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Sometimes the bugs bite you, in spite of your best efforts. This easy, natural bug bite remedy relieves the itch, speeds healing, and is safe for kids.
Well, it’s official. I’ve lost any faint hope of getting the “Mom of the Year” award.
We’re careful to use homemade bug spray whenever we go outside, check for ticks after hiking–the works.
And what happens? Little Peanut (2) got a bunch of mosquito bites while she was asleep in her crib. Sigh.
Her arms and legs had bites all over them. Of course, she scratched the heck out of them in her sleep.
By the time she woke up in the morning, they were red and raw from itching. I knew they’d get infected if she kept scratching them.
We don’t have any calamine lotion (do they even make that anymore?), and I don’t want to use synthetic anti-itch creams if I can help it at all.
Thanks to my favorite essential oil reference book, I knew exactly what would relieve the itch and promote healing.
Natural Bug Bite Relief
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons sweet almond oil or other carrier oil
4 drops Tea Tree essential oil
6 drops Lavender essential oil
10 mL glass rollertop bottle
Instructions
Put 4 drops of Tea Tree essential oil and 6 drops of Lavender essential oil into the rollertop bottle.
Add sweet almond oil to the bottle until almost full. Snap on the rollertop and label the bottle.
This bug bite relief is diluted for use on kids. To make this mixture stronger for adult use, only fill the bottle halfway with carrier oil.
Both Tea Tree and Lavender essential oil have antiseptic qualities, and Lavender promotes healing as well.
Usage: apply as often as once per hour, as needed, until the itching stops.
Sometimes the bugs bite you, in spite of your best efforts. This easy, natural remedy relieves the itch, speeds healing, and is safe for kids. Put 4 drops of Tea Tree essential oil and 6 drops of Lavender essential oil into the rollertop bottle. Add sweet almond oil to the bottle until almost full. Snap on the rollertop and label the bottle. This bug bite relief is diluted for use on kids. To make this mixture stronger for adult use, only fill the bottle halfway with carrier oil. Both Tea Tree and Lavender essential oil have antiseptic qualities, and Lavender promotes healing as well. Usage: apply as often as once per hour, as needed, until the itching stops. 
Natural Bug Bite Relief
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