Let me preface this with the fact that I was raised in the swampy, very humid (yep, my hair still feels it!) Miami, Florida, so I know a thing or two about mosquitoes. Once the pesky insect has fulfilled its destiny, leaving you with itchy inflammation and an annoyed outlook, hydrocortisone cream is your best friend. (I keep it in my handbag, kitchen, and bathroom at all times, as it’s the only way the bites go away quickly, without leaving hyperpigmentation.) Yeah, I have a lot of post-bite battle wounds after living in Miami for the last 23 years.
But let’s back up. While hydrocortisone cream is great for treating bites, what about preventing them from happening in the first place? Yeah, I have a lot of experience in that too. If you have a deck or patio that you use during the summer, there are several things you can do to ensure more enjoyable barbecues, sunny pool days, and tanning afternoons with aperol spritzes in hand without the risk of mosquito bites sucking your best life out of you (literally). Here are my top tips for keeping mosquitoes far away, from a tried and true Everglade-side Miamian.
