Insect Bites and Stings - My Home Remedies

Home Remedies for Insect Bites and Stings

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Insect Bites and Stings Home Remedies:

Submitted at 2008-06-16 17:57:39
Use ice not heat to heal itchy bites. It constricts blood vessels which keeps the histamines (itch causers) from reaching your skin.

(I learned this in nursing school)
rating: 7 (82 votes)

Submitted by Lee Salcedo at 2006-09-20 21:18:42
For Mosquitoes bites, get a teaspoon of Lavender oil and Rosemary seasoning from your garden or your nearby grocery stores. get a grinding bowl and put Rosemary seasoning and the Lavender oil in together and start grinding. Then when it's mixed, put it on your skin when you're outside working. Mosquitoes don't like the scent of Rosemary and Lavender. Try it. It works for me.
rating: 6 (21 votes)

Submitted at 2006-01-30 17:03:23
I know this sounds nasty, but i swear it works. When someone gets stung by a wasp,bee,or ect. Mix your saliva and tobbaco from a cigarette together and place a ball of it on the sting. It stops swelling and pain.
rating: 6 (61 votes)

Submitted by Net Watcher at 2006-09-01 22:12:38
For bee stings and other insect bites, try this. Get a leaves of a Plantain plant, a weed found in most gardens. Grind the leaf in the palm of your hand until the liquid comes of out them. Apply the liquid to the bite. Repeat this every 3-4 hours as needed.
A better alternative method would be to chew the leaves and then apply the chewed leaves as a poultice to the affected area.

rating: 6 (16 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Use pennyroyal tea with a drop of eucalyptus as an insect repellant.
rating: 6 (6 votes)

Submitted by audrey at 2004-08-30 02:22:28
Take vitamin A to prevent bugs from biting you.
rating: 6 (11 votes)

Submitted by T at 2011-06-23 12:43:39
We have asps and assassin bugs from time to time. Both bites/brushes sting like crazy and within seconds will cause huge whelps and pain.

After going through every rememdy and medicine in the cabinet trying to relieve the burning/stinging, we found a tube of Preparation H.

Apply the cream to the area and relief is seconds away. Due to what Preparation H was designed to do, it reduces the swelling, and also the itch for almost 24 hours.
rating: 6 (45 votes)

Submitted at 2004-05-28 23:45:18
Make a paste from water and ground-up asprin. Apply to bite or sting and allow to dry to reduce swelling.
rating: 6 (36 votes)

Submitted by Dr S K.Chakarvarti at 2004-10-24 02:15:54
Apply immediately sodium bicarb moist with water immediately after the bee stings. It gives immediate relief in pain. If sodium bicarb is not available, apply a bit of tooth paste. It also works nicely.
rating: 5 (32 votes)

Submitted by Alicia at 2007-03-29 00:17:23
Try a little dab of honey on insect bites always works for me
rating: 5 (22 votes)

Submitted by CoG - childofgod at 2011-01-28 19:51:10
Tea Tree Oil. Apply directly to bite or sting. Instantly numbs and sterilizes the wound. Works on bee stings, spider bites, flea bites, mite bites, the works as far I know in California.
rating: 5 (39 votes)

Submitted by starla at 2010-07-09 03:09:17
Crush aspirin and mix with a drop or two of water. Apply to bite to help reduce swelling and sting within seconds. I do this at night and cover with a bandaid leaving it on overnight. Always works. I have tried deodorant and also have tried baking soda. This definately works though. Good luck!
rating: 5 (55 votes)

Submitted by jesse at 2004-11-26 21:57:02
if you have been stung or bitten get some toothpaste like aquafresh and rub it on the stung area
rating: 5 (45 votes)

Submitted by Josefina Vincent at 2008-07-29 19:24:01
When I was a child we had alot of blackberry bushes around our house so in the summer there were alot of bees. I would get stung on a regular basis. My mom always said put mud on it. I know it sound crasy but yeah put mud on it, let it dry and wash off. The mud is cool so the pain will stop and while it drys it draws out the stinger. You won't even itch afterwards.
rating: 5 (60 votes)

Submitted by Haley at 2011-06-09 20:20:24
For mosquito bites:

Take a cotton ball, soak it with mouthwash (I have only tried Scope), and drip some on the bite. It might sting a little. You can also rub the soaked cotton ball on the bite if it doesn't stop itching in about 15 seconds. I heard this from my aunt and so far it has worked almost every time.
rating: 5 (52 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Make a paste of water and meat tenderizer and apply it to the affected area.
rating: 5 (34 votes)

Submitted at 2011-08-24 20:42:20
Rub a small amount of eczma cream and take hayfever tablet
rating: 5 (27 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Apply aloe vera gel, baking soda and water, garlic oil, honey, plaintain tea, safflower oil, or vinegar to the affected area.
rating: 5 (38 votes)

Submitted by Larosik at 2009-07-07 14:42:09
To get the mosquito each out rub baking soda on it for a little bit, it helps with the itch and gets the bite to pass faster.
rating: 5 (43 votes)

Submitted at 2010-07-09 12:26:52
I use 'Skin so Soft from Avon and I don't get bitten even once. It's a good mosquito and insect repellent.
rating: 5 (64 votes)

