Sting Soothe and Itch Nix include aloe vera, witch hazel, clove oil, marigold and comfier. The late Dr. DeForest Jarvis, a Vermont physician who spent years studying folk medicine in his community, concluded that there was a lot of common sense and logic behind some home remedies. Here are some things commonly found around the house that often are used to take the sting out of insect bites Alkaline products like ammonia, vinegar or pastes of either cornstarch or baking soda with water. Has an analgesic and healing effect on skin inflamed from a bite or burn. Sticky substance on flowers can relieve bites, and a tincture in water is a good spray for poison ivy or poison oak.
Antibacterial properties prevent infection.
Used as a poultice to stop itching. A slice on a mosquito bite may interrupt pain signals. Crushed leaves takes sting out of bites. Grated and used raw are reportedly a poultice for drawing the venom out of a sting. Tannin in the wet leaves neutralizes insect venoms.