Lavender essential oil
If you’ve ever smelt lavender before in a hand cream or a fragrance, you know how soothing it can be. That’s why lavender essential oil makes a great bug-bite remedy. “Renowned for its relaxing fragrance and ability to soothe inflammatory skin conditions including minor burns, wounds, and acne, lavender essential oil can help reduce itching and inflammation within minutes of application,” says Melanie St. Ours, clinical herbalist and author of The Simple Guide to Natural Health.
She suggests choosing a brand that’s made of 100 percent French lavender grown at high altitudes. Apply one to two drops on the affected area, and re-apply as needed.
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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.