Monday, April 11, 2011

VINEGAR EFFECTIVE AGAINST JELLYFISH STING

The summer is already here and most people go the beach to ease the heat of summer. Going to the beach and swimming can be an exposure to jellyfish sting, which is very common to beach goers. Jellyfish sting can be very painful and itchy as well. But there is a natural remedy against jellyfish sting and that is the vinegar wash. Materials need:

vinegar
towel
clean water

Procedure;

1. Wash the sting area with clean water. Slowly tap the sting area to dry a little bit.
2. Wash the sting area with vinegar. If the sting is present, remove it slowly to ease the pain a little bit. Let the vinegar solution stay in the sting area for about 5 minutes before rinsing it.

This is a simple medical procedure that can be very useful when a sting from a jellyfish happens. But if the pain persist, immediately seek medical attention for proper medical care.