Besides a soothing scent that will instantly lower stress levels, this essential oil in an anti-inflammatory, which will soothe your itch. It's also anti-bacterial and anti-viral, which lessens the chance of an infection. We like The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil, $10.

Tannins in black tea act cause the skin to tighten, drawing the liquid out of the bug bite. This bug bite home remedy is especially soothing when the tea bag is chilled, so slip it in the fridge before applying it to your mosquito or spider bite.

Just like ice can reduce the size of a pimple nearing planet proportions, it can also reduce swelling of a particularly nasty bug bite by constricting the blood vessels, which decreases the body's deployment of histamine (the protein your brain sends to the insect bite site that gives you that itchy feeling).

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