Home Remedies for Spider Bites

Spider bites are a common thing, especially during the Spring and Summer. Spider bites are not that bad unless you get bit by a poisonous one and then you will have something to worry about. There are home remedies to ease the itch and pain from a spider bite but if you know it is poisonous, get to the emergency room right away.

Ice

• Ice

  Use an ice pack or a bag of ice to get the swelling down from a spider bite. Ice will also ease the pain. Do not place the ice directly on the skin.

Charcoal

• Charcoal

  Make a paste with activated charcoal and water and place on the area where the spider bite is. This should bring down the swelling and ease the pain.

Baking Soda

• Make a paste with baking soda and water and apply this to the spider bite. This will cause the bite to fade away within two days after being bitten.

Baking Soda and Butter

• butter

  Use a 50/50 mixture of baking soda and butter and place on the bitten area. A mixture of baking soda and butter is called a poultice. Baking soda and butter together will help relieve the pain and itch caused by a spider bite.

Bread

• bread

  Put a piece of bread on the spider bite and this will draw out the venom. Bread can cure a spider bite over night.