Spent the weekend in Lancelin and I seem to have been mobbed by Punkies.
Anyone got some tips on relieving the itch? It's intense

Owen, all the creams I tried recently worked for a couple of hours and wore off. Best I found was SooV, it has a local anaesthetic in it.
The only thing that truly helped was an antihistamine.

ice - as in frozen water. temporary, but as good as anything else. Large areas are a problem.

aus301 said...

You will laugh, but rectonol works well to relieve the itch.

We got put onto it when our son was born to help a baby with any mossie bites etc, the anesthetic of the stuff works well and helps relieve for a few hours. I used to go with SooV as well, but have since used this stuff and I thought it worked a bit better.

A sandfly bite to the freckle is not something I would like to witness............

Itch Eze gives a couple hours relief. I use to get smashed by sand flies in Mackay. Worked a lot better than Soov for me. Little yellow tube.

Stop them biting in the first place.
Mix rum and sand together,
Rub on skin.
The little blighters get pissed and throw rocks at each other.

kato said...

Hot water,as hot as you can handle. It breaks down the toxin,similar to stingray,s

yep this works for all marine stings.

Yeah Mark I reckon I got about that many on one leg! It's funny how they only get you on your lower leg. I'm never rigging there again.
And hey thanks heaps everyone for your suggestions.
They are seriously the most intense and frustrating itch I have ever experienced.
Last night I woke at 3am and was scratching so hard I almost started a fire.
The only thing I could think of was fill the bath up with hot water and sit in it.
Yes it worked and I was able to go back to bed.
After dinner tonight I couldn't hold back for another second and went ape ** on both my legs until they were red raw.
I filled the bath up with hot water and once again I have relief.
My wife reckons I need to go to the chemist and get some Polaramine and calamine lotion.
If I can't sleep through tonight I'm definately off to the chemist.

Can you tell us where you rigged so we don't go there?

This is the best way to take your mind off any ailments, from broken arms to sandfly bites..