Just noticed this topic on a closed thread and wanted to contribute something that works for me.
Take a plain bandaid and strap it over the center of the bite. Then drip a few drops of undiluted clorox into the bandaid to wet the cloth strip and repeat with more clorox if it starts itching again. I've also used 12% hydrogen Peroxide (same method of application) and that works fine also.
For me the itching stops almost immediately.
Not sure why bleach works but suspect it dissolves/neutralizes the toxin/venom so it can be rapidly absorbed and expelled from the body.The 12% H202 will give a mild chemical burn evidenced by the skin turning white but it really works fast to kill the itch.
If you want to see what the chigger looks like and have fence lizards (Eastern Swifts) in your area, catch a lizard and check under that flap of skin in the ear area and you'll see them stacked up in there by the dozen's.
If you catch the chigger before it drops off you can see it in the center of the bite with a 10X or higher magnifyng glass.It is a bright crimson red color.
A repellant that works pretty well is to spray your shoes and from the knees down with WD-40. I just spray it into my hand and apply to neck and exposed areas to repel deer flies and skeeters.
For poison ivy pick up some pure liquid DMSO from your vet or health food store. I like to scratch open the blisters and run some hot soapy water over the affected area until the itching turns to hurting then cover the affected area with a bandage soaked in the DMSO. Itching goes really fast and skin heals in days rather than weeks.
Take a plain bandaid and strap it over the center of the bite. Then drip a few drops of undiluted clorox into the bandaid to wet the cloth strip and repeat with more clorox if it starts itching again. I've also used 12% hydrogen Peroxide (same method of application) and that works fine also.
For me the itching stops almost immediately.
Not sure why bleach works but suspect it dissolves/neutralizes the toxin/venom so it can be rapidly absorbed and expelled from the body.The 12% H202 will give a mild chemical burn evidenced by the skin turning white but it really works fast to kill the itch.
If you want to see what the chigger looks like and have fence lizards (Eastern Swifts) in your area, catch a lizard and check under that flap of skin in the ear area and you'll see them stacked up in there by the dozen's.
If you catch the chigger before it drops off you can see it in the center of the bite with a 10X or higher magnifyng glass.It is a bright crimson red color.
A repellant that works pretty well is to spray your shoes and from the knees down with WD-40. I just spray it into my hand and apply to neck and exposed areas to repel deer flies and skeeters.
For poison ivy pick up some pure liquid DMSO from your vet or health food store. I like to scratch open the blisters and run some hot soapy water over the affected area until the itching turns to hurting then cover the affected area with a bandage soaked in the DMSO. Itching goes really fast and skin heals in days rather than weeks.
