Using water and soap to wash the bite and the area around it is the first thing you should do. You can follow it up with an over-the-counter anti-itch cream to get some relief from itching.

Soap's original main purpose -- cleaning the skin -- was set aside, and its most appreciated and looked-for qualities became safety, mildness, gentleness, minimal irritation, and minimal drying.

She thought maybe the water was too hot or that she was allergic to her soap, but her shower routine was the same as it'd always been. To get relief, she applied over-the-counter (OTC) anti-itch ...

[1] Although the cause in Victorian Philadelphia was attributed to woolen underwear and clothing, 21st-century patients are most likely itching from excessive use of soap. In clinical dermatology ...