Chiggers BAD! Need help

[JackFlash]

Clorox. Immediate relief and kills them.

[AntlerCollector]

Do you like Michelob Ultra?

Yep. I switched to it when I wanted to lose weight

[JackFlash]

Take the hottest bath or shower you can stand for instant relief. It will only last a couple hours but it will relieve the itching.

This too!!

[elkbowhunter]

Yep. I switched to it when I wanted to lose weight

I had a nice ice cold Michelob Ultra the other day....hit the spot!

[tsu1998]

Feel your pain! They ate me up this weekend as well. I usually spray my boots and pants down with DEET but forgot. I use ChiggerX and it seems to get the itching under control.

[Smart]

Clorox. Immediate relief and kills them.

Kills what?

[ultrastealth]

just ordered a bottle of 100mg capsules. You take 3 of these prior to going outdoors?

I HATE CHIGGERS!!

yep

[elkbowhunter]

Just don't scratch. Watch some Kung Fu episodes. Mind over pain.

[Dirtymike]

Here is what I do: scratch the hide off! Then douse with rubbing alcohol. Done.

yep, scratch it till it bleeds, scab forms and then heals. The minor pain from a tiny wound is nothing compared to 1-2 weeks of agonizing itching!!!

Aloe also helps the healing process.

[tbgascorer]

Take three B1 pills prior to going outdoors and you won't get chiggers or ticks. My physician turned me onto this years ago, and it works without fail. It will last all day or until you shower. I realize that there will be skeptics, but just try it and you will be amazed at how well it works.

Did he tell you why it works? I have not heard of this and curious. Label says take 1 per day with a meal? Nothing happens if you take three?

[Jaybo31]

buy sulfur soap, or use some 90% rubbing alcohol, another thing is to use nail polish and cover the bites, it will suffocate them. i liked using the alcohol better

the chigger doesnt always leave that fast, they dig and bury eggs in your skin, if you cover it with nail polish, it does the trick, it just suffocates them and the eggs will not hatch.

Clean the area really good and put clear nail polish over them, kills them off pretty quick, no oxygen gets to them.

[JackFlash]

Kills what?

ok, just read up and got edumucated.............kills nothing cause its already gone, but.........it dang sure helps the itch!

[Pistol]

Do not use bleach- it can cause chemical burns especially in open wounds.
I like to use Absorbine Linament; it is an antispetic plus the menthol cools the inflammation.
As bad as you've got them I would go to the doc ASAP and get a steriod shot; in the meantime, take plenty of benedryl.

[ultrastealth]

Did he tell you why it works? I have not heard of this and curious. Label says take 1 per day with a meal? Nothing happens if you take three?

B-1 is a water soluble vitamin, so it is very difficult to reach a toxic level. The excess is excreted through urine and your skin, which is why it works. It is one of the few vitamins (B7 also) that has a sulfur atom in it, so it likely gives off an odor that insects and arthropods don't like. Since my family and I started using it, we've gotten not a single chigger or tick. Our ranch is full of both, so I know for a fact that it works. The gnats were horrible last weekend, and they bothered me far less than my son, who refused to take the B-1. I haven't tried it on mosquitos, but it supposedly works to some extent on them too.

[JackFlash]

Do not use bleach- it can cause chemical burns especially in open wounds.
I like to use Absorbine Linament; it is an antispetic plus the menthol cools the inflammation.
As bad as you've got them I would go to the doc ASAP and get a steriod shot; in the meantime, take plenty of benedryl.

I suppose it can, but I have done this at least 10 times over the years and it worked like a charm for me. Very hot showers also provided relief. I never had any chemical burns but I did get immediate relief from the insane itching. I tried everything else before this to. No cream or anything worked like the bleach did. I know it sounds harsh, but I guess it depends on how bad you want relief.