Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] OT-flea bites
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In a message dated 7/19/00 7:12:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
buresfam@... writes:
<< I have a question--I am highly allergic to flea bites. We were at the
Fairgrounds for 4H. and I was sitting on the ground w/my dd's club. I never
thought of fleas!!! I got many many bites all over my legs and thighs. they
get red, hot & painfully itchy. does anyone know of any herbal o
homeopathic remedies for this? I kept me up last night(along with the person
who called about homeschooling at 12:30am!!!!! but that's another story!)
thanks
Debra >>
you can stop the itch with egg white or ammonia... i don't know how to avoid
getting flea bites though... maybe skin so soft?
buresfam@... writes:
<< I have a question--I am highly allergic to flea bites. We were at the
Fairgrounds for 4H. and I was sitting on the ground w/my dd's club. I never
thought of fleas!!! I got many many bites all over my legs and thighs. they
get red, hot & painfully itchy. does anyone know of any herbal o
homeopathic remedies for this? I kept me up last night(along with the person
who called about homeschooling at 12:30am!!!!! but that's another story!)
thanks
Debra >>
you can stop the itch with egg white or ammonia... i don't know how to avoid
getting flea bites though... maybe skin so soft?
D Klement
> Debra Bures wrote:DON'T LAUGH but Preparation-H works well on severe bug bites. It has
>
> I have a question--I am highly allergic to flea bites. We were at the
> Fairgrounds for 4H. and I was sitting on the ground w/my dd's club. I
> never thought of fleas!!! I got many many bites all over my legs and
> thighs. they get red, hot & painfully itchy. does anyone know of any
> herbal o homeopathic remedies for this? I kept me up last night(along
> with the person who called about homeschooling at 12:30am!!!!! but
> that's another story!)
> thanks
> Debra
witch hazel (hamelaise <sp?>) in it. Witch Hazel may work just as well
and keep it in the refrigerator because it feels much more soothing and
nicer going on cold.
Buzz
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--- Debra Bures <buresfam@...> wrote:
water. Also, something else that I stumbled upon is
tobacco tea. I broke open a cigaret and put the
tobacco in some water and heated it, the same way you
would make tea, and dipped a cloth in the tea and
dabbed it on the affected area. I did this for a bee
sting I had on he end of my second toe and the pain
and itching went away and never came back. I also did
this for my kids when they would get ant bites. One
time we at my neighbors and the kids were all rolling
in the grass. One of mine rolled into an ant bed and
was covered with ants. They were in her hair, shirt,
pants everywhere. She was screaming. After we got the
ants off her I made the tobacco tea and put it on her
and they didn't bother her much after that. Also, I
would recamend Avino oatmeal bath. Just be careful
because the tub gets VERY slick. Corallyn
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> I have a question--I am highly allergic to fleaI know for bee bite they recamend baking soda and
> bites. We were at the Fairgrounds for 4H. and I was
> sitting on the ground w/my dd's club. I never
> thought of fleas!!! I got many many bites all over
> my legs and thighs. they get red, hot & painfully
> itchy. does anyone know of any herbal o homeopathic
> remedies for this? I kept me up last night(along
> with the person who called about homeschooling at
> 12:30am!!!!! but that's another story!)
> thanks
> Debra
>
water. Also, something else that I stumbled upon is
tobacco tea. I broke open a cigaret and put the
tobacco in some water and heated it, the same way you
would make tea, and dipped a cloth in the tea and
dabbed it on the affected area. I did this for a bee
sting I had on he end of my second toe and the pain
and itching went away and never came back. I also did
this for my kids when they would get ant bites. One
time we at my neighbors and the kids were all rolling
in the grass. One of mine rolled into an ant bed and
was covered with ants. They were in her hair, shirt,
pants everywhere. She was screaming. After we got the
ants off her I made the tobacco tea and put it on her
and they didn't bother her much after that. Also, I
would recamend Avino oatmeal bath. Just be careful
because the tub gets VERY slick. Corallyn
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In a message dated 7/19/00 4:31:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
hape2day@... writes:
<< Also, something else that I stumbled upon is
tobacco tea. >>
yup... this is great for stings... i've used it many times... been in the
woods and mixed it with spit when no water was available... definitely
helps...
