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Adriana · May 9, 2016

Reviving this thread... Found chiggers all over one of our wooden railings next the house (20+ feet away from foliage, etc). Wound up with intense itchy spots on knees, ankles and shoulders. Benadryl helped me sleep, but woke up scratching, just took a hot bath with epsom salts, baking soda and two bubble baths (one with eucalyptus and mint, the other with lavender). Followed up with hard scrubbing of skin with loofah, then lavendar skin lotion after drying off.

RELIEF! If it starts itching again I'll try the flea soap!

EDIT - I think what we have might be Oak Mites, not chiggers, but end result is the same.

May 9, 2016	#42
Adriana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Georgia Posts: 99	Reviving this thread... Found chiggers all over one of our wooden railings next the house (20+ feet away from foliage, etc). Wound up with intense itchy spots on knees, ankles and shoulders. Benadryl helped me sleep, but woke up scratching, just took a hot bath with epsom salts, baking soda and two bubble baths (one with eucalyptus and mint, the other with lavender). Followed up with hard scrubbing of skin with loofah, then lavendar skin lotion after drying off. RELIEF! If it starts itching again I'll try the flea soap! EDIT - I think what we have might be Oak Mites, not chiggers, but end result is the same. __________________ Adriana Gutierrez Last edited by Adriana; May 9, 2016 at 06:53 AM.