Fire ants are in my trees. When I work in my garden, I occasionally get stung by a fire ant. The bite gets sore and itchy and it swells up quite a bit.
Iāve been using hydrocortisone but it doesnāt seem to help very much. I heard that Vickās Vaporub works to alleviate the discomfort but I havenāt gotten around to buying it yet.
I follow the Instagram account for OK Farms and saw that Ala posted a picture of clove hydrosol, a product that she makes from farm-grown cloves that is an anti inflammatory substance and works on fire ant bites.

Iām going to try it. Itās $21 for a pretty 3 oz glass bottle. According to the label, itās uses are as an antiseptic, pain reliever, anti-inflammatory, insect repellent, mood enhancer, and aphrodisiac. Isnāt that a great combination of uses for this one good-smelling spray? All thatās missing for me is a muscle building/fat reducing/memory boosting effect. Who knows? It just might help with that too. Just spray it on the affected area and donāt rub it in. Just let it air dry on your skin. Living Hilo Style.
Please let us know if it works. Thanks
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I sure will! It has been so rainy lately that I haven’t been out in the garden much.
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