Since there are no fire ants in Kentucky, I have been enjoying the luxury of sitting in the grass. Jax loves to sit between my legs, pulling up the grass and weeds. He was wearing pants, but I had on shorts. And inevitably, even though there are no fire ants, something bit me.
I'm guessing it was a small spider since within two minutes it made a tiny red dot surrounded by a raised white welt, and redness streaking outward from there.
I got a little nervous since it really stung, and the skin was reacting so quickly and visibly.
Kristin calmly took care of me. She put tea tree oil on a cotton ball, and I scrubbed the surface of the skin everywhere it was enflamed. Then she made a paste of baking soda and water, mixing it with her fingers in a tiny cup. I spread just a fingertip's worth of the paste on top of the welt. In about two minutes, the stinging, itchy, burning sensation was completely gone. In another few minutes, the red dot and welt were also gone!
Now I gotta try this at home the next a nasty fire ant takes advantage of me.
