From this you can see that the mosquito bite is dangerous

It is not easy to distinguish an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite from the normal reaction of the body, because biochemically speaking, it is a similar mechanism with the same messenger substances. However, an allergic reaction generally causes a stronger reaction: Larger wheals are formed, clear signs of inflammation such as redness, swelling and overheating, and itching, sometimes accompanied by pain. A mosquito bite can then sometimes appear like a horsefly or bee bite. As with a normal reaction to a mosquito bite, an anti-allergic ointment is recommended as therapy, preferably with a low-dose cortisone or hydrocortisol.

Mosquito bite on the eye

The skin area on and around the eye is particularly sensitive and delicate. A mosquito bite at this point is therefore usually more unpleasant in many ways than elsewhere on the face: the bite can be more tense and painful, and the itching leads more quickly to injuries due to the thin skin, which poses a potential risk of infection. Special care must be taken to stop the itching and at the same time not to irritate the eye and its protective apparatus.

It is therefore not advisable to use pungent substances such as peppermint oil, which may be cooling, but can also irritate the conjunctiva of the eye. It is therefore better to apply a local antihistamine in the form of an ointment. Cortisone can also be applied to the eye. Although a mosquito bite on the eye often seems unpleasant and serious due to the swelling and redness, it does not in itself pose a risk of infection. In fact, it is only caused by scratching and the resulting skin injury, which is why the itching should be reduced as much as possible.

Therapy

Normally, mosquito bites with all their discomfort also on the face subside after a few days at the latest. Who wants to already lindern the complaints in this time, can fall back beside a multiplicity of household remedies also to ointments and creams, which contain a locally effective antihistamine or very weakly dosed Cortison. Antihistamines act on a biochemical level by inhibiting the release of allergic molecules.

Cortisone shuts down the activity of the immune cells that cause the inflammatory symptoms such as redness, swelling and possible pain. As household remedies, cooling compresses or herbal substances such as peppermint or tea tree oil can be applied to the injection site to relieve itching and overheating. However, tea tree oil should never be applied to damaged skin, as it will cause even more irritation. The best therapy, however, is – as already mentioned above – to wait and see: because normally a mosquito bite will subside on its own after some time.