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Saskia Kemsley

Best topical treatments for insect bites: Relief from itching and swelling

Hampstead Heath's mixed bathing pond - (Getty Images)

By the time summer finally rolls around, we Brits are so ecstatic about the prospect of sunshine that we tend to forget about all the stresses and strains that the heat brings with it.

From suffering from heat-stroke within the confines of well-insulated flats – which aren’t equipped with centralised air conditioning units – to stinging and raw sunburn, summer in the UK is not all sunshine and rainbows. The thing that bugs us the most in the warmer half of the year? Insect bites.

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