| If you get a bug bite or bee sting, and you do not | | | | that after the paste dries, it begins to flake off and |
| have itch relief medication in your house, what do | | | | can be messy. |
| you do? You could run to the store and buy some | | | | 2. Honey, Olive Oil & Baking Soda - My variation on |
| over the counter medication to soothe your bite, or | | | | my grandmother's classic solution is to make a paste |
| you could just run to your kitchen and whip up an all | | | | out of honey, olive oil and baking soda. You make a |
| natural home remedy using ingredients that you | | | | paste out of the three ingredients, and apply it right |
| already have in your home... it is definitely a no | | | | onto the affected area. You still have to be careful |
| brainer! | | | | of messes, the combination doubles as a skin |
| Top 3 Bug Bite Relief Remedies | | | | conditioner and leaves your skin super soft. |
| 1. Baking Soda - My grandmother always swore by | | | | 3. Banana Peel - Whoever figured out that a banana |
| first putting ice on the affected area to stop the | | | | peel can stop the itch of a bug bite (or any rash for |
| swelling and itching right away, because the ice | | | | that matter) is a genius! Peel a banana (and eat the |
| basically numbs the area. Then she would make a | | | | fruit portion), then take the peel and place it on your |
| paste out of water and baking soda and apply it to | | | | bug bite or rash. |
| the bug bite. The only problem with this solution is | | | | |