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Chemistry 34 - Are wasps sting acidic?
![]() The claims that have become popular on a number of examination courses around the world are that: 1. Wasp sting venom is alkaline and so its effects can be neutralised with vinegar or acid and this neutralisationthen reduces the pain. 2. Bee sting venom is acidic and so its effects can be neutralised with bicarbonate of soda or alkali and this reaction reduces the pain. Are either of these statements true? The facts are that:
Neutralising a sting with either vinegar or bicarbonate of soda is unlikely to be effective or even practically possible because: 1) The venom from wasps and bees is injected under the skin and after a few minutes spreads deep into the tissues. Sloshing unknown strength vinegar or bicarbonate of soda onto the skin surface is unlikely to even get near the venom so no "neutralisation" is likely to take place anyway. 2) A wasp or bee sting is between 5 and 50 micrograms of fluid - this is a tiny amount of fluid - a little pinhead or the size of this full stop . - and it is hard to believe how pouring comparatively huge volumes of unknown strength vinegar or rubbing lumps of bicarbonate of soda near the venom of unknown ph is going to produce a perfectly neutral ph which neutralises the sting and stops it hurting. So, I confidently state that vinegar and bicarbonate of soda (or at least their acidity or alkalinity) have no real physical effect on how much a sting hurts or continues hurting. I would also add that
There are plenty of very subjective but genuine and honest claims for the following treatments:
Each of these remedies I am advised have a hugely beneficial effect on insect sting pain. |