 [ Symptoms ] i have been putting on bug sprayoff before i go to bed at night since i have been getting bit at night is this safe  my roommate is not cautious about leaving the door open at night for a long time when she comes in and out therefore we have a mosquito problem i have only been getting bit at night in my apartment i finally had enough of getting bit and decided to start putting on bug spray at night is it safe for me to sleep with bug spray on especially in my bed if not what are some home remedies i can try to keep the mosquitos from coming in when my roommate goes out is off bad for your skin [ Disease ] well the thing is you do not want to put ice on it if you put ice on it believe it or not the burn is kind of open skin in some cases so ice will actually adhere to the skin so when you try to take the ice off of it you will rip layers of skin with it and possibly cause an infection the recommendation is really to use tepid or cool water not super cold but right in the middle and submerse the area butter and mayonnaise to me are like wives tales people believe that they should be putting some type of ointment on it to help replace the moisture in the skin that is not the case we found out in a lot of cases now that you need to let the air get to it and let it heal by itself because when they were putting things like ointments and creams on it it was trapping in bacteria leading to skin infections if you notice though it is blistering and the area is extremely red you probably need to go and have it looked at by a healthcare provider because there are some prescription ointments and creams that are specifically used for burns