How to stop the itch of chigger bites?

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06-10-2010, 06:35 PM

#61

sheron

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If you can find some homemade lye soap it will stop the itch. It will also keep bugs from bitting you. A friend gave me some a few weeks ago and it worked.

Good Luck
Sheron

06-10-2010, 06:47 PM

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Tallulah

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts

Is the word chigger a general term for insect bites??
Sue, who grew up in the city :D

When I was a child, we called them "Red Bugs."

06-10-2010, 06:52 PM

#63

Tallulah

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Originally Posted by elizabeth

My husband puts Windex soaked paper towels on chigger bites. There is also an OTC cream called "Chigger Stop", or something like that. It does have the word "Chigger" in the name

There is a cream called "Chiggerex." It smells good and helps until you forget and start scratching and get the bites stirred up again. =-)

06-10-2010, 08:36 PM

#64

Debra Mc

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They also like to get in nice warm places like your waist or under your boobies or creases of your legs. Pure hell. Tea tree oil is a life saver for them as well nail polish.

06-10-2010, 08:51 PM

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Debra Mc

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Originally Posted by quiltstodo

http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
Here is a link that tells all about the chigger and what it does. I hope this helps clear things up for those who have never experienced the itching of a chigger bite.

I just read this. Totally blows away everything I learned as a child.

06-10-2010, 11:01 PM

#66

BARES

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When I lived in Indy we dotted the places with clear nail polish. It suffocated the little buggers and stayed on until we had had a couple of baths. They stopped their squirming and making us itch.

06-11-2010, 03:48 AM

#67

jcrilley

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itch like mad for about 2 weeks and it will go away. Seriously, we found an ointment at Walmart for treatment of chiggers - it helped some.

06-11-2010, 04:46 AM

#68

Simpleq

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Quote:

Originally Posted by elizabeth

My husband puts Windex soaked paper towels on chigger bites. There is also an OTC cream called "Chigger Stop", or something like that. It does have the word "Chigger" in the name

I used some stuff called Chiggerex Plus - a white cream. It feels great, but still takes the *#*!! bites/bumps at least a week to stop itching. I'm going to try the nail polish. North Carolina must have a "Welcome" sign for them. Thanks for your question!

06-11-2010, 04:47 AM

#69

liblueeyes

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clear nail polish

06-11-2010, 12:49 PM

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Merrilin

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Put some clear finger nail Polish on them. My dad is from Ga and that was what my mom use to do to us. And my dad got them all over his behind from using a leaf while we was camping. Ouch..... For a month.