hape2day@... writes:
<< Also, something else that I stumbled upon is
tobacco tea. >>
yup... this is great for stings... i've used it many times... been in the
woods and mixed it with spit when no water was available... definitely
helps...
aworthen
I've got a cousin who has a terrible time with poison ivy and I remember as
a kid when he would get it my aunt would make iced tea ice cubes. She just
made regular old Lipton iced tea, pour it into ice cube trays and freeze
it.When they were done he'd rub them where he needed to. I imagine these
were soothing because of the could and because of the healing properties of
the tea. And at least with this one wouldn't need to be carrying around a
package of cigarettes. I'm not sure I care for that idea.
Amy
a kid when he would get it my aunt would make iced tea ice cubes. She just
made regular old Lipton iced tea, pour it into ice cube trays and freeze
it.When they were done he'd rub them where he needed to. I imagine these
were soothing because of the could and because of the healing properties of
the tea. And at least with this one wouldn't need to be carrying around a
package of cigarettes. I'm not sure I care for that idea.
Amy
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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] OT-flea bites
> In a message dated 7/19/00 4:31:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> hape2day@... writes:
>
> << Also, something else that I stumbled upon is
> tobacco tea. >>
>
> yup... this is great for stings... i've used it many times... been in the
> woods and mixed it with spit when no water was available... definitely
> helps...
>
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In a message dated 7/19/00 5:04:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
aworthen@... writes:
<< I've got a cousin who has a terrible time with poison ivy and I remember as
a kid when he would get it my aunt would make iced tea ice cubes. She just
made regular old Lipton iced tea, pour it into ice cube trays and freeze
it.When they were done he'd rub them where he needed to. I imagine these
were soothing because of the could and because of the healing properties of
the tea. And at least with this one wouldn't need to be carrying around a
package of cigarettes. I'm not sure I care for that idea. >>
yea, that's the tanic acid i think... there's a product called ivy dry that
has the concentrated tanic acid and alcohol in it that is great for poison
ivy... i use burrows solution on poison ivy ... and oatmeal baths... also the
best thing i've used is that poison preventative called technu... if you know
you've touched it, you can scrub your skin with it and it dissolves the
oils... if i don't have technu, i use dishsoap or turpentine... but i don't
know how any of this works for flea bites...
aworthen@... writes:
<< I've got a cousin who has a terrible time with poison ivy and I remember as
a kid when he would get it my aunt would make iced tea ice cubes. She just
made regular old Lipton iced tea, pour it into ice cube trays and freeze
it.When they were done he'd rub them where he needed to. I imagine these
were soothing because of the could and because of the healing properties of
the tea. And at least with this one wouldn't need to be carrying around a
package of cigarettes. I'm not sure I care for that idea. >>
yea, that's the tanic acid i think... there's a product called ivy dry that
has the concentrated tanic acid and alcohol in it that is great for poison
ivy... i use burrows solution on poison ivy ... and oatmeal baths... also the
best thing i've used is that poison preventative called technu... if you know
you've touched it, you can scrub your skin with it and it dissolves the
oils... if i don't have technu, i use dishsoap or turpentine... but i don't
know how any of this works for flea bites...
Tracy Oldfield
I'll remember this, if I'm drinking red wine and get stung... if it's
the tannin, then it should have the same effect, though perhaps
RW vinegar would work better...
Tracy
the tannin, then it should have the same effect, though perhaps
RW vinegar would work better...
Tracy
On 19 Jul 2000, at 17:10, Whyner@... wrote:
yea, that's the tanic acid i think... there's a product
called ivy dry that
has the concentrated tanic acid and alcohol in it that
is great for poison
ivy... i use burrows solution on poison ivy ... and
oatmeal baths... also the
best thing i've used is that poison preventative called
technu... if you know
you've touched it, you can scrub your skin with it and
it dissolves the
oils... if i don't have technu, i use dishsoap or
turpentine... but i don't
know how any of this works for flea bites...