CHIGGERS

Natural Cures for Chiggers - More Than Home Remedies

When you have been "chigged," take a shower first then try one of the following cures for chiggers.

Rub pure castor oil on your skin.

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.

If you want to use an over-the-counter medicine for the pain, use Ibuprofen or Aspirin. Tylenol will help with pain, but not as much as the others since it does nothing for swelling, which makes pain worse.

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