Q. I’ve had chigger bites three times now. I used clear nail polish on the bites, and it immediately took the itch away by suffocating the chiggers. This definitely works!
A. Dermatologists have long maintained that nail polish is worthless, since chiggers don’t actually burrow into the skin.
But we have learned that these invisible critters can remain attached to a person’s skin for days. During that time, they inject irritating enzymes that can trigger a severe inflammatory reaction…