Ouch! Insects Bites

[buds]

Just to share another kampung remedy,

of old time... Referred to by nice grannies
from our old kampung days when we used
to get mosquito bites from playing within the
forested kampung environment.

It was a Malay granny who first introduced to
our family back then, the product she said is
called \"kapur\". Wuahahaa.. in direct translation
that word would mean - chalk!

Said to be used in cooking / cooking preparation
as well then. White like chalk yes, but not hard...
Its like watery milk paste, (mebbe like chalk when
mixed with water). When applied... cooling and
hardly any antsy or pinchy feeling. Just really
cooling after which the area will slowly dry up
and you can wash away and reapply. No itch from
first application already. One small jar showed it
contained calcium carbonate + hydrogen oxide..
I am not sure the authenticity of that, but from
the old days till today with my own, we have been
using that and it works. No crying involved.

Just dip in your finger into paste with yer lil' pinky,
and rub gently on the swelled up itchy blister like
bump.. and the paste wud work its magic with the
coolness of it and helps to shrink up the bump in
no time and its back to the park again!

Available at any mamak or malay uncle stall in
markets or those old-school sundry store.. only
$1.00. Mebbe dis one was the kind of old-school
calamine lotion like remedy concocted by the old
granny from the kampung..

Just my sharing..

[vfong1]

Can axe oil prevent mossie bites?

[MLR]

Hiya all


Got a little something to share about pests prevention.

Mosquitos dislike hot(as in spicy), cockcroach dislike fagrance, ants dislike sour.

Mosquitos don't like lemongrass/peppermint/mouthwash/citronella, so things like axeoil, tigerbalm, mopiko are effective as insect repellent. Its just that once the smell grows weak, they attack again. I use essential oils or mouthwash as insect repellent (pour mix with water into electric burner) in DS's room. When its really bad, i use those mozzie patch.

I leave a piece of cinnamon bark at corners of kitchen cabinet to help prevent cockcroaches. I will break off a little each week to keep the fagrance strong. Thats why taxi drivers use pandan leaves in their taxis too. Just that need a lots of them in the house and DH not keen on pandan leaves.

If your kitchen is ants infested, can wipe counters and antsy area with lemon/lime juice or white vinegar.

Also, when we get bad mozzie bite, we will cut a cold lime and rub it onto the bite area. That will bring quick relief and also reduces the swelling.

:celebrate:

[vfong1]

MLR:

Hiya all


Got a little something to share about pests prevention.

Mosquitos dislike hot(as in spicy), cockcroach dislike fagrance, ants dislike sour.

Mosquitos don't like lemongrass/peppermint/mouthwash/citronella, so things like axeoil, tigerbalm, mopiko are effective as insect repellent. Its just that once the smell grows weak, they attack again. I use essential oils or mouthwash as insect repellent (pour mix with water into electric burner) in DS's room. When its really bad, i use those mozzie patch.

I leave a piece of cinnamon bark at corners of kitchen cabinet to help prevent cockcroaches. I will break off a little each week to keep the fagrance strong. Thats why taxi drivers use pandan leaves in their taxis too. Just that need a lots of them in the house and DH not keen on pandan leaves.

If your kitchen is ants infested, can wipe counters and antsy area with lemon/lime juice or white vinegar.

Also, when we get bad mozzie bite, we will cut a cold lime and rub it onto the bite area. That will bring quick relief and also reduces the swelling.

:celebrate:

Thanks for your informatively reply.

[RRMummy]

Thank you all for the above recommendation especially buds! :love:


Me and my gals are mozzie and insect magnets. After seeing the above, I tried using a modification to buds's recommendation... it comes in the form of white little pills (in malay known as bedak sejuk) instead of the liquid form mentioned by buds. It is made of rice, you place a few drops of water, make it into a paste, apply it onto the area. It dries up to white powder on the skin.

best thing is we finally found something which stops the itch even while it is drying, no more enormous swelling which takes a weak to heal and lagi best - it is natural!! Also works for rash.

Tested (more than 10 times) and proven! Highly recommended! Now all my Zambuk, Tiger balm, Mopiko, Antiseptic Cream are collecting dust!

[heutistmeintag]

RRMummy:

Me and my gals are mozzie and insect magnets. After seeing the above, I tried using a modification to buds's recommendation... it comes in the form of white little pills (in malay known as bedak sejuk) instead of the liquid form mentioned by buds. It is made of rice, you place a few drops of water, make it into a paste, apply it onto the area. It dries up to white powder on the skin.

So are my wife and kids. My wife's average body temperature is 37+ since young and always attract mozzie. I like to stand near her when we are having outdoor activities. lol

Anyway, RRMummy, can you share where to get these little white pills?

[RRMummy]

heutistmeintag:

I like to stand near her when we are having outdoor activities. lol

Naughty ah u!!

heutistmeintag:

Anyway, RRMummy, can you share where to get these little white pills?

Actually I got mine when we went to Penang. Kept it for so long and used for rash but had no idea it worked for mozzie and insect bites. But I think it should be available in Singapore. Check-out those mamak/malay stores. The paste that buds mentioned is the similar thing in a different delivery form.

buds:

Available at any mamak or malay uncle stall in
markets or those old-school sundry store.. only $1.00.

If I come across the pill form in Singapore, I will keep you guys updated.

Happy hunting!

[kiasu_pig]

My boy recently came home from his childcare with more and more mosquitoes' bites on his legs, in particular his left's. Before the old bites had subsized, new fresh ones were bitten.


My boy's childcare is in a semi-deteched house, and I feedback to his teacher last week, and the centre replied \"the standard SOP reply\" - <<the school noted your concerns, we will put more insect repellent on your boy, the parents may put insect repellent patches on the kids if necessary\".>>

One teacher even advised us that my boy is prone to mosquitoes bites, as the other kids in the centre were not bitten or as \"seriously bitten\" as mine. I was quite piss off as my kid was in the centre for four months already, and the mosquitoes bites only got worse in the last month or so. The teacher quickly defended herself and said that \"when-&-when\" an NEA officer came to inspect their premises and had cerified them OK - she defended that it was probably the neighbouring houses that are breeding the mosquitoes ... After hearing her reply, I knew she was hopeless. :stupid:

[Bowie]

Hi ALL,


Just to share what I heard from my sis over the weekend.

My sis colleague's niece got a bite on face from an insect a few weeks back. It look harmless and something like a normal mosquito bite. So the parents applied medication as per usual.

Unfortunately, the wound actually contain germs that 'eat' human flesh!

Unlucky and also unlucky, they manage to stop the spreading of germs. Before it spread further. But it leaves a big scar on her face.

Just want to bring attention to all of you. Though it maybe rare, but sometime insect bites can be deadly.

[Funz]

My gal is also very prone to mozzy bites. And her body’s reaction to the bites are pretty bad. First it swells then it blisters and it takes a long time to heal.


For her calamine lotion doesn’t help with the itch. It is zambuk, mopiko and the hansaplast anti itch gel.

But for her our challenge is to prevent or reduce the possibility of her getting bitten. We live on a groundfloor unit with a garden so well, mozzies are our constant companion. I put Citronella gel pots near the garden doors and an Aromatic turned on 24/7 churning citronella aroma oils into the air plus 3 sets of KONK insect repellent that sprays every 7 mins mounted at various strategic locations. On top of that, my kids never leave home without applying insect repellent. Using the hansaplast repellent.

I am a bit concerned about longterm application of the insect repellent though but the moment I dun apply for her, she gets bitten if she steps into the garden. But I notice that her reaction to the bites are not that servere these days. So if the bites dun swell and blister anymore, I will reduce the use of applied repellent.