This $8 novel device is Amazon's favorite to help relieve insect bites

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It’s no secret that bug bites are annoying. The itchiness, the swelling, the redness all are enough to give you a headache. And if you’re someone prone to bug bites, there’s a simple tool that could be a lifesaver during those itchy times.

It’s called the Bug Bite Thing Suction Tool and it’s a little device that helps relieve the itching, stinging and swelling that occurs during a bug bite. How? By literally sucking up the poison left under the skin after being bitten. This includes “insect venom, saliva, and other irritants,” according to the product description.

Shop: Bug Bite Thing Suction Tool, $9.95

For those who are magnets for insects, the brand boasts that it’s great to use for bug bites from fleas, mosquitoes, fire ants, chiggers, seal lice, bees, wasps, and biting flies. Additionally, it can be used to remove splinters and bee stingers thanks to a little scrapper on its handles.

Also, it’s pretty easy to use. First, you hold the device in place over the bug bite. Then press down and hold for 10 to 20 seconds. For the most effective results, the brand highlights that it should be used immediately after the bug bite occurs, and repeatedly thereafter if you experience more irritation.

As a bonus, the company was founded by mom and woman entrepreneur Kelley Higney, who was looking for an effective way to relieve her daughter’s mosquito bites.

“We tried everything. Creams, ice, dryer sheets, even the hot spoon trick. You name it, we tried it. Every. Single. Thing…” Higney wrote on the company’s website.

“My heart ached for her and I became motivated to find a better option.”

And while the device was originally made to soothe her daughter’s discomfort, many Amazon shoppers have taken to it too. With more than 1,000 five-star reviews, the Bug Bite Thing Suction Tool is the No. 1 insect bite treatment on Amazon.

“This little thing is a game changer,” one reviewer said. “If it doesn’t completely cure the itch with one pull, you just do it again. The hickey it leaves behind is a small price to pay for itch relief. Also, I believe it just depends on everyone’s skin type as to how much redness occurs and for how long. Besides, if you are going for the look, does a scratched-up-till-it-bleeds bite look any better than a hickey?”