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Mainly because it has a soothing effect. So would calamine lotion.
Many people think it does this by neutralizing the acid in the sting, but this is not really so. Remember the venom has been injected below the surface of the skin. Any chemical strong enough to penetrate the skin would probably do more harm than good.
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∙ 12y agoBaking Soda mixed with vinegar and stirred into a paste is a good quick treatment for a bee or wasp sting. The vinegar helps to stop the stinging and the baking soda draws some of the venom out as it dries.
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∙ 10y agoBaking soda (not baking powder) mixed with water into a thin paste is soothing to both bee and wasp stings, and other insect bites as well. Vinegar or lemon is effective on wasp stings because the acid will neutralize the alkalinity of the wasp's venom.
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∙ 11y agoassuming it's damp, it will draw some of the histamines from the nettle out of the wound. very fine mud (silt) will also do this. Neither one will do it very well though.
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Is it possible to drain liquid from a bee sting?
Leave it alone and put salt or baking soda on it.
Name something you put on a bee sting?
ice mud baking soda ointment aloe tobacco bandage
Something you put on a bee sting?
Family Feud says: ice mud baking soda ointment aloe tobacco bandage
Can you put baking soda on your skin?
Yes! It is used as a home remedy to take the sting out of a bee sting, AFTER the stinger is removed, if it is still in the skin. Also to lessen the itching from poisen Ivy.
Why do you have to put washing soda on a bee string?
You need to neutralise the bee sting and using bicorbonate or washing soda will help neutralize it.
How should a normal bee sting be treated?
Pull out the stinger gently without squeeving it, make a paste of baking soda and water put it on affected and let it dry
What do you do if a baby gets a bee sting?
if it is on the child's foot try not to walk on it SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE A WEEK OR LESS OR MORE FOR THE BEE STING TO GO DOWN 1. rub garlic on the sting 2. mix baking soda with water and put it on sting 3. put ice on the sting 4. salt water pools help to the swelling will go down 5. soak in salt water 6. DONT ITCH THE STING!! 7. GOOD LUCK!
What are the common uses of baking soda?
Very good question. I'm glad you asked. Besides baking cakes & cookies you can use it for lots of other things. Use it to brush your teeth - just sprinkle some into your hand & use a wet tooth brush to pick it up. Mix a spoonful in a half glass of water and drink it if you have an upset tummy. Put a cupfull in with your laundry to get it cleaner. Mix some with water to make a paste & put it on a bee sting. Put some in your bathtub to sooth your skin if you have a sunburn or a rash. Use it as baby powder. Sprinkle it in your shoes to eliminate odor. Put an open box of soda in the refrigerator or freezer to get rid of odor. Wet your sink and use the soda to scrub it clean. There are lots more uses for it, but I have to go offline now. I hope these ideas are what you wanted to know.
If you put a penny on a bee sting will the bee sting go away?
yes
Bee sting cure?
First, scrape the stinger off, DO NOT SQUEEZE AND PULL as this will inject more poison into you. Just scrape it off as you would scrape dirt off your hands. Then put some baking soda on the sting and hold onto skin with dry paper towel.
How do you cure a bee or wasps sting?
bee sting is acidic you can use bicarbonate of soda to cure the sting . bicarbonate of soda is a alkaline which will make acid and alkaline together neutralize the sting and wasps are same except that u can use vinegar since it is alkaline
How do you neutralise an ant sting?
Vinegar is generally the best solution. and baking soda mixed in with warm water can ease the pain. :)
