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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 531417" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sure sounds like chiggers. Clear nail polish will smother them and is what the entomologists at the university use on themselves and their families.</p><p></p><p>Have you seen the After Bite sticks at the pharmacy? They are a HUGE help with the itchng and welts. A big chigger problem is that you scratch and the welts get bigger and more open to infection. Around here the AfterBite things are just called Bite Sticks because they look like a fat pen but have a dauber top to apply the contents. Here is a link to them on amazon so you can see what it looks like: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tender-After-Bite-Itch-Eraser/dp/B001G7QRC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336828158&sr=8-1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Tender-After-Bite-Itch-Eraser/dp/B001G7QRC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336828158&sr=8-1</a></p><p></p><p>Being very cheap, I didn't think the $3 or more price tag was that great for half an ounce of stuff. So I started reading the packages. then I just got infuriated. The active ingredient thaat works so well on the itching that the company can charge $48 for 8 ounces???</p><p></p><p></p><p>Is ammonia. </p><p></p><p>Yup. Ammonia that you use on windows, laundry, floors, and a zillion other cleaning projects. Read the label yourself. </p><p></p><p>I bought a small spray bottle for $1.50 that holds 4 ounces and I labelled it and filled it with 1/2 ammonia and 1/2 water (eyeballed the half, didn't measure) and it WORKS!!! It doesn't hurt skin (and we have incredibly sensitive skin), it hasn't damaged clothing, and it doesn't leak the way some of the bite sticks have.</p><p></p><p>yes, I sound like a lunatic when I say to put ammonia on a bug bite. I first thought it was as stupid as when a neighbor told me to take a bath with 1 cup of bleach in it to get rid of a sunburn - "to get the red out, ya know!". Having asked the entomologists, seems ammonia for bug bites is an old home remedy. The ones I know use it for all types of bites - anything itchy.</p><p></p><p>If you get the ammonia on BEFORE you scratch, it will help you avoid welts. </p><p></p><p>PLEASE watch the bites and welts. Benadryl is a good thing to help with welts and swelling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 531417, member: 1233"] It sure sounds like chiggers. Clear nail polish will smother them and is what the entomologists at the university use on themselves and their families. Have you seen the After Bite sticks at the pharmacy? They are a HUGE help with the itchng and welts. A big chigger problem is that you scratch and the welts get bigger and more open to infection. Around here the AfterBite things are just called Bite Sticks because they look like a fat pen but have a dauber top to apply the contents. Here is a link to them on amazon so you can see what it looks like: [url]http://www.amazon.com/Tender-After-Bite-Itch-Eraser/dp/B001G7QRC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336828158&sr=8-1[/url] Being very cheap, I didn't think the $3 or more price tag was that great for half an ounce of stuff. So I started reading the packages. then I just got infuriated. The active ingredient thaat works so well on the itching that the company can charge $48 for 8 ounces??? Is ammonia. Yup. Ammonia that you use on windows, laundry, floors, and a zillion other cleaning projects. Read the label yourself. I bought a small spray bottle for $1.50 that holds 4 ounces and I labelled it and filled it with 1/2 ammonia and 1/2 water (eyeballed the half, didn't measure) and it WORKS!!! It doesn't hurt skin (and we have incredibly sensitive skin), it hasn't damaged clothing, and it doesn't leak the way some of the bite sticks have. yes, I sound like a lunatic when I say to put ammonia on a bug bite. I first thought it was as stupid as when a neighbor told me to take a bath with 1 cup of bleach in it to get rid of a sunburn - "to get the red out, ya know!". Having asked the entomologists, seems ammonia for bug bites is an old home remedy. The ones I know use it for all types of bites - anything itchy. If you get the ammonia on BEFORE you scratch, it will help you avoid welts. PLEASE watch the bites and welts. Benadryl is a good thing to help with welts and swelling. [/QUOTE]
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