Comments on: Home Remedies for Wasp Stings

By: margaret

margaret — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:38:21 +0000

take a regular asprin, not coated kind. crush it add a little water , make a paste and put on sting. works every time

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:12:35 +0000

I just got stung by a wasp today. I didn’t have anything on hand except Purell hand sanitizer. I figured it had rubbing alcohol in it (that I use to calm down mosquito bites) I blotted the sanitizer on and it immediately stopped the pain and swelling. It also fights bacteria.

By: Tiffiny

Tiffiny — Sun, 08 May 2011 03:39:51 +0000

When my brother and sister (twins) were toddlers, they got into a bed of fire ants!! Our mom picked them up slapping ants off of them while the neighbor ran out with a tue of crest toothpaste and smeared it all over them!! It really works people for all bites/stings, somehow stops the pain and reduces swelling !!

By: Leslie Anne Mathey

Leslie Anne Mathey — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:50:47 +0000

Got stung by a wasp at my country house which is sparsely equipped. I found toothpaste in the bathroom and smeared it on my swollen finger. The pain stopped immediately. Made a “band aid” with a paper towel and masking tape. I can’t tell you what brand or flavor it was: I just know it worked–thankfully.

By: Kim Carlson

Kim Carlson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:30:12 +0000

Just an FYI: if you are dispensing helpful advice, it’s good to have correct background information. Everything I’ve read says that a wasp, unlike the honey bee, does NOT leave a stinger embedded in the skin and can sting multiple times. You might want to amend your information above. That said, I will apply some of your suggestions to my own wasp sting and hope it relieves the four-day-old-swelling.

By: Kayley

Kayley — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:57:37 +0000

My grandmother gets powder meat tenderizer and adds water until it forms a paste. Then it gets applied to the sting. It always made me feel better! The pain went down fairly quickly afterward.

By: diya

diya — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:44:37 +0000

the best remedy i suggest is rubbing the area with a half onion.it really works

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:18:56 +0000

My mom has always done this then when I met my husband his grandmother does it also. First take benedryl. Then dip a Qtip dip it in bleach then rub it on the sting site. When bleach dries put the baking soda/ water paste on top. Then (we always have it made up ahead of time in a baby food jar with the date we made it) 3tbls vinigar, 3tbsp of water, and 2 tbls unseasoned meat tenderizer. put that on a cotton ball and wrap with athletic tape. Maybe this works so well because it combining many of the methods above. We use this for all types of stings and it has never failed to work. We actually have a small box in each vehicle with the supplies and premade mixtures. Since we live and farm in south Texas wasp, fire ants, and bees are nearly a daily accurance. Three of my family members are very allergic so we need something that works and this does.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:31:57 +0000

I don’t care what anyone else says, if you put some bleach on a wasp sting, you won’t have anywhere near as much swelling, stinging or itching as when not used.
If bleach is a carcinogen, well I guess I’ll just have to put it on my carcinogen list along with bar-b-qued meat, which I will also continue to enjoy.

By: Barb Duncan

Barb Duncan — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:09:10 +0000

Once while at a park, the only thing I had was some spearmint gum in my purse. I chewed the gum for about a minute, then applied to the sting site. It never swelled, but it did take a while for the pain to go down. I have used Crest Mint toothpaste with similar results. Sting site did itch some the next day. Benadryl cream helped with the itch.