How to Get Rid of Mosquito Bites

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How to Get Rid of Mosquito Bites

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It's summertime and the inevitable pesky mosquitoes are back and ready to cause you lots of itching and scratching (especially if your like me and then can find you in a crowd). But scratch no more, with this simple instructable you can vanish the itchy and sweeling associated with these bites. 

What You Need

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-an itchy mosquito bite ( the bite in these picture are from the back of my knee..i know they look dirty but i swear they are clean :)
-toner/astringent - for mine i will be using one i use on my face with salicylic acid, Ive also heard witch hazel works well
-cotton ball

How to Apply

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-take the cotton ball and apply astringent to it until damp
-wipe cotton ball over the bite area 
the astringent should be cleaning out the mosquito saliva, which is actually the cause the swelled,  itchy bite mark. 

Ta-da

The itching should have stopped immediately after application and the sweeling should go away within 5 minutes. Now back to the great outdoors :)