Spit on a dock leaf and place it on area you were stung!
tell your mum (my mum gave me some sorta soothing gel)
or find a dock leaf is it?
yes, but the proper term for the "hairs" is a trichome
A stinging nettle is full of Acid and the sting from the nettle is the Acid in or on your skin. A "Dock" leaf as its called has Alkaline inside so as Science dictates Alkaline neutralises acid. Hope this answers your question for you.
Stinging NettleA Stinging Nettle is an alkali so you should Use a dock leaf, it grows next to a stinging nettle. Just rub it on the place you got stung. :)
Bee stings swell because a certain amount of toxins are deposited in the sting. The immune system of the body fights the toxins with substances that cause inflammation.
Nettle
Probably neither. The stinging hairs on the nettle would not be strong enough to penetrate the wasp's exoskeleton, and the wasp would have no reason to sting the nettle.
The PH of a nettle sting is about the same as a bee sting both are acidic so a nettle sting should have a PH of 5 or 5.5
a nettle sting is acid but a doc leaf is alkali which is why it neutralises it
Nettles (Stinging nettle) or Common nettle
no
Formic acid, also known as methanoic acid, but that is not the only active ingredient. Nettle sting also contains seratonin and histamine. There are also traces of oxalic acid and tartaric acid.
The alkaline properties of it neutralize the acid which is what causes the pain from nettle stings
doc leaves, baking soda.
Vinegar is an acid but less strong than that of a nettle so it brings the ph closer to neutral. However using something that is alkaline works better as it brings the nettle acid even closer to neutral.
Acid Nettle Sting
yes, but the proper term for the "hairs" is a trichome
A stinging nettle is full of Acid and the sting from the nettle is the Acid in or on your skin. A "Dock" leaf as its called has Alkaline inside so as Science dictates Alkaline neutralises acid. Hope this answers your question for you.