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ouch! what can I put on yellow jacket stings?
Went to clean a house and there was a yellow jacket nest above the door.when I went to close the door several of them stung me. I tried baking soda and meat tenderizer like you would for wasps but its not helping them any. I could ignore one or two bit I have several in different places!
4 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
onion!!! not kidding, squeeze the juice from an onion on it and it will feel lots better. hope you feel better!!
- 9 years ago
take some benadryl, DO NOT place any home remedies on the sting. you run the risk of infection. Clean the area with soap and water. Ice might help
- 9 years ago
Vinnegar works for me. First was it in some warm, then cold, then warm water again and put vinnegar over the stings.
- 9 years ago
My dad would put copenhagen on the sting. Worked pretty well. Smells bad because its chewing tobacco, but worked. :)
