chiggers

[Guest rich mc]

anyone have a special recipe for the bites. ihave used bleach and nail polish. i picked them up when working on the spillway barrier sunday, only about 80 by my knees, waist and elbow forearm areas . rich

[tjtroester]

all right, guys, don't laugh! preparationH will reduce the welt and relieve the itching of the chigger bite. don't get it in your eyes. spirit of champhor will dry up the welt similarly. spirit of champhor is hard to find these days. timothy

[Guest rich mc]

i did laugh at first. but if it works who cares . i can see it now a few tubes of it in the tackle boxes at the blowout. thank you rich

[asherman]

I used to get gnawed badly by chiggers when I went to Boy Scout camp in the Ozarks, but I have not run into them much around here. Clear nail polish and cortisone cream ought to help.

[Kev-mo]

You can find more info online but basically the chiggers use an enzyme to dissolve the skin and then feed on the solution. By the time you start to itch or take a shower the chiggers are gone or will be knocked off by itching/showering. You basically need to treat it as any other insect bite or open wound, something for the itching, swelling and something to prevent infection.

 

Bleach and nail polish, not a good idea as both probably killed more healthy skin cells or cells fighting the infection. I like pH idea. I also wonder how tea tree oil might work as that has anti bacterial properties and assume it would be somewhat soothing.

 

Good luck, absolutley hate the things best prevention is long pants, long shirt and plenty of bug spray.

[Guest rich mc]

a friend that lives in arizona used to get them alot he says cayenne pepper around the socks is the best prevention. and listerine helps with the bites. i have used mela gel with tea tree oil but it didnt do much, works great on sunburn. richmc