Jess's Chigger Legs

Jess and Andrew played frisbee in high grass with a group of kids in Villa Flor, only to realize later that their permethrin-treated pants had not ben enough to stave off hungry insects. After several restless nights of itching and hundreds of tiny blisters, we were offered the traditional remedy of rubbing a toronja (like a lime) on the bites, causing an intense burning feeling, then washing it off. Seems to work...

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[ApocalypzeX]

Most of this shit isn't true. Chiggers do NOT burrow under your skin and suck blood. They are a type of Mite that digs in the skin a little and feeds off of skin cells. They leave behind a type of saliva that decays the skin and they are able to eat it. When they leave your body, THAT IS WHEN THEY ITCH. you dont feel shit while they are in there.

BEST way to help with itching is Hot water which lasts about 3 to 4 hours. Anti itch doesn't really do shit

[mnpd007]

Few pests have so many false remedies as chiggers. They do not burrow into your skin; they spit a caustic saliva which dissolves the tissue, then they lap up the resultant soup. The meal takes about 2-hours, and by the time the first itch appears the chigger is long gone. No remedy works... see the doctor and get a prednisone treatment or be prepared to scratch miserably for a full month. Prevention? Tie a kerosene soaked rag around each ankle and wrist.

[chickenbuttlolhaha]

@toyu17 You just have to wait... it sucks, i know but you just have to wait it out, and don't scratch unless you want scars.. Take hot baths to soothe the itching but other than that theres no way to help.

[toyu17]

@BusyBeingFabulous bet you're never going to to no woods again.i've never had these freaks on me till now i'm thinking the gov must of release them in my area.i cant believe there's no cure for bastards but suffer....you didn't smoke bomb your house?

[BusyBeingFabulous]

@toyu17 Oh, sorry i meant it is all over my legs. I used everything I read about but it took long time to heal. I had them in August and they were completely gone in late October. I used lemon to scrub them then wash with luke warm water. I used vinager and it burns for little then it feels so good. Use vinager, lemon, epsom salt ( i soaked in epsom salt with hottest water i could handle every single night and it helped brining the saliva out ). You can use mouth wash it has cooling effect.

[toyu17]

@thewhitecosmiclight these f_cken bastards tortured u for 5 months.omg, there is no hope for me.i tried bombing my place n notin.i have never had a worser insect bite than these bastards....i can't go on this long with these demons.

[toyu17]

@BusyBeingFabulous its all over for you but i've been suffering for a week n they won't go away help how u got rid of them???

[toyu17]

@chickenbuttlolhaha how you got rid of them cuz it seems they want go away???i had it for abt a week now.

[toyu17]

chiggers are the worst especially if you have them in your home than ur Fupt

[tvekelectric]

Nail polish suffocates them. cover the area and ta da!

[HmongGuitarPlayer]

Smash or grind up some red chili pepper,put in a small bowl.add half a cup of lemon or lime juice to it plus three table spoon of salt,mix it up real good.rub that shiet on those spot all over than scream like hell for five minute.promise it will work.repeat if needed.Hmong cure for chigger bite.

[DIOSpeedDemon]

Try my chigger and any small critter biting relief remedy on my channel, I hope it helps because it works 100% OF THE TIME. RH DSD