Attack your bites! (Boots Bite and Sting Relief Antihistamine Cream)

Member Name: totallyextreme

Product:	Boots Bite and Sting Relief Antihistamine Cream
Date:	11/10/09 (30 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Soothing

Disadvantages: Smell

Intro
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I had the unfortunate pleasure of using this product a few weeks ago after a particularly hungry mosquito decided it liked the look of my left leg.

After a few days i really started to notice the itch, and the swelling, so i decided to go and investigate in my top drawer, and see what i could find to solve the problem!

Fortunately, i found this!


Ease of use
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The product is massively easy to use. All you have to do is put some of the cream on to your finger and then massage it into the painful areas.

At first, it does leave a bit of a sting with you, but this soon settles down and in no time at all you have really forgotten about your bite.


Does it work?
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It probably took about one hour for it to really tackle my bites. However, after this time the swelling decreased significantly and i was barely noticing the itch, only when i knocked my leg on the table.

After about 4-5 hours you have to reapply, as they did begin to itch again, but this was always inevitable, the problem was never going to be fully solved by a cream - thats up to the immune system.


Are there any downsides?
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The one major downside to this product is the smell. If your in company of friends, putting this product is not the best thing that you can do. It leaves a little bit of an odour which is pretty rancid if your in the room.

In my experience this is true of all bite creams though.


Summary
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An effective anti-bite product, something i would recommend.

Summary: 4 stars