Submitted by Cajun62234 at 2009-08-01 06:21:19
I'm a lifelong believer in Baking Soda, Vinegar and tobacco remedies for insect bites,itches, rashes, etc. but when that doesn't work completely [ie, still itches &/or leaves big, red welt] do this: REMOVE THE VENOM!!
I have a small vacuum pump [for minor automotive uses]. Center the hose-cup over the welt, and let remain for about 1 minute...the 'venom' will be extracted and you will have relief.
rating: 5 (45 votes)

Submitted by cuddlebug32fem at 2008-08-26 02:33:49
we have a family remedy for bee stings past down from generation to generation from cherakee side of my family use tobaco or snuff wet just a little and stick on where u r stung put a bandad on it to hold it in place
rating: 5 (52 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Hang dried tomato leaves near windows to ward off bugs.
rating: 5 (7 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Apply lemon juice and cornstarch or lobelia extract and myrrh to painful or itchy stings and bites.
rating: 5 (9 votes)

Submitted by Dotty at 2007-07-13 15:54:43
If you are highly allergic to wasp stings (I am): 1) immediately make a thick paste of meat tenderizer and water and apply to the sting to neutralize the venom, 2) take a double dose of benadryl to calm your body's reaction, and 3) most important take Apis (a homeopathic remedy) every two hours. This totally cured a HORRIBLE swelling, itching reaction for me in less than 2 days. My previous HORRIBLE reaction took 3 weeks to clear up and I was on steroids! But, if you're having breathing problems, forget all this and get to the hospital immediately.
rating: 5 (8 votes)

Submitted by Peter at 2007-12-11 18:48:35
Gentlemen while touring the Volcanic Crater Community El Valle de Anton, Panama, bought a product called Gruber´s Jungle Oil for a severe reaction to sanfly bites. Shit, this stuff not only repels insects but in a few minutes it removed the itching and allergic reactions. Its made by a local herbalist called Botanico Gruber. I recommend it highly! Its available there in the arts and crafts market.
rating: 5 (13 votes)

Submitted by ken perkins at 2005-07-23 01:26:24
apply clorox bleach directly to bite or sting will kill sting will not get infected works great on all bites and stings [does not hurt] use 2 or 3 times if you want
rating: 5 (19 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take garlic to dissuade insects from biting you.
rating: 5 (22 votes)

Submitted by Renee at 2005-11-17 15:00:58
For stings (and for that matter, also splinters), apply regular household glue over the site and once the glue dries, gently peel it off the skin. The stinger and/or splinter will be pulled out of the site in the glue. For itching mosquito bites, general household ammonia does the trick. Hope it helps
rating: 4 (17 votes)

Submitted by Lisa at 2007-09-11 18:42:09
For insect bites, take childrens benedryl or adults, whatever is available to you, and dab benedryl over the affected area, a nurse told me this, i tried it, and it really works great
rating: 4 (32 votes)

Submitted by wfellow at 2005-06-09 10:37:05
When I had an insect bite on my foot. My friend from CHILE coated my foot with a thick lather of soap,Then wraped my foot in a warm wet towl,And repated this every time the towl dried.The soap helped draw out the infection.
rating: 4 (18 votes)

Submitted at 2006-08-07 22:29:53
big bites
baking soda with water mix it till paste
rating: 4 (35 votes)

Submitted by Tina Alley at 2004-12-06 22:31:43
For insect,spider bites and bee stings apply preparation H to affected area 3-4 tims a day.This will take the itching and swelling away in a day or less.Do not use near eyes or on small children that may put affected area in their mouth.
rating: 4 (8 votes)

Submitted at 2004-11-22 09:46:21
Make a paste consisting of one (1) aspirin with a drop of water and apply to the bee sting. The stinging ceases within seconds. DO NOT USE IF ALLERGIC TO ASPIRIN.
rating: 4 (14 votes)

Submitted by Jennifer at 2005-07-21 22:18:39
To keep from getting bitten by masquitos take a dryer sheet and rub it on you and your clothing. Something about the dryer sheets they dont like and will keep them away from you...
rating: 4 (11 votes)

Submitted by zion at 2005-07-07 17:00:06
Apply roll on deoderant to the area. Relieves itching, and helps stop swelling. This works every time.
rating: 4 (19 votes)

Submitted by tee at 2007-08-13 11:15:45
for insect bites, place a towel warmed by hot water over the area, this may comfort the swelling and may reduce the size. after which put toothpaste in it, any menthol toothpaste will fo. when u feel the coldness of the toothpaste remove it and apply medicine
rating: 4 (18 votes)

Submitted at 2005-06-07 23:08:35
spray hair spray directly over a bee sting to stop the burning
rating: 4 (5 votes)

Submitted at 2006-10-09 19:32:29
Remedy for itchy mosquito bites.

take a needle, a sewing needle works best, and burn the tip to sterilize it. Then, once it has cooled down of course, poke a hole intp your mosquito bite where you think the mosquito but its mouth in. Then squeeze your mosquito bite until it bleeds out the venom, you will be able to see it, and it will take 2 days to go away.
rating: 3 (25 votes)