
The first and foremost and perhaps the simplest home remedy which you can use is a cold compress. You can make one by wrapping ice cubes in towel and apply this compress on the bitten skin. The cooling ice would reduce the inflammation and would also prevent the outbreak of swelling in the skin. Use this as many times as you want to get relief.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil can be applied on the bug bitten skin areas and the oil is very effective in treating the infection risk. Tea tree oil also reduces the itching and inflammation and treats the rashes to provide relief. Use this regularly for complete treatment.
Indian Lilac Oil
Indian lilac oil is very effective and should be used to treat the bed bug bites. First of all, this oil can repel the bugs at night thus protecting your from the risk of bites. Moreover the oil is rich in anti inflammatory properties that treat the symptoms. It also helps in reducing the rashes and infection to provide effective results. Apply the oil on the skin to get relief.
Turmeric Paste
Turmeric is very effective in soothing the skin. The anti septic nature of it helps the skin to heal faster. Not only this, it can also give you relief from the painful symptoms like pain and inflammation. It also controls the itching and skin swelling. Apply the paste every day on your skin to treat bed bug bites effectively.
Aloe Vera
Extract fresh aloe vera gel from an aloe vera plant and apply the gel on the skin to get relief from the pain and the burning sensations. The gel is very useful in reducing the rashes and it also helps in treating the risk of infections. Therefore it is highly advised to use the gel many times in a day for treating bed bug bites.
Oat Meal
Oat meal has very rich properties and is very useful for maintaining a healthy skin. Oat meal can also be used to cure the bed bug bites, just make a paste of oat meal and apply it on your skin to get relief from the infection and the symptoms effectively.
Cucumber Paste
Take a fresh and cool cucumber, grate it and apply the paste on the skin. The cooling nature of cucumber would help in controlling the pain and inflammation and would also reduce the rashes from the skin. Use regularly for completely treating the bedbug bites.
Papaya Extracts
Papaya is very useful product for getting relief from bed bug bites. The rich enzymes present in papaya are very helpful in healing the skin from bug bites. Grate some papaya extract and apply it directly over your skin and follow this remedy for at least 3 times in a day to get the maximum possible benefit.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Take some apple cider vinegar and mix some water in it and use this to clean the skin where bites have occurred. The solution would reduce the pain and inflammation and would also treat the rashes very effectively.
Tea Solution
Boil some tea in water and use the solution for cleaning the bug bitten areas of your skin. Tea contains useful amount of tannic acids that are anti inflammatory in nature and provides great relief from the pain and inflammation. This solution also reduces the skin rashes caused by the bites. Repeat the remedy in every two days for getting rid of the problem.
Tooth Paste
If nothing is available then grab your tooth paste and dab a drop over the bug bites. The useful contents present in tooth paste are effective in reducing the sudden inflammation caused due to the bites. You can also use this as a regular remedy for getting rid from the bed bug bites.
