I bought "anti bite cream" and for me it did nothing for my mosquito bite itches, Neither did the stuff " off " sells for stopping the itch. I remembered my days as a youth working up north of Revelstoke clearing brush to widen a road to Mica Dam. At that time I smoked , and an old timer showed me how to hold the red glowing tip of a cigarette a fraction above the itch ,and the itch was forever gone. You would hold it close to the bump , but not on the bump , but I guess that would work too. By holding it close you controlled any slight pain the heat may cause. A tiny little blister formed on the bump and I thought it probably contained the poison, but that was only my guess. Today , not being a smoker I took a folder of paper matches and lit one . After it flared up and settled down,( maybe 3 seconds at best ) I blew it out ,then held the charred hot tip to the mosquito bite bump. There was hardly any sting at all , and certainly nothing to flinch from . The little blister appeared ,and the itch was instantly gone ,there was no feeling left from the match having touched my chest. I know my avatar shows me to take pain , but this is nothing to do with masochism , just a common almost painless cure for that darn itch.
Yes I heard that too,. I must admit I still have a few tiny scars from a cigarette back when I was 17 years old . I'm old now and don't care , but think I'll try the spoon anyway.
I've had luck with cortizone (red as in miss-spelled but idk) cream from the local CVS much better than the pink cakey cream. I'm not very allergic so usually I just Ignore it for a day or two and goes away. I'm the same with poison ivy.
Yes, the heat (45-50°C) destroys the proteins that cause the itching. You can also press a halved onion on the bite. It contains sulfur which is anti-bacterial and eases the itching and swelling.