Ant bite remedies anyone?

[dugaresa]

i was gardening and at one point my hand was being bitten all over by these little black ants. my garden gloves were covered in them. now i have a ton of red bumps all over my hand and i put cortisone cream on it but doesn't make a dent in the itch.

i didn't realize little tiny ants like that would bite.

[ornotna]

1. Ammonia

wipe with a cotton ball. That should take care of the itch.

[dugaresa]

2. thanks! i will go out and buy some in the morning

the itch is driving me nuts

[flvegan]

3. Try rubbing alcohol.

[emilyg]

5. Good one - and baking powder paste.

I have also dabbed a solution of 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water.

[av8rdave]

4. Soak it in warm water and Dreft

We get lots of fire ants here, and the Dreft helps with the irritation and the itching (and the pain).

A couple of times a day and you'll be good as new!

[emilyg]

6. What's Dreft?

[av8rdave]

9. It's a laundry detergent, usually used for baby clothes.

For some reason, it works really well for ant bites and bee stings.

[emilyg]

10. Thanks - smack on my head - I

should have remembered.

[bif]

7. Anti-histimanes

Like nose spray.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. I think that Sarna cream works pretty good for bug bites

I love the Camphor smell, but they have an unscented one now, too.