What is Best Relief Lotion/Cream from Insect Bites

[Mike Window]

I continue in forgetting to use insect repellant whenever I go fishing. I must have at least 4 different repellants.
I have 8 bites at the moment.
I have tried using a cream from Boots and also TCP but I am still scratching away merrily.
Any recommendations apart from "Don't Forget the Repellant"?

 

[Paul Thompson]

Try Anthisan Mike. We use it at work all too frequently. It seems to work on everything from Blandford Fly to wasp stings. Great at controlling that initial pain and soreness.
You can also buy after bite 'pens' that you dab onto a bite. These work but I can't for the life of me remember what our one is called.

 

[Simon Rolph]

We keep horses and suffer badly with horsefly bites during the summer. We have found Hedgewitch Essentials products that can be used not only on our horses but humans too. It’s all essential oils based and natural products. The bite and sting gel works brilliantly and really quickly. Well worth a look. The Icardin insect repellant is fabulous too. Dries really quickly. Not Deet based , all natural etc so really good for allergies etc. I carry a small pump bottle of it in my kit along with a tin of bite gel everywhere during the summer.

 

[Graham Elliott]

Mike.
Put it in the car. Or a jacket if bring driven.

 

[Nick Horton]

I use Germolene to treat bites and stings and Skin so Soft spray as a repellent even though it smells a bit 'girly' it seems to work.

 

[Derek Funcks]

I use Germolene to treat bites and stings and Skin so Soft spray as a repellent even though it smells a bit 'girly' it seems to work.

Nick, was that you i seen on the bank wearing a pink skirt. Only joking mate, I also use the Avon stuff.

 

[Nick Horton]

Nick, was that you i seen on the bank wearing a pink skirt. Only joking mate, I also use the Avon stuff.

Rumbled!

 

[Ian Woods]

Sudacrem is the best thing i've come across. Great for lots of scenarios including bites and stings .

 

[Mike Thompson]

Sudacrem is the best thing i've come across. Great for lots of scenarios including bites and stings .

And after removing a hook from your finger !!!!!

 

[Andrew Richardson]

As Ian says can't beat sudocrem

 

[Mike Window]

Many thanks all
Will try them out

 

[Ady Brayshaw]

Recently been fishing in Austria and was 'mullered by the mossies'. I didn't see that coming . Basic Savalon antiseptic cream sorted it for me when I got back from the fishing. I never use any sort of insect repellent on my skin or hands, although there seems to be good recommendations made on here.

 

[Julian Marshall]

Calamine lotion is a bit old fashined but still works well.
( Have now got the Rolling Stones singing Poison Ivy stuck in my head!)