Mosquitoes
Do you know that it is the carbon dioxide that you
breathe out that attracts the mosquitoes to you? So the
next time there is a mosquito around you, don’t breathe!!
Well it would not work. It’s better to be bitten by a
mosquito than to die of suffocation. Anyway most
mosquito bites are harmless but result in an irritating
itch.
Fire Ants.
Fire Ants are aptly named for the painful, fiery bite
they are capable of inflicting. Fire ants are very
aggressive especially when disturbed. Fire ants inject
an alkaloid called solenospina. This substance is toxic
to skin and rapidly kills epidermal and dermal cells
around the sting site. White blood cells swarm to the
area in response to the body’s defense mechanism
ultimately forming a collection of pus. Clinically this
appears in the formation of pustules. Breaking the
pustules can lead to secondary infection.
The itchy bump at the sting site is caused by a small
amount of protein produced by the fire ant. Normally,
for those who are allergic to mosquito or ant bites they
might experience temporary swelling and soreness which
could last 3 to 5 days.
To treat mosquito and ant bites a product must have the
following functions:
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Controls the erythma formation
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The antihistamic properties neutranize the histamine
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The analgesic properties reduces the pain
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The antitoxin properties neutralize the toxin of the
bites
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The antipruritic action stops the itch
It must have analgesic effect effectively reduce the
pain
The antitoxin properties must be able to effectively
neutralize the alkaloid solenospina
It must have pruritic properties stop the itch caused by
the presence of norepinephrine.
It must have anti inflammatory properties to quickly
cause the inflammation to subside
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