Stinging nettles!

[hedgehogger1]

Stung all up my arm. Anyone got any home remedies that actually work?

Aloe Vera is apparently very good if you have some

Dock leaf. Squeeze it & rub the juice on. Docks usually grow where nettles grow..
failing that 1% hydrocortisone cream

Her ole eye has local anaesthetic in it, works for bites

That was supposed to say Germolene but then spell checker interfered!

Porridge. Place in a Muslim, tie around bath tap, run bath. Hop in, soak, don’t use soap and air dry when done.

Anthisan xream or witch hazel

Dock leaves don't work

Do you have to ask them first? 😉 @Gilead

I’m loving the autocorrects on here.

Ditto Anthisan. You can get it in chemists, home bargains. Probably supermarkets. It fab stuff. I first bought it for ddog when he get badly stung by nettles. It works for all sorts - stings, itchy bites, even jelly fish stings.

ooh it's late and that poor Muslim tied up in a hot bath has really made me laugh

I think a sock or cut off bit of tight might be easier tbh.

I'm dying laughing!

dock leaves are a myth, they don;t work, the effect is probably the moisture and the rubbing.

you need an antihistamine cream, any bite or sting cream will do it.
Failing that, a hydrocortisone cream has similar effect

@AuditAngel

Her ole eye has local anaesthetic in it, works for bites

I read it and got excited thinking it was a witchy remedy I had never heard of.

@AuditAngel

Her ole eye has local anaesthetic in it, works for bites

I read it and got excited thinking it was a witchy remedy I had never heard of.

@AuditAngel

Her ole eye has local anaesthetic in it, works for bites

I read it and got excited thinking it was a witchy remedy I had never heard of.

@AuditAngel.
Her Ole Eyes is proper cracking me up, I just love autocorrect.

I get stunk quite a lot when weeding despite trying to be careful of stinging nettles. On the odd sting I usually find spit works. Last weekend I accidentaly picked some up as I was collecting up a load of weeds and badly stung my hand. I tried a bag of frozen peas this time and it certainly helped initially.

Oh dear!

Thanks for all the interesting suggestions. I've got an aloe plant so I'm trying a bit of that on

Eurax cream.