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Acid - you add lemon juice to it.
What else can I help you with?
Does water neutralise a wasp or bee sting?
No
What should you do if you get stung by a wasp?
Put vinegar on it to neutralise it because a wasp sting is a base.
What pH will neutralize a bee or wasp sting?
You can't neutralise bee venom. It's not the acid that is the problem, it's the protein peptides apamin, melittin and phospholipase that do the damage, and you can't neutralise those.
What pH is best to neutralise bee and wasp stings?
alkili is the best
What is the pH scale for a wasps sting?
The PH Scale of a wasp sting is around 6
How do you cure of a pH bee sting?
You place an acid onto the wound to neutralise the alkaline bee sting.
Does lemon juice neutralise wasp sting?
the acidic lime juice should bring the pH level back to neutral since the wasp sting is alkaline which causes the pH loevel to go up. This would netrulize it but it might not stop the pain. ---- Actually, the pH of wasp venom is between 7.2 and 7.5, so it is almost neutral. The use of vinegar or lemon juice is an old wives' tale and actually has no effect.
Are wasp stings acidic?
A wasp sting is not acidic but a bee sting is. A wasp sting is actually pH 10 alkali so if you had a wasp sting and put some fizzy drink on it, it SHOULD help because fizzy drinks are pH 4 and it should balance it out.
Can you use bicarbonated soda on a wasp sting or is it a bee sting?
A little sodium bicarbonate could well act as a soothing agent, but contrary to popular belief you can't neutralise either a wasp or bee sting by putting any chemicals on the surface of the skin.
What causes wasp sting?
A wasp causes a wasp sting
Is wasp stings acid or alkalis?
yes it is
How a vinegar is use to treat a wasp sting?
A wasp sting is alkali, so if you put an alkali on it, it would not work. To neutralise the sting, you would have to use something acidic, like vinegar, also known as acetic acid. If you want to know more, then I can tell you about bee stings. Bee stings are acidic, so you shouldn't put something acidic on it. Try something alkali, like baking soda, or ammonia. That should help to neutralise the bee sting. Hope that helps x
