> >By the way, is there anything to be done for the stings? One web page >claims that washing stops the stinging, which is so false that it's >ridiculous - my thumb is still stinging from yesterday, although I've >washed it with a variety of soaps and soaked it in vinegar. There >is no sign, even under magnification, that the stinger is still in my >skin, but it feels like a very fine needle with an electical current >in it. I can live with it, actually, but I'd like a remedy for our >kids! > >We'd be grateful for any information.
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As a child i lived in an area with lots of stinging nettles, and we found
that dock leaves, which always seemed to grow near the nettles stopped the
sting.