Relief from those little bugger's bites
We had a bird nest just outside our bedroom window where we could watch the progression of two newly born Morning Doves. It was fun but they made quite a mess so I decided to take down the now vacant nest and clean the place up. Little did I know that the nest was full of chiggers and within a few hours of the cleanup, I started to scratch. My wife who came out and watched also started to scratch at about the same time.
Long story short, welts appeared indicating that we both were unsuspecting victims of these voracious little pests. Smaller than a human hair, these little guys love to bite you and put their saliva into your cells where it turns them into a highly edible feast, sort of like adding your favorite condiment to your favorite food. After the damage is done and the belly is full, these pesky predators drop off and seek someplace to go have more of themselves like your carpets, clothing, bed linens, and car seats and two weeks or so later they reappear as if by magic starting the cycle once again.
I digress here since many of you may believe that once these welts start itching, they have burrowed into your skin and this is false. Once the itching begins, they are long gone but their saliva condiment remains and this is what itches the begeezes for sometimes weeks thereafter.
Warm showers soothes the itching but this Chigarid stuff really keeps your mind off of the bites while your body heals them [I am personally struggling with one nasty one on the side of my leg weeks after]. Some put on nail polish to remind you not to scratch but this stuff adds a bit more in the way of medicine and feels great.
Well that's it folks, give this stuff a try and pardon me while I go finish sterilizing my sheets, pillows, comforter, and bed pad. You know something? I really don't like chiggers!
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