bite awaybite away - The Original Electronic Bug bite Treatment for Mosquito Bites, Made in Germany. Without Chemicals - Treatment by Heat, up to 300 Applications Possible with The First Set of Batteries

It really works, I was skeptical but pleasantly surprised. No chemicals, just raw heat. I had to replace the two AA batteries first (I'm sure they'd been in storage a while) by pushing in the little white tab at the bottom and pulling the blue bit off at the same time. The first battery falls out, and by squeezing the middle where the white grip is, the second battery should fall out (at least mostly, afterwards release the grip and give an extra shake if not). After that, the green light should come on within a few seconds of hitting either blue button. Let it cool from the test. Once the tiny grey circle is applied to the bite, it burns almost like the side of a hot kettle, but over a tiny dot of skin and not hot enough to do any true damage. Afterwards though, wow, the bite stopped itching entirely within a few hours of leaving it alone. Give it at least a few hours to work without itching it if possible, especially overnight. I live in a mosquito heavy location and was able to completely neutralize 7 mosquito bites on my hands and knees on the same night I got them with this thing. There is a small burn mark left behind that may show more the next day, but its no worse than a dot-sized minor cooking burn and should heal quickly. Remember to properly clean and *dry* (do not steam yourself) the bitten areas fully before you use it to help avoid infections, and read the full instructions to see important details about this homeopathic treatment device.

This item will work for anyone/everyone (excluding children under ~8yo). The “science” behind this product is that the little ceramic plate heats up to 120-125 degrees Fahrenheit within a few seconds, which should be pressed against a bug bite. This rapid heat “denatures” the proteins within insect’s salivas/venoms that are irritating your flesh, causing the “bug bite.”This temperature does NOT burn flesh within that short of a timeframe (again, ages 8+ for more thickened skin). Does it create a sharp, burning pain? YES (for example, 120 degrees is similar to a sun-exposed seat belt, or about as hot as a water heater will get for tap). Unless you have no feeling to that area. Does the pain go away within seconds? YES. Does it truly denature the proteins and relieve the pain/itchiness? YES. If it doesn’t work the first time, use it again after ~5min (per instructions), and to let your skin rest. These people leaving 1-star reviews because of “heat” are missing the entire concept of this item, of course it’s “hot,” it’s literally destroying the chemicals CREATING the itchiness!!**Pro Tip** if the bite is still itchy/painful after hitting it a few times, and/or after a few days, apply 1% hydrocortisone BiD. Theres a certain threshold where the itchiness/pain isn’t from the insects proteins anymore, but rather caused by our bodily response. And this item will NOT improve itchiness/pain caused by our own body. This item ONLY assists by destroying insect proteins.

Ok so it works. I was as skeptical as possible, even after an application or two, but it's pretty clear at this point going into 2 months of ownership and probably 50-60 mosquito bites later that it objectively works.It's not 100% effective but most of the time it is and, when it works, the bites either disappear entirely or at least calm down in appearance and lose the attention grabbing itchiness. I think the key is hitting them hard and fast, right away. Get inside the house, let your spouse judge you as you aggressively pin down every last one of them, and give yourself relief. If you try to get one that's older, your miles may vary. I'm sure there's a reason why that might be, maybe the demon protein has already established itself to our immune system at that point.I'm literally typing this review up after I just got annihilated outside with 20 bites in 25 mins, my ankles and calves were absolutely on fire with itchiness, and now I don't really feel anything. But yes I'll probably clap back at a few of them just to be extra certain that they are dead.But the reason I'm only giving 4 stars is that the heat in this thing is extremely inconsistent. Mine either doesn't heat up enough or it heats up entirely too much and feels like its actually burning me at a temp way above spec. Sometimes it hits in the range that seems appropriate, where it's just a slightly more than mildish satisfying sting, but other times I'm thinking it's going to cause a blister.It's very weird, and inappropriate, for a supposed medical device to be completely unpredictable in terms of the temperature of the device when it makes contact with your skin.

Mosquitoes love to bite me. I live somewhere that has them bad 3 months out of the year. I bought this and wow was I shocked at how good it works. You get a bite and use the 3 or 5 second button on the device. It does burn for those 3-5 seconds but it completely takes away the itch for good. It is so worth the burn. It does burn your skin and leave a mark. I bought a second one to have in my purse. I dont dread this time of year now. Thank you to whoever invented this.