Filed under: Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera provides fantastic relief for bites and stings. This is mainly because it has a wonderful cooling effect and is also anti-puretic (relives itching). If you don’t itch it can heal much faster.
I have had numerous friends who have had bites over the summer and swear by the aloe vera as it is the only thing which has actually worked.
Another thing that you could use to prevent bites in the first place is Aloe First. This is a spray version of Aloe Vera and also includes a few essential oils. It works really well as an insect repellant because they don’t like the smell or taste of aloe as it is very bitter. Aloe’s only natural enemy is frost, which is great as it means pesticides etc are not necessary when growing.
We tried this against the famous Scottish Midges. They are awful and leave terrible bites, they seem to be particularly keen on my husband. So our experiment involved sending him out to cut the grass in the evening after being sprayed with aloe. He would normally be eaten alive, but this time they didn’t bother him at all.
