Peppermint essential oil
This delectable essential oil doubles as a bug bite soother and prevention spray. Arwen Bardsley, a wellbeing practitioner and founder of Evenstar Wellbeing in Victoria, Australia, suggests using it whenever you think you might be exposed to bugs, or in areas of your home where you think there might be an infestation.
“Place a few drops where you see critters coming in and it will stop them in their tracks,” she says. “When you’re out and about, apply the oil on any exposed skin, diluting with a carrier oil such as coconut or sweet almond.”
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I one time got a yellow jacket down my back inside my clothes. It stung me 7 times before I could get it out. My neighbor saw me and came out with a tube of toothpaste. She said she read once where a couple of construction workers disturbed a nest of yellow jackets and were repeated stung. All they had was toothpaste so they used it and it worked. She put it on my stings and the pain vanished almost immediately. Some years later I was working an emergency room when the police brought in a homeless woman because she had toothpaste smeared all over her face. The doctor was ready to agree just on that but I told him about the incident I’d had so he asked her why. She had windburn on her face (which we could see) and that was all she had to help the pain. I have also used baking soda paste on mosquito bites and my mom used oatmeal or baking soda paste when I had chicken pox. Worked great for both problems.