I don't like all that artificial junk.
2006-07-25 08:01:33 · 22 answers · asked by Violet 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Make a paste of water and baking soda and put it on the bite. This works and doesn't hurt at all. You can keep those pesky bugs and spiders away from you by making a 'tea' from fresh Basil leaves and mixing that with water in a spray bottle.
2006-07-25 08:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by The Mystic One 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This will depend on what type of bites you have. If you have chigger bites that itch pretty bad, use clear nail polish which will suffocate them, (they burrow into the skin around areas that have something fitted like socks, pant waists, etc.. Other type of bites can be treated with camphor oil called Camphophique (sp?). And, if that's too much of a chemical, try plain old white vinegar. Just dab a cotton ball in a shallow dish and dab on the bites.
Hope this works!
2006-07-25 08:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by Caki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what bit you.
If it's a bee sting - use a credit card to get the stinger out, tweezers will push it further in or break it then put meat tenderizer on it.
Other bites: clear nailpolish sometimes helps, or aloe vera plant leaf, you can also go to whole foods or to the organic aisle in a grocery store and get all natural homeopathic cream - I like to use that or benadryl gel since I'm allergic to a lot of different things in ointments.
2006-07-25 08:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mud pack. Cover the bite with mud and as it dries the itch goes away. Don't ask why but it does. This is also good for Bee stings (after you pull out the stinger.)
2006-07-25 08:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a clear nail polish over the bite. That keeps air from getting to it and decreases the itchiness.
2006-07-25 08:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baking soda paste: mix regular baking soda in water to paste consistency
Tea Tree oil
Oatmeal bath if there are lots of bites
Plain alcohol rub
2006-07-25 10:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mercedes M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak in a baking soda bath.This works with chicken pox and all the poisoness plants like ivy, oak, sumac, etc,,
2006-07-25 08:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by Gretchen B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a paste of baking soda and water. Very soothing. Cooked oatmeal (cooled) will work too. Natural as can be.
2006-07-25 08:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a paste of baking soda and water. does not eliminate the itch completely but does help.
2006-07-25 08:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by tg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One Benadryl tab will do the trick. It's not artificial, it's nature.
2006-07-25 09:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by Dean C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