Rub gold on a sty, sties

A traditional home remedy to deal with sties is to rub the sty with a piece of gold. A ring or similar. Apparently it works well.

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18K GOLD ONLY Comments By: Chey

Apparently it only works well if the jewellery is 18k or higher.

This is so amazing Comments By: Kiwi

I had a stye which was quite uncomfortable, even when blinking. It had developed a pimple like head so I thought it was well past the gold ring stage. I always thought it was an 'old wives tale' but I rubbed it with a gold ring (admittedly it was 18 carat) and the next day it had gone right down and I virtually couldn't see it at all. I repeated this a few times during the day and the next day it was almost like I had never had a stye. I thoroughly recommend this...I was blown away!

try it, it cant do any harm Comments By: Dan

My (medically trained) mother has always used a 18k gold ring to rid us of styes, if you feel any discomfort around the eye before you know its a stye, rub the area thoroughly, and it will never even appear.

14KT gold seems to work Comments By: ejpike

My mother always had me rub her 14KT white gold wedding ring on my eyelid if I complained of any discomfort that indicated the possible beginnings of a sty, and the symptoms always went away.

Silver Comments By: Rianna

I was always told it had to be a silver ring and wash it then rub on the sty for 15 minutes a couple times then it's gone in a day or two.

seems to work Comments By: Marc

count my daughter a believer, I'm closer to believing

Moose says it works Comments By: Non-believer

My co-worker Moose proclaims the powers of the gold ring. I'm giving it a go, if this witchcraft is true I owe him a beer.

my brother says it sucks Comments By: greir barrieau

my brother has tried this and it does absolutly nothing.

If done correctly it works Comments By: jeffrey

It already hurts so you have nothing to lose. A heavy solid gold ring such as a mans wedding ring is best as long as it is gold. pull the lid up and pass the round part of the ring over the protrusion [stie] a few times,it will feel wierd. repete this a few times and use the warm compress to relieve the irritation from the stie.It doesen't take very long till its gone

Never fails Comments By: Bec

My mother has always given us this method not only does it relieve symptoms when u are rubbing a gold ring on their but the pain does not last more than 2 days if you continue to rub a gold ring on there