I have mentioned this on my blog before, but it bears repeating. I heard about this quick remedy for bee stings 2 years ago from a friend. She told me to quickly pour some bleach on paper towel and hold it on the bee sting for about 20 seconds. We tried it on a child at VBS that summer and it seemed to work for them.
We haven't had to use it here until yesterday AND today. Yesterday Jacob got stung on the inside of his foot. I tried this remedy, but it didn't work. So we held an ice pack on it for about half an hour. Then today he got stung again, but on the top of his hand. This time, the instant I put the paper towel on his hand, he stopped crying and said, "It's taking the sting away!". He was good to go right away. I don't know what the difference was. Maybe a different insect, or the fact that his foot area was just skin and bone. Maybe it needs a little fat for the bleach to soak into.
Whatever the difference was, I was glad it worked the second time anyway.
This post is linked up to; Hope in Every Season Thrifty Thursday
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