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Takes Away Wasp Sting Pain- Immediately!

Submitted by Elspeth

This is a very useful tip I learned from my Grandmother: To relieve the pain of a wasp sting, immediately put flour on the stung area. It will absorb the poison and take all of the pain away within moments!

Visitors comments

granies roobish tip Comments By: pearly on 2008-08-30

it does not work do not use this tip!

p.s it makes it worse!

BLEURGH Comments By: anon on 2008-11-16

this doesnt work!

PS it hurts more

oops Comments By: Crystal on 2009-08-14

I should have read the comments first. I ran out and tossed flour on my husband's sting...my bad.

you need your bum whooped!!! Comments By: Taricp35 on 2010-06-12

I was cutting the grass, and bees came out of the ground and nailed me good six times and I followed this crazy advice that did not help at all!!!1 You need your bum whooped for giving out this information!!!!

not the best idea Comments By: anon on 2010-07-29

it increased the paine and then it conpletely went away and now it sting again

worked Comments By: wez on 2011-03-23

It works for the pain not the itching

i heard baking soda Comments By: Anon on 2011-07-31

not flour, i heard baking soda. My daughter got stug and we make a paste of baking soda a water and she said it still hurt but it really took the sting out.