Whats the best thing to cure the itch from chigger bites??
Question: what can i use to curethe itch of my sons chigger bites
Answers: scratch until no more itching.
i second the nail polish- it won't cure the bite, but it'll keep out some air and definitely help with itching.
clear nail polish works wonders. I know from personal experience. The polish sufficates the chigger, and the itch stops.
There's a product called After-Bite that is meant to stop the pain and itching. I know it's everywhere, but I saw it in Bed Bath & Beyond, yesterday. I THINK the main ingredient was ammonia. (!) But it works. It looks like a pen.
CHIGGER-X you can get it at walmart!!! BEST STUFF EVER. Either that, or just try not to scratch it.
Clear nailpolish... just a drop on the bite will make it stop itching and allow it to heal.
You are gonna laugh but I swear it works. Take you thumb nail and make an X in each bite, then wet a bar of soap and rub over them. Just let the soap dry on them, don't rinse it off.
rubbing alcohol- it's cheap and you can rub it all over the affected area.
Have you tried melalucca (sp?) or tea tree oil? Works on bee stings and sunburns. . . you never know.
benadryl!
TEA TREE OIL
Man! I hate chiggers. I went fishing and both legs were covered in chigger bites. I tried the nail polish and that absolutely did not work for me. When you use polish to smother them, they burrow further. What I finally did was, I know this is gross, but I got a neddle and started opening the bites and squeezing them out. Be sure that you get UNDERNEATH. That was years ago and unless you have a high tolerance for pain I would grab a bottle of Tequila as well. For mosquito and wasp bites/stings, ammonia bleach works if put on quickly after bite. I would try that first. Also, Benadryl is an antihistamine. Chiggers itch because they are burrowing underneath the skin's surface, not becasue they are releasing histamine. Thankfully, I have not had chigger bites in close to 20 years. Good luck to you. Sleep as much as you can so that you don't know that you are itching.
Nothing much for immediate relief but if you put nail polish over the area it will suffocate them. Good luck.I had them yrs ago and was covered on my entire right side before I knew to put nail polish on the area. UPDATE: I've seen some of the answers.Nothing topical will work other than nail polish. Chiggers are tiny spiders that burrow under the skin,lay eggs and continue the cycle.They WILL spread if not killed.The only way is to suffocate them.
(Salt water) take about 5 pinches of salt and mix it with water. Its one of my familys secrets
i agree with the drop of nail polish. actually, it kills the chigger, but the itch won't stop until tomorrow or so. benadryl will help til then
fingernail polish.
Calomine lotion or another zinc based ointment
my grandad always said a bath in kerosene was the best. But I am not sure if that is practical.
Answers: scratch until no more itching.
i second the nail polish- it won't cure the bite, but it'll keep out some air and definitely help with itching.
clear nail polish works wonders. I know from personal experience. The polish sufficates the chigger, and the itch stops.
There's a product called After-Bite that is meant to stop the pain and itching. I know it's everywhere, but I saw it in Bed Bath & Beyond, yesterday. I THINK the main ingredient was ammonia. (!) But it works. It looks like a pen.
CHIGGER-X you can get it at walmart!!! BEST STUFF EVER. Either that, or just try not to scratch it.
Clear nailpolish... just a drop on the bite will make it stop itching and allow it to heal.
You are gonna laugh but I swear it works. Take you thumb nail and make an X in each bite, then wet a bar of soap and rub over them. Just let the soap dry on them, don't rinse it off.
rubbing alcohol- it's cheap and you can rub it all over the affected area.
Have you tried melalucca (sp?) or tea tree oil? Works on bee stings and sunburns. . . you never know.
benadryl!
TEA TREE OIL
Man! I hate chiggers. I went fishing and both legs were covered in chigger bites. I tried the nail polish and that absolutely did not work for me. When you use polish to smother them, they burrow further. What I finally did was, I know this is gross, but I got a neddle and started opening the bites and squeezing them out. Be sure that you get UNDERNEATH. That was years ago and unless you have a high tolerance for pain I would grab a bottle of Tequila as well. For mosquito and wasp bites/stings, ammonia bleach works if put on quickly after bite. I would try that first. Also, Benadryl is an antihistamine. Chiggers itch because they are burrowing underneath the skin's surface, not becasue they are releasing histamine. Thankfully, I have not had chigger bites in close to 20 years. Good luck to you. Sleep as much as you can so that you don't know that you are itching.
Nothing much for immediate relief but if you put nail polish over the area it will suffocate them. Good luck.I had them yrs ago and was covered on my entire right side before I knew to put nail polish on the area. UPDATE: I've seen some of the answers.Nothing topical will work other than nail polish. Chiggers are tiny spiders that burrow under the skin,lay eggs and continue the cycle.They WILL spread if not killed.The only way is to suffocate them.
(Salt water) take about 5 pinches of salt and mix it with water. Its one of my familys secrets
i agree with the drop of nail polish. actually, it kills the chigger, but the itch won't stop until tomorrow or so. benadryl will help til then
fingernail polish.
Calomine lotion or another zinc based ointment
my grandad always said a bath in kerosene was the best. But I am not sure if that is practical.
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