What's the best way to prevent itching on a mosquito or ant bite ?

Use of: Topical steroids or topical antihistamine plus or minus oral antihistamine.

Topical steroid: 1% hydrocortisone cream applied locally can often relieve itching. No systemic drowsiness effects. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

You can: Utilize many nonprescription tools; most are benign and may or may not work for you but consider cold packs, or cold steeped tea bags, homemade baking soda paste, over-the-counter benadryl (diphenhydramine) cream or calamine lotion or nonprescription strength hydrocortisone cream.