It's jellyfish season: Soothe the sting with this handy remedy — it's just $1 a pop

I live at the beach and, while that's pretty amazing no matter the time of year, hitting the shore right now can get a little dicey. Why? It's jellyfish season, and those suckers are taking out people left and right. Jellyfish tend to prefer warmer water temperatures and, with July being the hottest month ever, many oceans are pretty hospitable to these stinging creatures right now. That's why I just stocked up on Sting-Kill First Aid Anesthetic Swabs. These little treatments are the only thing I've tried that actually helps take the pain away from jellyfish stings — and, right now, they're just $1 a pop at Amazon.

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Sting-Kill First Aid Anesthetic Swabs

$10

This treatment is small and won't hog up space in your beach bag. It's also simple to apply: Just swab it on your sting for relief. 

$10 at Amazon

I grew up at the beach and have heard (and tried) pretty much every jellyfish sting remedy out there — meat tenderizer, vinegar, tea... . While they've all done something to take the sting out, I've never gotten quick relief like I do with Sting-Kill First Aid Anesthetic Swabs. I first discovered these after my son got stung while boogie-boarding. A friend whipped it out, we applied it and he was good as new within a minute. I bought my own pack after that and never go to the beach without it.

Since then, Sting-Kill has helped out nearly every person in my family — including my in-laws, who drove straight to my house from the beach after a particularly painful sting so they could use my stash. At just $1 a treatment, it's kind of a no-brainer to have it handy.

Sting-Kill "contains a topical anesthetic called benzocaine, which relieves pain by anesthetizing the skin and decreasing local sensations, including pain and itching," explains Dr. Gary Goldenberg, a board-certified dermatologist practicing in New York City. "It also contains menthol, which helps cool the skin, decreasing local inflammation," he adds.

Worth noting: Sting-Kill also works for bee stings.

It's also simple to toss in your bag and use. Each treatment comes in a single-use vial — just pop the inner glass casing, hold the swab so that it saturates the tip and apply it to your sting.

I'm not the only person who swears by this: Thousands of Amazon shoppers rave about how Sting-Kill helped save their day at the beach.

"This stuff is MAGIC! Apply it on stings and, within minutes, the pain is virtually gone," said a five-star fan. A fellow happy customer shared this: "This is the only thing I've found that instantly kills jellyfish pain."

Plenty of reviewers say they bought Sting-Kill for the just-in-case — and ended up needing it. "Holy crap, it really does work," said a beach-goer. "Nephew got stung by a jellyfish and I applied this and it worked for sure."

Can you hit the beach without a pack of Sting-Kill? Sure. But if you want to torpedo the odds that a jellyfish sting will ruin your beach trip, it doesn't hurt to toss a pack of these in your beach bag, just in case.

Amazon

Sting-Kill First Aid Anesthetic Swabs

$10

At under $10 for a 10-pack, you can stock up on the cheap to help see you and your family through the rest of summer. 

$10 at Amazon

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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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