How to Treat Insect Bites with DMSO & Colloidal Silver Water
Ah, the warmer months… Sunshine, fresh air, and unfortunately, an open invitation for mosquitoes, ticks, wasps, spiders, and other little flying vampires of nature. While they serve their purpose in the ecosystem, we’re not about to let them ruin our day—or our skin. If you’re tired of itchy bites, painful stings, or mystery welts, it’s time to step up your game with a natural apothecary of powerful compounds that work with your body, not against it. Below is your go-to guide for treating insect bites and stings using six potent tools from the earth and sea—each backed by testimonies, decades of use, and natural synergy.
Bite Back Naturally: How to Treat Insect Bites with DMSO, Colloidal Silver Water, Chlorine Dioxide, Oceanic Magnesium Chloride, Lugol’s Iodine, and Montana Yew Tip Oil
🌿 1. DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide)
The Carrier & Anti-inflammatory Hero
Why It Works: DMSO penetrates skin deeply, carrying healing agents into tissue. It’s anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and pain-relieving.
How to Use:
- For bug bites, mosquito welts, fire ant, or even spider bites: Clean the area thoroughly. Apply 1 drop of 99% DMSO gel and rub it in gently. The itch usually vanishes within minutes.
- For stubborn wounds (ticks, stings, or venomous bites): Mix DMSO 50/50 with colloidal silver or with a drop of Montana Yew Tip oil for extra healing.
- Tick bite tip: Instead of pulling the tick out, cover it with DMSO. It will die and fall off within minutes.
Pro Tip: Herb Roi Richards, author of DMSO for Humans, recommends a topical blend:
- 5 oz. DMSO + ½ oz. Colloidal Silver + 2.5 oz. Montana Yew Tip Oil
Herb Roi Richards says,
“I got stung by a yellow jacket, and I applied my own yarrow/DMSO extract with 50% Silver Water, and an hour later, I couldn’t even tell I’d been stung. The next day, the area started to itch, and I applied another portion, and that was that.”
⚪ 2. Colloidal Silver Water
The Infection-Fighting Silver Bullet
Why It Works: Colloidal silver is nature’s broad-spectrum antibiotic. It neutralizes pathogens on contact and promotes skin healing.
From Wayne Rowland’s book, Silver Water Colloidal:
“… cat scratches and animal bites. I mix up some DMSO and Silver Water and spray it on, which is the end of the problem. I’ve never had an infection if I spray it on soon after it happens. I usually use 1/3 Silver Water & 2/3 DMSO, so it will penetrate deep into the wound and eradicate any of the nasty bugs present.”
How to Use:
- Spray 10 ppm colloidal silver directly on a bite and let it air dry.
- For deeper issues (like spider or tick bites), soak a cotton ball in silver and bandage it over the bite. Replace 2–3 times daily.
- Poultice: Mix colloidal silver with pascalite clay to pull toxins out while preventing infection.
🧪 3. Chlorine Dioxide (MMS)
The Pathogen Slayer
Why It Works: Chlorine dioxide oxidizes harmful bacteria, viruses, and poisons from bites, offering both topical and systemic healing.
Topical Use:
- Activate drops (3 drops Part 1 + 3 drops Part 2)—wait 30 seconds.
- Dab directly on mosquito, spider, or tick bites.
- Repeat every 5–10 minutes as needed until symptoms subside.
Oral Use (for venomous bites or persistent symptoms):
- Start immediately: Take six drops of chlorine dioxide in ½ cup of water.
- Repeat six drops every 30 minutes, followed by three drops hourly until symptoms resolve.
- Continue Phase 3 protocol for more serious bites or venomous situations (spider, scorpion, or multiple stings).
Specifics:
- Bee sting: Use unactivated sodium chlorite (Part 1) dabbed on.
- Wasp sting: Use just the citric acid activator (Part 2).
- Brown Recluse: Combine chlorine dioxide topical use with 40% zinc oxide salve.
- Black Widow: Cover bite with Aloe Vera and continue oral and topical chlorine dioxide therapy.
⚙️ 4. Oceanic Magnesium Chloride (Liquid Magnesium)
The Soothing Muscle and Skin Relief Agent
Why It Works: Magnesium helps reduce inflammation and calm histamine response, easing redness and swelling.
How to Use:
- Rub a few drops of liquid oceanic magnesium chloride directly on the bite.
- Apply 2–3 times daily for itch or redness.
- Works well on sunburns or fire ant bites, too.
🧴 5. Lugol’s Iodine (6.6%)
Nature’s Original Disinfectant
Why It Works: A powerful antiseptic that kills bacteria, viruses, and fungi on contact—great for off-grid emergencies and preventing infection.
How to Use:
- On fresh bites: Clean with water, then apply 1–2 drops directly and let it air dry.
- Kills pathogens within 10–30 seconds, including West Nile, Lyme-causing spirochetes, and more.
- Can be used on fungal rashes, tick bites, or scratches from wildlife.
Note: 6.6% recommended by Wayne Rowland
🌲 6. Montana Yew Tip Oil
Forest Medicine in a Bottle
Why It Works: Powered by Taxus brevifolia, it is a natural anti-inflammatory and cell regenerative oil.
How to Use:
- Mix a few drops with DMSO or Colloidal Silver and apply to bites.
- Especially comforting for burns, bee stings, and itchy welts.
- Bonus: Also helps with pain, swelling, and skin repair.
Note: Montana Yew Tip Oil recommended by Herb Roi Richards
🛠️ COMBINATION TREATMENT GUIDE
| Symptom / Bite Type | Recommended Natural Remedy |
| Mosquito or Flea Bites | DMSO (1 drop), then Colloidal Silver Water spray or oceanic magnesium oil if needed |
| Tick Bites | Cover tick with DMSO gel. After removal, apply Silver Water or Lugol’s Iodine. |
| Bee Stings | Dab unactivated chlorine dioxide (sodium chlorite) on sting; take oral chlorine dioxide if needed |
| Wasp Stings | Dab 50% citric acid (Part 1 of the chlorine dioxide 2-part kit) on site |
| Scorpion Stings | Oral chlorine dioxide immediately, plus activated drops dabbed on site every 5 min |
| Black Widow Spider Bite | Oral chlorine dioxide, Aloe Vera dressing, and topical chlorine dioxide |
| Brown Recluse Spider Bite | Oral chlorine dioxide, zinc oxide salve (or Desitin 40% Zn), topical chlorine dioxide spray |
| Poison Ivy or Fire Ant | Apply DMSO directly, followed by oceanic magnesium or colloidal silver |
| Itchy Rash or Unknown Bite | Montana Yew Tip Oil mixed with DMSO |
🧰 Final Thoughts: Build Your First-Aid Bug Kit
Bug season doesn’t have to bite back. Prepare a natural Insect First Aid Kit with:
- DMSO (99.999%)
- Wayne Rowland’s Silver Water 3 ppm (other colloidal silvers: 10–20 ppm)
- 2-Part Chlorine Dioxide Kit (Part 1 + Part 2)
- Oceanic Magnesium Chloride
- Lugol’s Iodine 6.6%
- Montana Yew Tip Oil
- Pascalite Clay
- Zinc oxide paste or Desitin 40%
Whether you’re hiking, farming, or just sitting on the back porch, you’ll have powerful tools at your side to neutralize stings, bites, and venom naturally.
🐜 Nature bites. But now you can bite back—with compassion, consciousness, and confidence.