By black magic I mean crushed up charcoal on my foot... But black magic sounds more exciting, right?
Ironically, actual black magic is how I ended up in this situation in the first place.
But that's a story for another day when I'm not posting from the edge of a bathtub.
This situation = I got stung by an ant again about forty minutes ago.
I'm really allergic to ants and bees.
If I get stung, the first 10-15 minutes are crucial for whether I swell up to the point of not being able to walk for a week or not.
Baking soda seems to help keep it from swelling as much... if I can get it on the bite fast enough.
I have no idea where I read that it helps with swelling... All I know is in the past, my foot has swollen up to only the size of one balloon instead of two when I've used it. 馃巿馃巿
Since I'm allergic, I always travel with a Ziploc bag full of white powder labeled "baking soda," and sweat profusely as I walk through security at the airport hoping they don't think it's crack.
It's really not crack!
A new thing I've discovered also, is activated charcoal.
People take it for lots of things, but it's original use was to suck up poison for food poisoning.
Supposedly it sucks up bug poison, too. We shall see.
I didn't get it on there until about 25-30 minutes after the bite happened, so I might not have put it on fast enough.
All I do know is this: last time before steemfest my foot got infected from an ant bite and I had to go to the doctor.
This time, I'm going overboard to hopefully avoid that.
I wish this happened on a Wednesday so I could continue with the "Weird experiment Wednesday" theme I sorta started.
But hey.
Living on the wild side and experimenting on a Friday night.
Here's what's on my foot right now:
馃憠 Baking soda
馃憠 Activated charcoal
馃憠 Lemon juice 馃崑
馃憠 Tea tree oil
馃憠 Lavendar oil
馃憠 Stupid ant poison
I'll let you guys know if these natural remedies suck or if they really work!