heat it - Smartphone-Powered Insect Bite Healer - Chemical-Free Relief from Itching & Pain just with Concentrated Heat - for Android with USB-C (not for iPhone 15/16)

I hardly leave reviews but in this case I had to take the time. Not only is this product great/actually works but the company is fantastic.Long post with background details some of you may also relate to.I suffer from MCAS, which means that my body works against me when being bit by insects.It's really bad this year, with the skeeters roaming everywhere...unavoidable in and out of the house. Insects love me and have been so hard to avoid and prevent being bit. In the past 4 years I've ended up in urgent care from allergic reactions to bites three times. I get welts, sometimes the size of a silver dollar. Even if I remember to spray myself or clothe myself accordingly I still get bit, with no cure to my body's histamines working against me.I have a big potted plant on my porch near my door - to hide my amazon deliveries and I know that's been a part of the problem. I have Orkin out to spray monthly for these pests but to no avail.I've been meaning to move the pot and set up something else to hide deliveries (don't feel comfy doing the whole drop off in my garage option).Since I haven't had the time to move the plant or repot it with different soil, each time I open the door I have a hard time avoiding being bit or I'm welcoming the insects into my sacred space where I thought staying in would prevent bites. I recently discovered the plant has a bit of mosquitoes in it, though I can't see them...until they get stuck to the yellow-pest sticky tape I've put in there. Though, once in a while I will see them zooming past me (but I can't tell if it's a gnat or mosquito).I've been holed up in my square box, as my neighbor calls it, because of the mosquitoes but even opening the door quickly welcomes the suckers into the house. Or going outside a different door to get the mail, past my garden...I'm doomed.I have stuff set up in the house to get them away from me (yellow sticky plant things, plug in pest and mosquito repellent items, electrical zapping lights, and sometimes diffuse specific oils or burn citronella incense but, no luck.Even the citronella plant I put next to the big pot on the porch doesn't help. And, I was even just now bit through my pajama bottoms! I don't see them or feel them and get so frustrated. It seems I can't go anywhere, do anything to prevent all these bites daily.have a bag full of itch relief lotions, balms, ointments, a zapping thing, a prescription steroid cream and they all hardly work. I've used ice, which works but is hard to keep on. And, I even gave myself severe frost bite after strapping a well-made ice pack to my leg where several bites were and then falling asleep...another urgent care visit and a long time to heal...with nurses and doctors all wanting to see what frost bite actually looks like on someone in Southern California in the summer....that was back in 2020 and not fun. Ice works to numb the itching but now I make sure to only keep the ice packs on a short time. In 2021, according to amazon while scrolling through my orders of numerous bug prevention and repellent items, I bough a different type of heating device, which worked, but was a little bulky to carry around and the buttons required to press to get a heat-zap to relieve the unbearable itching got depressed, with no way to fix so...when I went searching for a new heating device and came across this one I thought it was a great concept and worth a try. When I got the well-packaged box with the device secure in it, along with detailed instructions, I immediately put it to use and was very impressed that it worked and was so easy to carry around as a compact heating element, able to be affixed to a key chain or a lanyard, perhaps, sort of like a USB jump drive. However, I knew it was a matter of time that I might lose the heating element part that gets removed from the secure holder that I had attached to the top closure of my bag "o' tricks" I lug around to aid in my itch relief. I rotate between things I've bought but only a few work for a few moments and then it's a vicious cycle and challenge at calming the itch at various times of the day (like sitting at my desk, working). The heating element of the device is removed and then attached to your cell to use along with the accompanying app - which is just great. No worry of buttons getting depressed. It gives a great array of options - short, medium, long, sensitive....I'd been using it daily, numerous times a day but, the inevitable happened the other day...I lost the heating element part ofthe device. I looked everywhere..did I accidently throw it away with a kleenex or napkin I was holding?I reached out to the company to see if there was a way to obtain a replacement of just the heating portion of the device. Not only did they respond quickly but with kindness, understanding, compassion and professionalism. Their solution for my replacement was amazing and was sent out immediately. I'm just in awe of the company and the device. I suggest, though, to keep the device in its own pouch so you don't lose the most important part like I did.So...yes, buy this specific heating device. It's far superior to the other options out there, especially for someone like me.

All I can say is that it WORKS. It’s like flipping an off switch on your mosquito bites. It’s a bit painful, sure, but a few seconds of pain is absolutely worth the trade off. At least to me.Seriously: 5 seconds of pain, and then no more itching. It’s incredible. I have zero connection with this company and am absolutely not getting anything at all to say this. I’m just currently covered in mosquito bites that don’t itch at all, and I’m blown away.If you get a lot of bug bites, like I do, and you’re willing to deal with a little short-lived pain, like I am, it’ll MASSIVELY improve your life.

I kept getting itchy flea bites—thanks to my cats bringing fleas indoors. The bites were so irritating they kept me up at night. I tried Benadryl creams and other over-the-counter products, but they only worked for about 30 minutes before the itch came back worse than ever.I came across heat it and read that applying heat can help with itching. I was skeptical, but desperate enough to try. Yes, it stings a little—about 3 seconds of sharp heat—but honestly, it’s worth it. The relief comes fast and stays. I’m finally able to sleep through the night without scratching myself raw.I’m no longer bleeding from bites, no longer constantly irritated, and best of all—I’m not angry at my cats anymore. Fleas are still something I need to deal with, but at least I don’t have to stress about the bites. heat it gave me a way to manage the symptoms and feel human again.

UPDATE: the company offered a refund after presumably seeing this review, so i've updated it from 3 to 4 stars. i would still prefer if they had an actual refund policy through amazon and ideally to make their USB-C product work with either type of phoneThey have two USB-C versions but only one works with iOS and one works with Android which is crazy.Amazon's return policy means I now have to eat $20 because of this since you cannot return them even if unopened.This also requires an app which seems silly considering it just heats up. Overall disappointed with my now useless purchase.If you're going to buy one, make sure to check that it works on your device.

I went through chemo a couple years ago and ever since my body freaks out every time I get a bite. I will have super intense, long lasting itching. I have tried just about everything over the counter and prescription options and nothing has helped.It's been 'one bite=one scar' because I can't stop scratching.I actively try to avoid getting bit so I haven't had to use it until now.It has helped tremendously. It stopped the itching for 24 hours before I had to re-treat. During those 24 hours I forgot I even had a bite and after the second treatment, the itching stopped again. Hopefully for good.Highly recommend. It's so easy to keep it with you.

I am an itchy person. I get bitten frequently. I was skeptical of this device for the price but I have to say I am impressed. I had two bites that were bothering me all day, and when I used this in the evening, I was left non-itchy from there on out. I did about a 3-4 sessions on each bite and that did the job.It does get quite hot but it is worth it. No burn marks and I love that this is tiny and fits on my keychain. It does not stay hot after the heat timer concludes. Love this thing so far.

I bought this for vacation, but didn't end up needing to use it. However, sometime this morning or last night, I got two bites on my finger. Itched like crazy! I found the bites did the medium strength for one and the high strength for the second. With got the job done, and I was surprised and also happy. That was several hours ago and I still don't itch. The ease of use with the app is great and simple.The price point of this item isn't bad, when compared to itch cream which sometimes takes a bit to work.