NATPAT Magic Patch Itch Relief Stickers - Insect Bite Patch for Mosquitos, Ticks, Midges, Sandflies, and Bed Bug Bites - Buzzpatch - 30 Count

HIGHLY RECOMMEND. As someone who is preferred by mosquitos, these are a life saver. I waited until after our camping trip in NC to write this review and I just wanted to say that these saved me and my kids from itching all night long. While I haven’t found a foolproof way to repel mosquitos, as soon as I start to feel the itch, I slap on one of these bad boys and for the next two days, I don’t feel anything. They adhere well even in the pool/shower. Take off the sticker and rarely do I have an itch after that. If I do, I use another sticker for another day or so. (The key is to get the sticker on before you really get to scratching because once that starts, it takes longer for the itch to go away and even with the sticker it doesn’t go away entirely - but it’s much more subdued.)Cons- people ask what the stickers are on your body. Or sometimes they leave a residue behind after a few days, but it’s not hard to get off and 100% worth it.

Listen, I can’t explain why these work. They just do. My kids’ skin reacts wildly dramatic like to mosquito bites. Golf ball sized bumps. Redness. Swelling. The whole nine. It’s not a pretty sight, and VERY noticeable. Enter these magical little stickers. We put them on after a bath the day they get bit. Not even right away - and they don’t itch! There is no dramatic reaction. The swelling never comes. The golf ball sized lump never materializes. When we remove the sticker the next evening it’s just the tiniest of bumps on their skin - barely noticeable at all - and they say it doesn’t itch or anything.

I am conflicted. I have used these on my children and myself. I actually find that they work quite well for us. In my experience, if I'm feeling the itch from a bug bite, I'll put one of the stickers on and will have relief from the itch. The stickers are fairly thin and I don't pull the sticker taut over the bite which made me question the efficacy of the "grid technology."Upon further inspection, I noted that the stickers are made with "Essential Oils" which is a chemical, even if it's a natural chemical. Not knowing which essential oils are used could cause a problem for anyone allergic to its ingredients.If you read the Warning section, it says "apply to clothes" and "Never use on skin or face," which contradicts their usage directions. That may just be a written error that can be corrected in future packaging. I'm more concerned about the ingredients. In both the Warning and Storage & Disposal sections it mentions to keep "away from food and drink" and the Warning says to "Wash hands immediately after use...." These warnings make sense considering the patches contain essential oils.I have no problems with essential oils, I would just like for the company to list which essential oils are used for transparency and also to help those who are allergic to the ingredients avoid them.Once again, I have had a good experience with these patches, but they may not work for those who have an allergy to the essential oils or those for which the particular essential oils have no effect on. Would I purchase them again? Without the ingredient list, I'm not sure...with the ingredient list noted, there is a higher likelihood as I do feel like they work for my family.UPDATED: Although I am still conflicted about the disclosure of information, these patches have worked for my family. Since my initial review, I have purchased at least three more packs of patches. Some bites are worse than others, but I feel as if the patches help with the average bug bite and also reduces the overall severity of the bad ones. Compared to the bug bite management of creams and essential oils I used the previous summer, I'd say that these patches helped minimize the itch and overall severity of the bug bites received this summer.

These are amazing!! Once I applied the sticker to a mosquito bite, it practically has an immediate relief of the itch! So so satisfied in this product! I have been getting bit left and right from these pesky black mosquitos OC has been having recently, using cortisone cream has to be reapplied multiple times. These patches make it so I’m relaxed and forget about the itch. Would buy again!

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This is the only thing that works on my bites. And I have tried everything. And I get bit all the time. So glad I found these.

I bought these because my daughter and I are both mosquito magnets - and for her, they not only make her irritable from the itchiness, but she also blows up at the site of the bite. I got these with same-day delivery hoping they'd work for her, without the messiness of creams and salves. It was like magic - she was totally itch free, and the bite was gone within 2 days.So when I got my first bite of the season a couple days later, I figured I'd try it. I ended up with four bites within a few days, one on my ankle, two on the other calf and a fourth on my wrist. I tried Itch Patches on only the three on my legs.The first bite on my calf reacted beautifully, and I didn't feel the bite at all as long as I had a patch on it.The second bite on my calf didn't seem to care that it had a patch on it - it itches something horrific, regardless of whether or not these patches are magical.The Patch on my ankle fell off any time anything rubbed against it (blanket when sleeping, socks on and off, etc.), probably due to the boniness/shape, but also the Patch didn't seem to help as consistently - sometimes I did feel it, sometimes I didn't (which, I ought to add, is how my mosquito bites usually are).And, despite the patches and my not itching, the bites are still here 4-5 days later, unlike my daughter's miraculous recovery.All in all, not sure I would spend so much money for something that might not help. Next device I'll be trying is the Bug Bite Thing -- guess we'll see if that helps us... but in the meantime, I'm hoping these patches will at least be useful for my daughter.