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Chiggers
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:39 am
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:39 am
went scouting at the WMA with the family this weekend...we are all ate up with chigger bites...any OB suggestions for relieving the itch?...its been years since I got "chiggers"...lol
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Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:41 am to SthGADawg
A cup of Clorox in a bath. Soak for about 15 min. and they will be gone.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:42 am to SthGADawg
I was bit up a few weeks ago...and I that crap itched more as it was healing...good luck.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:42 am to SthGADawg
That sucks. Worst itch ever. The only thing that works for me is chigger x. You have to apply it every hour or so.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:47 am to SCwTiger
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SCwTiger
you serious clark?
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:48 am to crimsonsaint
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chigger x
I will be googling this
eta: says that Walgreens carries it...thanks
This post was edited on 8/10/15 at 11:49 am
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:50 am to SthGADawg
quote:Just what I've done for 40 yrs., and I've had a lot of redbugs on me.
you serious clark?
Of course they don't quit itching instantly, but it gets rid of them so the healing can start.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:57 am to SCwTiger
ok...thanks...might try
Posted on 8/10/15 at 12:05 pm to SthGADawg
quote:
Chiggers
You can't say that on here. It's insect Americans.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 12:09 pm to SthGADawg
Chiggers are actually a juvenile trombiculidae, and contrary to popular belief, do not burrow into the skin. The itch is from a feeding tube that is created by an enzyme they inject. They feed on the rotting tissue, this is called stylostome. The old clorox in the bathtub thing is sort of an old wives tale. Suffocating or otherwise killing the chigger by way of bleach, nail polish, or whatever else is just a myth. The reason a the clorox in the bath one comes up so often is because a cool bath does reduce the inflammation caused by the stylostome. Reduced inflammation = reduced itching.
Oral antihistamines, Calamine lotion and corticosteroid creams will help with the itching.
Oral antihistamines, Calamine lotion and corticosteroid creams will help with the itching.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 12:13 pm to Barf
Yeah by the time the itching has started the chiggers are long gone. The itch comes from your skin healing.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 12:50 pm to SthGADawg
In the future, you may want to avoid the areas the chiggers usually live. I learned many years ago, the dry overgrown ditch banks and road sides next to the woods are usually where I get them. In the actual woods - not so much. Since then, I am careful around these areas, dont stand around in those areas, etc, and have avoided chiggers for years, still get a few ticks now and then, but they are going to be almost anywhere.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 1:17 pm to SCwTiger
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A cup of Clorox in a bath. Soak for about 15 min. and they will be gone.
Pine Sol will also work.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 1:19 pm to SthGADawg
5 parts bleach, 1 part water. Scratch the shite out of them. If it breaks the skin that works. I actually recommend doing that. Use a cotton ball to apply it. Go to Wal-Mart or any drug store and get a product called Chig-a-rid. After the bleach dries put it on.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 1:20 pm to SthGADawg
I got ate up with chiggers recently and what relieved the itching the best for me was either a dip or rinse of the area with water as hot as I could stand. Usually after a hot dip/rinse the itchiness would disappear for several hours. That and swimming. I've read the nail polish thing works because eliminating air exposure from the itching area keeps the area from itching. That's why taking a dip in water relieves the itching
Posted on 8/10/15 at 1:25 pm to SCwTiger
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A cup of Clorox in a bath. Soak for about 15 min. and they will be gone.
I do the same thing and it works great. You kinda smell funny for a day or so...
Posted on 8/10/15 at 1:28 pm to Barf
quote:(I hit caps lock again, and again, i am too lazy to retype)Science bASED OR NOT, THE FACT IS, i WOULD ITCH THOSE LESS, SO EVEN IT'S PLACEBO, I ENDED UP WITH FEWER SORES FROM EXCESSIVE SCRATCHING.
nail polish
Posted on 8/10/15 at 2:30 pm to SthGADawg
I concur with his recommendation. I also use it for bad cases of poison ivy.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 2:32 pm to Tdot_RiverDawg
thanks to all!!
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