How to stop itching fast - Trick Your Brain!

How to stop itching fast: Heat from a hot hair dryer (set on high) used as close to the skin as possible can stop severe itching anywhere on the body: your head, scalp, arms, legs, fingers, crotch, butt, toes, athletes foot, jock itch, feet, nipples, vagina, anal area, anus, etc.

The same way that a pin-prick of pain near an itchy point on the body will counteract the itch sensation, heat and momentary localized pain from a hot hairdryer has the same instantaneous effect to stop itching immediately. Pain immediately counters and neutralizes the itch by signaling the brain that something more important is going on. The body recognizes pain as a more important warning signal, so the brain focuses on the pain and ignores the itch. Distracting the brain with momentary pain is an excellent way to end an itch.

The pain ends the itch, because the enzymes are destroyed by the high heat of the hot hair dryer. Itching is caused by enzyme activity at the cellular level of the body. The enzymes that cause us itching, and discomfort can be neutralized with enough HEAT to generate one second of pain. Anything is better than itching. Would you rather itch all day or say "ouch" once and be done with it?

How it works: Applying heat (just like when cooking food) destroys enzyme activity by burning it out. By destroying the enzymes the itching ceases instantly.

An example is when a mosquito bites its victim with its needle-like mouthparts, it injects a liquid containing its digestive enzymes and anti-coagulants. The proteins in this liquid are the cause of the allergic reaction and the itch. The body responds by releasing histamines. Histamine is released into the synapses and triggers an inflammatory reddening and wheal response.

Many types of enzymes exist in the body and each type has a specific function. Enzymes are proteins made by cells in our bodies and are specialized proteins that do work such as biological nerve signaling to the brain with an itch.

This works on all bug bites like fleas and bees (even chiggers), poison ivy, poison sumac, poison oak, from camping etc. It may even work on chronic conditions like dermatitis, seborrhea, psoriasis, and eczema. You should try it and discuss the results with your doctor or dermatologist.

In the case of poison ivy or other plants, Urushiol (pentadecylacatechol) triggers an allergic reaction when it comes into contact with skin. This is a form of contact dermatitis. Specifically, "allergic contact dermatitis" is a form of hypersensitivity mediated by white blood cells sensitized by the contact of the resin urushiol to the skin.

I discovered it 15 years ago after getting a bad case of poison ivy. Since then I have used it on everything that itches. Think of this video the next time you itch. It's one of the best working homeopathic remedies that I know of. It's simple to prove it to yourself with just a hot hair-dryer.

The science behind itching: You would think that such a universally experienced sensation like Pruritus (itching) and scratching would be well understood by now, but its still very much understood. Scratching temporarily relieves isolated itches, however, scratching can intensify itching and even cause further damage to the skin, called the "itch-scratch-itch cycle".

Pruritus or itching is caused by invading enzymes such as from a bug bite which causes the body to release Histamines, which triggers the inflammatory response in the body's unmyelinated C-polymodal neuron fiber receptors. When the body senses a foreign substance, called an antigen, the immune system is triggered.

The central chemical involved in itching is histamine, a molecule released by mast cells in the skin. Histamine is the chemical that causes the itch and reddening wheal when bitten by insects. The more you scratch, the more histamine is produced. Scratching very hard causes pain to temporarily ease the itch, but it also damages the skin and leaves it open to infection from staphylococcus or streptococcus (impetigo).

Acute itching serves as a protective function, while chronic itching is can be a miserable nuisance with severe underlying medical conditions. Acute itching responds well to antihistamines, while chronic itch does not. Chronic itch, which does not respond to antihistamines, can be caused by more than 50 underlying diseases and conditions (including kidney disease, eczema, shingles and HIV), and is estimated to plague as many as 1 out of 10 people.

Antipruritics and antihistamines such as topical corticosteroids like hydrocortisone topical creams, including Benadryl, menthol and phenol are effective for acute itching. (The best treatment of all for itching as discussed here is to use a HOT HAIR DRYER)

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[jjjjjager98]

it makes it itchyer

[inventorr77]

@jjjjjager98 If your comment is for real then you didn't follow the instructions. I am only responding because itching sucks and I don't want you to suffer. With the hairdryer as hot as it will go, and as close to your skin as possible, the itching will transition from your normal itching, to more intense itching, to PAIN after about 5 SECONDS. Try again...

[exxtreem23]

Im still itchy all over! That didnt work for me.

[inventorr77]

@exxtreem23 If you still itch then you didn't do it right. DO IT AGAIN on HIGH and wait until you must say OUCH! You can not have itch and pain at the same time. The pain metabolizes the itch enzyme.

[VampirateBloodR8]

Aouch !! How to spell the right Ouch, auch, och aaoouucchh !!??

[inventorr77]

@VampirateBloodR8 - So you want to know how to spell ouch? OUCH! I hope you are glad to get rid of your itching? You never told me, but I already know that a one-second of "ouch" is better than hours of itching. Enjoy!

[awsomeman192]

WAy to go asshole I burnt my testicles

[jjjblu]

you got some hairy arms for a chick then.

[armandoglz23]

@cmcjoshua the itching went away in 2 days:)

[cmcjoshua]

@armandoglz23 This didn't work for me, I've been itching for a year now and I went yesterday and got Carmex Healing Cream. Carmex makes incredible lip balm. I can't believe I'm better. If the blow dryer didn't work for you, try the cream. Lotions clog pores and make the itching ultimately worse, unless you just have a dry skin issue.

[cmcjoshua]

HEY, THIS DOESN'T WORK if you're itching for real! Plus it kills your skin cells! TRY >>Carmex Healing Cream!!!<< I tried it and I'm cured! Good luck to everyone itching! I hated it and I have scars from scratching so much, but I got this stuff and I can't believe I am better. All of the scratch marks and scabs and stuff are disappearing and fast! I hope this helps everyone!

[cmcjoshua]

@exxtreem23 I had the same problem. I can't believe I finally found something that works for me and I want everyone to know because I have heard it all and tried all of the moisturizers! They don't work!!! >Try Carmex Healing Cream.< Carmex makes lip balm. I'm cured. I hope this helps! :D

[cmcjoshua]

@jjjjjager98 I agree! Plus, that kills your skin cells! Try Carmex Healing Cream! Carmex makes lip balm. I found out yesterday that they make it and I went and got some and I can't believe the difference! Good Luck!

[armandoglz23]

i just got to work so i have to wait 9 hours to try this-.-

[JStrezz]

This will only help culture the bacteria that can be causing your itch

[xParadoxCinema]

did you punch yourself in face at 0:18? :L or press 7 :L

[1980january1]

@1980january1

Ok, I have reassessed and 3-4 inches is how close I get with my dryer & I move it away when it just begins to burn, which is also when it becomes the most itchy or intense! This is so effective at stopping itching. You CAN do the same thing with a washcloth, damp, heated in a microwave, being careful not to burn yourself from the steam! Press the heat into the itchy spot making it itch intensely. When you no longer can get an itchy response, you have succeeded! Dryer is easier!

[1980january1]

@1980january1

I have to hold my hair dryer about 6-8 inches away, waving it quickly back and forth, to prevent burning the very tender areas of raw flesh, but once the itch receptor FIRES (itches very intensely, very close to the burn threshold) you go to the next area nearby that itches! You MUST cover EVERY ITCH RECEPTOR with high heat close to burning pain to make it ITCH INTENSELY which basically burns out the itch for a long while, hours!