Ok ive tried fingernail polish and a few anti-itch creams and still fighting these chiggers! Does anyone know of anything else i can try!!!
Doug
Heard they are bad this year.
I don't recommend this but a buddy of mine once brushed his legs with polyurethane ???
you do not have a chigger in the bite area as most people think, they leave a nasty enzyme under the skin when they bite you. I know this sounds crazy but heat is the only thing i have found that will stop the itch. you can light a match and hold it as close and as long as you can over the bite area be carefull not to burn yourself, the itch will stop. or you can sit in a tub of hot water add some tide laundry detergent and it will heat the water up some more. nuts but it works
A cup of Clorox bleach in your bath water will help dry the bites out.
Quote from: barry on September 05, 2012, 06:03:36 PM
Heard they are bad this year.
I don't recommend this but a buddy of mine once brushed his legs with polyurethane ???
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Barry.. since im a floor sander i think i can find some polyurethene but not going to try that!!!
Doug
Quote from: Big Timber on September 05, 2012, 07:35:05 PM
A cup of Clorox bleach in your bath water will help dry the bites out.
I've done this myself and it always seemed to work.
Go to Wal-Mart pharmacy and ask for Chigger X..it will help.
Remember the only thing smaller than a redbug is the trash that gets in his eye.
A sulphur bath they can't take. It is advisable to spray pants legs,boots,and rear area if you sit on the ground. Clear fingernail polish over each bite still takes about three days. The clorox SOLUTION bath as mentioned earlier works pretty well for me.
Quote from: Big Timber on September 05, 2012, 07:35:05 PM
A cup of Clorox bleach in your bath water will help dry the bites out.
^^^^^^^ This, and I've just made a bleach solution with water and sponged over the bite areas.
God Bless,
David B.
If you catch then soon enough put preparation h on them. You have to put it on them as soon as they start to show up or it will not work.
Quote from: Big Timber on September 05, 2012, 07:35:05 PM
A cup of Clorox bleach in your bath water will help dry the bites out.
:agreed: This is what I did when I was in the Marines and stationed at Camp Lejeune. We did not have bath tubs so I applied it directly to my skin in the shower and let it sit for a minute before rinsing it off. Be advised that if you have been digging it, the clorox will sting a little. Good luck.
CHIGGER RID, works good for me.
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Treat your clothes with permanone!! Won't help this batch but it won't happen again!!
In about 2 weeks they will stop itching.