The Best Bug Bite Anti-Itch Cream Ever - Belgian Secret

One of my favorite souvenirs from our 6 years in Belgium is the most useful. It's the Belgian Anti-Itch Cream. One day while walking to the metro, I stopped in the pharmacy in Stokkel to find something for my daughter's bug bites. Remember the old pharmacies where they actually mix medications, well they still do that in Belgium. Each pharmacy has it's own anti-itch cream. Well, we lucked out because this cream was incredible. It worked like a miracle cure. One application and all itching was gone.

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Over the course of the years, I bought this miracle cream many more times. Luckily one time it had the ingredients on the label. So now that we are back living in the US, I can recreate it. And you can too. It's very easy and takes just three over-the-counter ingredients that you can find at any store. You can watch me make it here.

Belgian Anti-Itch Cream     

·       Lidocaine Cream

·       Hydrocortisone Cream

·       Diphenhydramine (Benadryl Cream)

·       Small Storage Container

1.  Place equal amounts of each of the three creams in the container. You may weigh or measure them out to be exact. But approximate amounts work just fine.

2.  Stir to combine all ingredients in the container.

To apply:  Use a small amount of compound mixture and rub into skin covering bite and the surrounding area, about 1 inch radius from bite.  Obviously do not use if you are allergic to any of these ingredients.

I hope you have excellent results with the compound.  Enjoy your summer!