what is the best way to get rid of chiggers?

Answer 1

I would first try soaking in a cool bath with 2 cups of apple cider vinegar. I would then apply a batch of baking powder with enough
apple cider vinegar to make into a paste to cover the infected areas.

To get rid of scars left from chigger bites, mix egg whites with a few drops of rosehip oil, lavender oil, wheat germ oil, and or cocoa butter mixed in a a dixie cup sized cup of apple cider vinegar when you have 30 minutes to leave it on will help lighten and heal scars.

Drink 6-8 glasses of clean water each day to give your skin the fluids it needs to heal itself.

Below are some remedies I found on the net;


When you have been "chigged" take a shower first then try these:

Rub pure castor oil on your skin. Pure odorless castor oil is available at pharmacies.

Grow the herb pennyroyal (a member of the mint family) and use the leaves by crushing them in your hands then rubbing it on your skin.

Apply a poultice of cooked and cooled oatmeal.
To ease the pain and itching of chigger bites, rub with a moist aspirin tablet
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Chiggers:

After my tip on treating the horrible itch of chiggers, Jeri Ludwig wrote in with this remedy from a friend's grandmother. Melt bacon grease in an iron skillet. Add enough regular table salt to make a paste. Use a Q-tip to dab this mixture on your chigger bites. Reportedly two treatments are enough to give you relief. And this is another great reason to store that leftover bacon grease in the refrigerator

Chiggers:

If you think mosquitoes are the bane of summer fun, you obviously haven't had a brush with chiggers yet. Chiggers are very tiny little bugs that attach to your skin and cause an enzymatic reaction that itches (in my humble opinion and with about 30 bites on my legs from picking blackberries) much, much worse than mosquito bites. The usual herbal remedies can apply, such as lavender oil or plantain leaves in a poultice. I used a combination of remedies. First I soaked in an oatmeal bath for ten to 20 minutes (twice a day), then I patted off carefully and applied a baking powder and ammonia poultice to each bite to keep the itching down. Camphor can also be used if you don't want little white circles of paste all over your legs. After three full days, much of the itching will be gone, although I would advise continuing with the baths for a few extra days so you don't itch at night.
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Find what works for you but vinegar and baking powder are good natural stuff like the other suggestions and are not toxic to your body.

Yah Bless

Answer 2

If you mean under your skin clear nail polish suffocates them. In your yard and house use bug bombs ...