Thread: chiggers

A shower seems to have little affect on removing them. as mentioned, for privates nail polish other areas, tape or chlorine bath. I know a tree arborist, he says in during chigger/tick season after work each day he grabs a cold beverage and takes a soak in his chlorinated hot tub. He claims that it helps for both redbugs and ticks.

Back in the day on the farm we used rubbing alcohol to get rid of them but if you've scratched them raw it burns like you know what

If you are feeling the itch, the chiggers have already fed and dropped off. All you can do is treat the itch. The bleach bath helps. Benedryl has helped.

Chiggarex and Benadryl until the symptoms disappear.

Originally Posted by chillinfish

Chiggarex and Benadryl until the symptoms disappear.

Also After bite or After the bite (can't remember for sure) but will look when I get home, we keep it in the medicine cabinet, works well.

After Bite. I think the active ingredient is ammonia.

Can't imagine what it would be like to be in a bleach bath. Egads...

How does one get chiggers in their netherregions???

Originally Posted by BFG

Can't imagine what it would be like to be in a bleach bath. Egads...

How does one get chiggers in their netherregions???

oh they'll find their way there

Heck when I was a kid under 10 i kept them on my sack and straw,white flower heads are loaded with them,mytholaid and macuracrom burnt like you cant believe,then nail polish

Originally Posted by BFG

Can't imagine what it would be like to be in a bleach bath. Egads...

How does one get chiggers in their netherregions???

From what I read, even though chiggers are tiny they can crawl the length of a persons body in about 15 minutes. They are also small enough to work their way through the gaps in most woven fabrics. Wear shorts on a hot day and you've just made it that much easier for the chiggers to make a meal of your nethers...