How to stop the itch of chigger bites?
06-09-2010, 07:16 AM
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They are like the Spanish Nettle that burns and itches. My mother inlaw told me once when we were berry pickin to pee onit !!! Ammonia, huh? Well, I put clear polish onit. Smothered and it wears off and you can't see it. Good Luck,
Blessings,
Ruth (ps, man-o-war stings are like that. you can use ammonia on it and we kept it in our first aid kit on the boat)
Blessings,
Ruth (ps, man-o-war stings are like that. you can use ammonia on it and we kept it in our first aid kit on the boat)
06-09-2010, 07:19 AM
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Grandma put bacon grease on them,
Mom used clear fingernail polish,
I use After Bite from Walmart.
Grandpa got stung many, many times when he ran into a bee/wasp/hornet? nest while bailing hay. Right before he passed out he told the young men helping him to pack him in mud from the river that ran by the field. By the time the doctor got there he was awake and talking. The cool of the mud takes down the swelling and the drying pulls out the stingers.
Mom used clear fingernail polish,
I use After Bite from Walmart.
Grandpa got stung many, many times when he ran into a bee/wasp/hornet? nest while bailing hay. Right before he passed out he told the young men helping him to pack him in mud from the river that ran by the field. By the time the doctor got there he was awake and talking. The cool of the mud takes down the swelling and the drying pulls out the stingers.
06-09-2010, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dsb38327
Starve them for air. I have used nail polish and vinegar (one or the other). :D Sure feels good to scratch them but we know we are not supposed to do that.
06-09-2010, 07:46 AM
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I knew it was something like nail polish but couldn't remember. You would think after being raised on the farm I would remember but thanks for all the advice. Will go and put some on right now. Those little buggers got right thru the jeans.
06-09-2010, 08:04 AM
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A bath in baking soda helped my son after a camping trip - he was covered in them. They are tenny tiny insects, and contrary to belief they do not burrow, they bite, get a blood meal, and leave. They concentrate at the edges of shirts , shorts, pants, socks. The itching can last for days and days.
OTC hydrocortisone helps.
OTC hydrocortisone helps.
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