best thing for chigger bites

[dragonsdaddy]

Chigger Rid !!! works great. If you can't find any use clear fingernail polish. You have to make sure you put it on every bite or you will have more the next day.

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[BvR]

A belt sander

lol

might try bleach also

[FWHUNTR]

Wife's fingernails!

[TMoe]

By the time it itches the chiggers are long gone. Clear finger nail polish won't do anything. I have no idea about head and shoulders. Bleach in a tub works great if you have been in an area that may have had chiggers but again once you itch it is game over.

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[Little Long]

clear finger nail polish always did the trick for me

[lodgepole]

http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/avoid-outdoor-pests/chiggers

Some good info here.

[chancito1]

We hunt a refuge down south chiggers are horrible we have always used clear finger nail polish I would swear by it.

[LennyWayne]

Honest answer?? There is nothing you can do.

When chiggers bite you, they release an enzyme that acts like "meat tenderizer" (the cells of your skin are effectively dying for 5-7 days), and the itch is actually an auto-response to what would be PAIN if it was a larger area that was injected with the same enzyme.

[Oleman]

Just plain old mud. Helps alot.

[txarcher]

bleach

This!!!

[Gtownhunter]

just rub it on them or do you have to shower in it?

Put a lot on your hands and scrub your legs up good. Let it set for about 5 min an then rinse it off. It will kill them and the cool menthol will really ease the irritation.

[lungbuster1956]

clear fingernail polish

[Stuck]

Honest answer?? There is nothing you can do.

When chiggers bite you, they release an enzyme that acts like "meat tenderizer" (the cells of your skin are effectively dying for 5-7 days), and the itch is actually an auto-response to what would be PAIN if it was a larger area that was injected with the same enzyme.

^^^^^There you go. Best thing to do is spray your legs and boots heavy with Off before going in the woods. Only trick I know and hate it when I forget it.

[Riceguy]

I've used Campho-Phenique (find it in the medicine aisle - green and yellow box) and dip some q-tips into it and do that for a couple of days and it has worked well. I've also heard lamp oil/ petroleum works, but I'm not interested in letting that seep into my skin.

[Chad C]

Don't use bleach...


Salt add water, make a paste and gently rub down the effected areas... If you have them really bad go get a cortisone shot!