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I'M NOT MARTHA - Thursday, June 7, 2007
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Hi! I'm Lizzy!! and I'm not Martha!!!
I got a few great tips on bites from readers to share with
you and a first time responder, Babs, has great info and
tips on sunburn to help us all get through summer without
suffering.
Bits on bites:
*A dab of toothpaste - any kind - on bites, especially
mosquito, works WONDERS to relieve the itching.
*You list the black widow and brown recluse spiders, but you
didn't mention the Hobo Spider. These are very prevalent
here in Northwest Washington and the bites can be severe. Do
a google and find out. A lot of people are unaware of these
spiders and mistake them for common house spiders.
Thanks - Yvonne
*My mother always made a paste of baking soda and water and
covered the sting site- you could actually see the area
yellow as it drew out the venom. I still use it on my kids
today. Thanks.
Katie
Muskegon Michigan
*A couple of ideas for bites.....One of my friends is a nurse,
she said to put meat tenderizer on bites. It works. I have
also carried Tea Tree Oil in my golf bag to use on fire ant
bites, and bites of other insects. It seems to take the
sting out of them, also the swelling.
A friend of mine had a spot on her side, looked like a giant
hive, I got the Tea Tree Oil (I carry it in a plastic baggie
with some Q-tips in another one in side the bigger one.)
She put it on the spot and it quit itching. She stopped at
the drug store on the way home and bought a bottle of Tea
Tree Oil. I saw her some time later and she swore by it. Try
it you will like it (but not the odor)
*Not sure about this tip, but I read that if you put some
shampoo on a cotton ball and put this on the tick, it will
back out and be stuck on the cotton ball. Also supposed to
work on dogs. Sure enjoy your column........Sandy
P.S. If you're interested we now have a forum. You can post
comments on this and recent issues at... Not Martha forum
DEAR LIZZY....
I read your column every time one comes into my mailbox. The
one on bites was interesting. I figure if you've got bugs
you're probably outdoors and if you are outdoors sunburn is
possible. I've got nothing to add about bites, but burns...
that's a specialty of mine. Here are my tips for everyone.
Babs
*Some diuretics, antibiotics, tranquilizers, birth control
pills and diabetes medications can add more salt to your
sunburn wounds. They can make you sun-sensitive. So can some
medicated soaps, perfumes and Retin-A, the wrinkle "remover."
So if you use any of these medications or products, doctors
advise you to take extra precautions when exposing your skin
to the sun.
Sunburn Treatments
*Aloe Vera
According to MJ Campbell, Aloe Vera is top on Hawaii's list
of treatments for Sunburns. Aloe Vera is a miracle treatment
for sunburns. It is an antibacterial substance that helps
stimulate the immune system. Hospitals are known to use this
for burn patients because it contains aloectin B.
*Apple cider vinegar
Use a cotton ball or cotton cloth to apply apple cider vinegar
to your sunburn. Make sure to keep your skin moist with cider
vinegar to prevent peeling and blisters on the burned areas.
*Baking Soda
Run a bath with the temperature as close to your own body
temperature as you can get and then make it slightly cooler.
You don't want it to be cold, just cool. Add a ½ cup baking
soda to the bath and soak.
*Black Tea
Brew black tea in a teapot or sauce pan and allow it to cool.
Once cooled, pour into a spray bottle, shake and spritz your
sunburn. Ingredients in the black tea sooth sunburns and draw
out the heat.
*Calendula Creams
Calendula is a healing plant. The healing properties of the
flowers are antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and
antiviral.
*Cucumbers
Place cucumber slices on your sunburn. They have a cooling
effect and will soothe your burn.
*Lavender
Drop 20-25 drops of lavender oil into one cup of water. Add
mixture to a tepid bath and soak the sunburn away.
*Lemon water
Mix one cup lemon juice with two cups cold water. Use a
cotton ball or cotton cloth to gently rub mixture over sun-
burned area. Lemon cools the burn and acts as a disinfectant.
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*Milk
Soak a cotton cloth in cold milk, place in plastic bag and
freeze for twenty minutes. After freezing, wring excess milk
from the cloth and apply as a compress. Refreeze compress
ever twenty minutes to retain coolness. Apply compress in
twenty minute cycles for two hours. Be sure to wash the milk
off of your body afterwards so you don't smell like sour milk.
*Oatmeal
Just like oatmeal is good for chicken pox it is also good for
moisturizing and soothing skin that has been sunburned. Simply
dump oatmeal into a tepid bath and soak.
*Onion
Bruise a white onion and rub on the sunburned area.
*Peppermint
Use a cotton ball to rub peppermint oil on your sunburn.
Peppermint is a cooling agent.
*Potato
Kassidy Emmerson suggests the potato technique in her article
on homemade remedies for sunburn relief. Use grated potato
shavings to apply to your sunburn. Starch is the element in
potatoes that cools sunburns.
*Vitmin E Cream
Creams and ointments containing vitamin E aid the healing
process and shorten the effects of sunburn on your skin.
*Witch hazel
Make a compress using witch hazel to cool your burn. Just
apply the compress as need to cool your skin.
*Yogurt
Rub plain yogurt that has no flavor, but contains live cultures
on your sunburn. Let it sit for about 10 minutes and then rinse
off with cool or tepid water. You can also mix one cup mashed
strawberries with one cup plain yogurt and apply for 15 minutes
before rinsing.
THANK YOU, Babs, for sending in the sunburn secrets. And
thanks to everyone for bite advice. You all are great to help
with your knowledge.
Lizzy
Questions...Comments...? email Lizzy
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