>>2422065>>2421450Ironically enough, I've found heat to be the best treatment when I have chigger bites. High heat, though. Like not quite giving yourself first-degree burns, but still very hot. Maybe the same idea as
>>2421557What I do is put a pot of water on to boil, and once it's getting those small bubbles forming on the bottom of the pot, turn it off and stick the end of a metal spoon under the water for 10-15 seconds. Then put the convex side of the spoon onto the bite, trying to only have skin contact on the bite and not the surrounding skin. I don't hold it directly against the bite at first, though, otherwise at that temperature it probably would cause burns. Start with light, rapid tapping, pausing for a second if the heat starts to get painful, then as the spoon cools a bit/the bite heats up, progress to slower taps where you leave the spoon in contact for longer, until eventually the spoon is cool enough to press it against the bite continuously without pain from the heat. It's not a quick treatment, since you have to do that for like 3-5 minutes on every single bite, but at least for me they don't itch for a day or 2 after, when I then repeat the treatment, and it also seems to speed recovery. I usually combine that technique with some hydrocortizone cream applied at the end as well.
