Monkeys?

Good Morning beautiful followers!

What a lovely day it is today! Yesterday was a nice day too, until I stepped on a bee with no mercy. I had to give the bee a funeral of course and thank him for giving me the inspiration for my next article in the obituary and now here we are. There are tons of  alternative remedies for bee stings, tooth paste, turmeric, baking soda, etc. There is also plenty of OTC antihistamines and prescription steroids you can use.  But that is boring. This article will focus on two of my FAVORITE remedies and the comedic value of both of them.

I just found out that not many people know about the tooth paste trick so I am adding in a little blurb here. Any tooth paste, doesn’t matter brand or ingredients and rub it onto bee stings. This helps because when you get stung venom goes inside you and the venom is very acidic. The toothpaste is very basic so it neutralizes the venom and stops the sting. Okay back to the funny stuff.

The first remedy I will talk about is honey. Maybe its not knee slapping funny but I think its pretty ironic that the bee who did the damage also has the cure. Bees make the venom that sting you and they also make honey which can make the sting go away very quickly and effectively. I know not all “bees” that sting make honey… wasps do not make honey and they definitely do sting but for the sake of the article we are going to ignore them, just like we try to do in everyday outdoor life.

Why does honey help? Well besides the fact the honey is only second to breast milk on the liquid gold scale in my opinion, it has natural antiseptic qualities, it is known for its wound healing/ pain relief. Any further than that, I do not know why it helps… I just know that it does.

Now we will get to my funky title. Monkeys? My next remedy which I personally think is quite funny is banana peels. Monkeys are not so crazy loving bananas, they have many uses besides being a tasty treat and one of them is relieving bee stings. After a bee sting, grab a banana and eat the fruit part, you are left with the peel. rub the inside of the peel all over the sting and watch like magic as the swelling goes down, redness reduces and itching/pain goes away. Maybe being LESS amazed by bananas was actually an evolutionary FLAW.

Why bananas? Well here’s the thing, technically I know the answer but it doesn’t really make sense to me… I’ll tell you because my intention here is to spread my knowledge, but know that for this remedy I am acknowledging that I do not understand how this works. If you know, feel free to shed light to the rest of us in the comment section. This is what I know, bee venom is made up of many chemicals. One of those chemicals is called Isopentyl acetate. Isopentyl acetate is also banana oil. What I mean by that is, if you were to go through an extracting process and pull out the oil of a banana (like essential oils) the oil you’d get would have the same molecular breakdown as Isopentyl acetate. So basically you would be putting MORE venom on the sting and somehow that makes the sting go away…..I know it sounds crazy and I don’t understand it either but trust me, it works.

That’s all for now, I hope this was helpful! Have a wonderful day!

xoxo

Mrs. Farminsteadical