Please I Need Help with Chigger Bites

Hi, I've been an RN for 35 yrs. , so we have little secrets for stuff. On private areas, Vagisil works!(Get extra strengh with aloe)Makes sense, right?? Stops burning & itching! My daughter has horrible reactions to bites & has always worked. (Benadryl, too, 1/2 to 1 tab, depending on weight)Worth a try!

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Your poor daughter!! You could try aveeno oatmeal bath or other aveeno products. I hope this helps!!

C.,

I sell Avon and The ORIGINAL SSS Bath Oil "prevents" chigger and misquito bites better than the insect repellent. Go to www.youravon.com to order from an erep if you do not already have one.

There is over the counter stuff you can try to treat it though like calamine lotion.

Hope she feels better soon My son has eczema not fun watching them itch and in pain over something that is hard to control.
A.

Topical Benadryl in a thin layer. I wouldn't reccommend any Benadryl during wake hours and try to use it minimally but it is very effective. I like the idea of topical because I figure it effects less other unaffected systems of the body.
Fingernail polish and vicks may not be good if she's really young but they work well if she's old enough.

Hey C.,
We have always put clear fingernail polish over the bites, this sufficates them and stops the itching.
Hope this helps.
Michelle

There's a specific over the counter ointment for chigger bites that dries them up within a day. Unfortunately I'm at work and don't know the name, but it can be found at Wal-Mart/Target, etc and it's a small white container (about 2 inches tall) and has a red lid. It can be found with the other anti-itch type medicines.

Good luck!
J.

Hi C.,

I found this website that has some answers:

http://www.healthcentral.com/peoplespharmacy/408/60929.html

I use Melaleuca oil or Mela gel in my 3 years old and works miracles! But I am not sure where can you find that since I am a customer of a health and wellness club company and I get it through them only (Customer direct company like Costco or San's club) but on the internet, you need a membership to buy here. May be you can find it somewhere else, it is olso called tea tree oil.

Hope it helps,

M. Abadie
www.MyKidsFirst.com

BENADRYL at bedtime! Just ask the pharmacist to formulate it for her weight. My kiddos, and myself, have a horrible time with mosquitos. Even using sprays! So I have resorted to the Benadryl at bedtime for my 3 yr old this week. She has a very large bite on the arch of her foot and woke me up Monday night itching and complaining about it. It will take just a couple of nights to get thru the worst of the itching.

Paint the bites with clear fingernail polish. This will suffocate the chiggers and they will die. The fingrnail polish itself will wear off in time (as it's not made for skin) so there's no need to remove it.

I've been out of town so sorry for late response, but for future reference Aveeno with oatmeal bath wash (They sell it in a baby wash or adult) helps or just putting oatmeal in the bath water works too! It's just a little messy.

C.,

Try a cream called "Chiggerex". I found it at Wal Mart and it comes in a small white jar with a red top. It's good for any kind of insect bite and it does a great job relieving the itching. I had heard about the clear nail polish remedy, but from what I have read about the chiggers, they fall off the body right after they bite, so I don't think the nail polish is doing anything to the bug itself.

Good luck. I went thru this a few weeks ago and I know how miserable one can be. Take care.

J. B.
Paola, KS.

Hello, I use this for my boys. Clear fingernail polish. It really works. It's stink at first but it stop the itch. If you don't want to do that this is ChigerX, Spelling might not be right. AT wal-mart. It also works very good too. I hope this help.

Hello C.,
I've heard putting vick's vapor rub on chigger bites makes them go away very quickly. Apparently the chiggers don't like the active ingredient vick's. Good Luck,
S.

There's medicine called Chiggerex and Chigarid. I love both but i think Chigarid is better because it dries like a polish. Chiggerex is an ointment so can wipe off. I agree Newskin works wonders with all kinds of bites too. Chigarid you have to asks specifically for because it's beind the pharmacy counter. Hope this info helps you.