🧖🏾‍♀️ What’s Really Causing That Itch?How to Support Your Skin Internally and Externally—Mosquito Bite or Not

You step out of the shower, and suddenly—the itching starts.Maybe it’s a mosquito bite.Maybe your skin just feels off.Either way, the discomfort is real.

Itching, whether from a visible bite or seemingly nowhere, is your body speaking.

It’s a signal—not just a surface problem.

🧠 What Causes the Itch?

Most itching is triggered by histamines—your body’s natural immune response to irritation or imbalance. This can be caused by:

• Mosquito saliva, which injects proteins that trigger a histamine flare

• Hot showers, which open pores and overstimulate nerve endings

• Harsh soaps, which strip the skin’s protective barrier

• Toxic overload, as the body tries to push waste out through the skin

• Stress or nerve imbalance, which can manifest as itching without rash

So while scratching might feel good in the moment, it only increases the histamine response and creates more inflammation.

🌿 Internal Support: Calm the Body from Within

Helping the body manage histamines and detox gently is key to reducing itchiness from the root.

Herb	How It Helps
Nettle Leaf	Natural antihistamine, great for allergies and skin flare-ups.
Dandelion Root	Supports liver detox and clears skin-related inflammation.
Guinea Hen Weed	Modulates the immune system and reduces deep-seated inflammation.
Turmeric	Anti-inflammatory and blood-purifying.

You can incorporate these herbs as teas, tinctures, or internal tonics to support long-term skin balance.

💧 External Relief: Calm, Hydrate & Repair the Skin

This is where Nurture Aset truly shines. Your skin doesn't need more stripping—it needs soothing, sealing, and support.

🔹 Recommended Nurture Aset Products for Itchy Skin Relief:

🧼 1. Herbal Soaps That Don’t Strip

• Cerasee, King of the Forest & Neem Soap✔ Antimicrobial, anti-itch, and deep cleansing without irritation✔ Perfect for heat rashes, sweat bumps, and mosquito-prone skin

• Tagetes, Wedelia & Calendula Soap✔ Repairs skin barrier and calms inflammation✔ Especially helpful after sun exposure or shaving

• Jasmine Glow Bar (Day Jasmine)✔ Skin-regenerating and calming✔ Ideal for sensitive, reactive, or post-bite skin

🧴 2. Herbal Oils That Lock In Healing

• Nurture Renewal Body Oil (Jasmine-Infused)✔ Perfect for post-shower use to calm and nourish the skin✔ Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich✔ Especially good for dry, itchy areas or recurring irritation

• Hair Oil (Cerasee, Neem, King of the Forest, Jasmine)✔ Not just for the scalp—use as a spot treatment oil on skin✔ Cerasee and neem help reduce bite inflammation and itch

🧴 3. Butters & Balms That Shield

• Jasmine-Infused Salve (1 oz / 2 oz)✔ Ideal for bug bites, dry spots, or neck and wrist itch✔ Beeswax seals in the herbs while protecting the skin

• Nurture Aset Body Butter✔ Shea, mango, and cocoa butters for deep moisture✔ Arrowroot helps absorb and soothe without greasiness✔ Keeps skin supple and less reactive post-shower

🧘🏾‍♀️ Daily Tips That Make a Difference

• Rinse with cool water at the end of your shower to close pores

• Moisturize while still damp using your Nurture Aset body oil or butter

• Avoid scratching—tap or apply herbal oil instead

• Drink calming teas (nettle, dandelion, blue vervain) to reduce histamine levels

🌬 Final Thought: Treating the Itch Is More Than Just Skin Deep

Whether it's a mosquito bite or a mysterious flare-up, itching is your body’s way of asking for support—not punishment.

With the help of Nurture Aset’s herbal skincare—infused with wisdom, care, and real plant medicine—you’re not just soothing the itch.

You’re restoring balance, one layer at a time.