What can I put on my body to prevent flea bites

We rarely encounter fleas nowadays. Only families with pets may find fleas on their pets. Pets will move around the house, and fleas may be anywhere in the house. If you are bitten by fleas, you will feel uncomfortable all over. The best way is to prevent flea bites. So today, let’s take a look at what to apply on your body to prevent flea bites.

You can sprinkle some medicated oil beside the bed and apply some cooling oil on your body. You can also sprinkle floral water

What to do if you are bitten by fleas

Secret Tip 1:

1. Change all your clothes immediately and soak them in water (it is best if the water covers the clothes, as fleas are most afraid of water, and this will drown the fleas and prevent you from being bitten again).

2. You can apply Liwei essential oil to the bitten area to relieve itching and remove scars. How to use Liwei essential oil: Open the bottle cap, dip a small amount of essential oil on the cotton swab and apply it evenly on the wound. Apply it every other day. The swelling will be gone in three days and the scar will be gone in a week.

3. You can also spray Liushen antipruritic floral water first, and then apply fluocinolone acetate cream.

Secret trick 2:

1. Apply soap to relieve itching. When fleas bite, an organic acid, formic acid, is secreted from their mouthparts. This substance can cause muscle soreness and itching. Soap contains sodium salts of higher fatty acids. The sodium salts of these fatty acids become alkaline after hydrolysis and can quickly eliminate pain and itching.

2. Apply a small amount of edible alkaline flour water to relieve itching quickly.

3. Use laundry detergent to relieve itching. Rinse the bitten area with clean water, do not wipe it dry, then use a wet finger to dip a little detergent and apply it to the bitten area. It can immediately stop itching and the redness and swelling will disappear quickly. After the redness and swelling disappear, you can rinse off the detergent with clean water.

4. Take a small amount of fresh purslane stems and leaves, rub them in your hands to produce water, and apply them to the affected area. It has the effect of relieving itching and reducing swelling.

5. Use sliced ​​garlic to rub the flea bite repeatedly for one minute. It has obvious analgesic, anti-itching and anti-inflammatory effects. Even if the bite has become a large lump or inflamed and ulcerated, you can still rub it with garlic. Generally, it can reduce inflammation and swelling after 12 hours, and the ulcerated wound can heal after 24 hours. People with skin allergies should use it with caution.

6. Chloramphenicol eye drops can relieve itching. After being bitten by fleas, you can immediately apply 1 to 2 drops of chloramphenicol eye drops to relieve pain and itching. Since chloramphenicol eye drops have anti-inflammatory effects, they can also be used to reduce inflammation in people who have suffered mild infections and inflammation due to flea bites.