Remember clove oil is toxic and over use or use on broken skin can make you very sick. I have used it on "the crazy itches" and on gauze for dental pain. It has a anesthetic affect, similar to Bonjella but stronger.
I have found my Aloe Vera plant very effective (not the creams). Cut an outer leaf, use a blade or vegie pealer to remove the spikey sides, peal the inner side of the leaf with your fingers. A gooey sticky gunk will reveal itself. Try not to touch it (if on fingers, it slides everywhere,) but put the whole leaf gunk side on the itch and firmly bandage it in place.
Your skin will absorb the gunk and the leaf will dry out. If still itchy, replace with a freash leaf. Leaves do not regrow, so use the entire leaf until you need another, or seal it in something airtight and refrigerate the unpealed part of the leaf for later use. It will have a 2-3 day fridge life. Applied cold (not frozen) is instant relief.
Your skin may turn white, but once the Aloe is stopped, your skin will return to 'normal' colour after a day or two uncovered. The Aloe leaf will only work where you put it. The gunk is is not like cream you can spread.
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Remember clove oil is toxic and over use or use on broken skin can make you very sick. I have used it on "the crazy itches" and on gauze for dental pain. It has a anesthetic affect, similar to Bonjella but stronger.
I have found my Aloe Vera plant very effective (not the creams). Cut an outer leaf, use a blade or vegie pealer to remove the spikey sides, peal the inner side of the leaf with your fingers. A gooey sticky gunk will reveal itself. Try not to touch it (if on fingers, it slides everywhere,) but put the whole leaf gunk side on the itch and firmly bandage it in place.
Your skin will absorb the gunk and the leaf will dry out. If still itchy, replace with a freash leaf. Leaves do not regrow, so use the entire leaf until you need another, or seal it in something airtight and refrigerate the unpealed part of the leaf for later use. It will have a 2-3 day fridge life. Applied cold (not frozen) is instant relief.
Your skin may turn white, but once the Aloe is stopped, your skin will return to 'normal' colour after a day or two uncovered. The Aloe leaf will only work where you put it. The gunk is is not like cream you can spread.
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