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Post by ♥Starlene on Sept 28, 2007 18:31:30 GMT -5
How to Handle a Bee Sting with Homemade Products
If you or you child is stung by a bee, it's important to know what to do. So, before you panic, find out how to take care of a sting using common every day products.
No one enjoys being stung by a bee, but if you are, you should know what to do. Below are ten sure-fire ways to address an unfortunate sting. These treatments are easy and effective and already sitting in one of your household cabinets:
1. Lipton Tea Bag: Dampen a Lipton Tea Bag and place it over the sting. Hold it in place for fifteen minutes. The tannic acid in the tea will relieve the pain and also draw the stinger to the surface of the skin making it easier to remove.
2. Listerine: If you dab Listerine on a bee sting, it'll relieve the stinging sensation. Also, the antiseptic in it kills the proteins in the bee venom and disinfects the sting.
3. MasterCard: You can remove the venom sac and stinger from a bee sting by using this card or any credit card. Just lightly scrape the skin. Then, flick it away.
4. Parsons' Ammonia; First, remove the stinger. Next, grab a cotton ball and douse it with Parson's Ammonia. Afterwards, place it on the affected area. The ammonia will neutralize the acids in the bee venom making the pain go away.
5. Pepto-Bismol: To soothe itching skin due to a bee bite, slather on Pepto-Bismol.
6. Popsicle: This remedy will please everyone with a sweet tooth. If stung by a bee, use the exposed end of a popsicle to remove the stinger by brushing it back and forth over it until it falls out. Next, apply the wrapped, icy end over the bite to sooth the pain. Afterwards, have a tasty treat.
7. Preparation H: Place a liberal amount of Preparation H over your bite in order to reduce the swelling, so you can remove the stinger. It also will help relieve the pain.
8. SueBee Honey: After you remove the stinger, apply this honey on top of the affected area. The properties in honey act as a disinfectant and antiseptic. As a result, it will reduce swelling and ease pain.
9. Heinz White Vinegar: First, remove the stinger. Then, with a cotton ball, apply Heinz White Vinegar to a bee sting. It will neutralize the venom and relieve the pain.
10. Domino Sugar: Mix water and Domino Sugar into a paste after removing the stinger from your skin. Then, rub this sweet goo over your sting for a few minutes. The sugar will neutralize the poison from the bee venom.
In conclusion, use one of these home-made remedies and address your bee sting in an easy effective manner. However, please note that if you are stung by a large number of bees or it has red streaks, drainage, crusting, swelling and extreme pain for more than 72 hours, its time to call 911. Be wise. Be safe.
Bee Trivia
* Unlike humans, honeybees have hair on their eyes.
* In total, bees have fives eyes. Two of them are on both sides of the head. The remaining three form a triangle on top of the head.
* A bumble bee retains its stinger after it attacks enabling it to sting again. However, a worker honeybee loses its stinger after an attack and dies.
* Bees fly around twelve miles each hour.
* On a windy day, you're more likely to get stung by a bee.
If you or you child is stung by a bee, it's important to know what to do. So, before you panic, find out how to take care of a sting using common every day products.
No one enjoys being stung by a bee, but if you are, you should know what to do. Below are ten sure-fire ways to address an unfortunate sting. These treatments are easy and effective and already sitting in one of your household cabinets:
1. Lipton Tea Bag: Dampen a Lipton Tea Bag and place it over the sting. Hold it in place for fifteen minutes. The tannic acid in the tea will relieve the pain and also draw the stinger to the surface of the skin making it easier to remove.
2. Listerine: If you dab Listerine on a bee sting, it'll relieve the stinging sensation. Also, the antiseptic in it kills the proteins in the bee venom and disinfects the sting.
3. MasterCard: You can remove the venom sac and stinger from a bee sting by using this card or any credit card. Just lightly scrape the skin. Then, flick it away.
4. Parsons' Ammonia; First, remove the stinger. Next, grab a cotton ball and douse it with Parson's Ammonia. Afterwards, place it on the affected area. The ammonia will neutralize the acids in the bee venom making the pain go away.
5. Pepto-Bismol: To soothe itching skin due to a bee bite, slather on Pepto-Bismol.
6. Popsicle: This remedy will please everyone with a sweet tooth. If stung by a bee, use the exposed end of a popsicle to remove the stinger by brushing it back and forth over it until it falls out. Next, apply the wrapped, icy end over the bite to sooth the pain. Afterwards, have a tasty treat.
7. Preparation H: Place a liberal amount of Preparation H over your bite in order to reduce the swelling, so you can remove the stinger. It also will help relieve the pain.
8. SueBee Honey: After you remove the stinger, apply this honey on top of the affected area. The properties in honey act as a disinfectant and antiseptic. As a result, it will reduce swelling and ease pain.
9. Heinz White Vinegar: First, remove the stinger. Then, with a cotton ball, apply Heinz White Vinegar to a bee sting. It will neutralize the venom and relieve the pain.
10. Domino Sugar: Mix water and Domino Sugar into a paste after removing the stinger from your skin. Then, rub this sweet goo over your sting for a few minutes. The sugar will neutralize the poison from the bee venom.
In conclusion, use one of these home-made remedies and address your bee sting in an easy effective manner. However, please note that if you are stung by a large number of bees or it has red streaks, drainage, crusting, swelling and extreme pain for more than 72 hours, its time to call 911. Be wise. Be safe.
Bee Trivia
* Unlike humans, honeybees have hair on their eyes.
* In total, bees have fives eyes. Two of them are on both sides of the head. The remaining three form a triangle on top of the head.
* A bumble bee retains its stinger after it attacks enabling it to sting again. However, a worker honeybee loses its stinger after an attack and dies.
* Bees fly around twelve miles each hour.
* On a windy day, you're more likely to get stung by a bee.
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