Preventing insect bites children

The mosquito season coming, it is the time to worry about the children, who often suffer more than us adults that insect bites can cause allergic reactions in many cases even the smallest, make it dangerous and unpleasant for the itching and Segnacco leaving. The classical chemical repellents are not always sufficiently effective against the disadvantages that result, because they are not healthy at all. Better to avoid them all together, whether by spreading of substances in the air or spread on the skin of children.

The ideal is to use mosquito nets on doors and windows and a veil over the cradle. How repulsive it is better to rely on the plants – geraniums, for example, to fill windowsills and balconies – or preparations such as all-natural ‘geranium essential oil to be mixed with sweet almond oil near the cradle and use a cotton ball soaked or making it slip a few drops on the bib, for example. But be careful to use in children older than six months, so that the smell might be bothersome to small and never directly on the skin.

For use on skin it is better to choose completely natural and safe products specially formulated for the delicate skin of the smallest after checking carefully the incidence of the product (you can use the Biodizionario to understand what are the various ingredients and their degree of hazard). Alternatively, you can add to the diet of the child, directly into the bottle of vitamin B1. It will be absorbed by the body and then expelled through perspiration and acting as a natural repellent.