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Re: [RC] poison oak and other itchies-CHEAP remedy - Jo Ann KnightMy friend who lives in Chigger country just told me that they use fingernail polish on the welt where the chigger is and it kills them, smothers them or something and it goes away . I don't know if this is "healthy" to put fingernail polish on skin, but they have done it for years. Anyone else know of this "remedy"? Jo Ann -------Original Message------- From: Sharlene Roberts-Caudle Date: 09/19/05 08:18:54 To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] poison oak and other itchies-CHEAP remedy In Missouri once my husband and I got badly bitten by chiggers and affected by poison ivy at the same time. It was August, and if you can imagine the horror of two sweaty itchy people trying to sleep and snarling at one another! I think that I heard this on the radio, or maybe the student health center. . . . If you use a handheld shower to spray water, as hot as you can stand it, on the itchy parts until the itchy is gone, you will get about 8 hours of relief. The hot water activates the histimine (the cause of the feeling of itch) and uses it all up. It takes about 8 hours for the body to activate enough to itch again. It does work, on any itch I've ever had. Sharlene =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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