Best homemade remedy for hives, bug bites, and more

So one of the horse groups we belong to had a thread about hives, bug bites, cuts and scrapes. One of the best homemade remedies we've seen is a mixture using a jar of Desitin, a tube of Neosporin, and a tube of Cortisone 10 all mixed together. We've used it for years on everything from scrapes and bites to protecting delicate areas around sheaths, ears and teats. We've also used it as a sunblock and on one our over aggressive grazers whose nose gets abrasions from killing grass. The Desitin is a fairly impermeable barrier and the Neosporin is a good topical antibiotic, the Cortisone 10 helps with inflammation. If you are judicious in the application, its not too messy and it definitely works. It's not species specific so you can use it on any of your animals or yourself for that matter. It s both a preventative and a treatment that won't hurt your horse with harsh chemicals and it is inexpensive to mix up. And let's face it mixing up all that gooey stuff is fun and satisfies that mad scientist urge we have.