Rode some very over grown singletrack yesterday. Legs looked awful yesterday with scratches and nettle stings and are still stinging/itching nearly 24hours later. I need something to stop the itching before it drives me mad. What's the best tried and tested method for nettle stings and bramble cuts?
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Make it stop...
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Witchazel
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Dock Leaf for nettle stings, and Aloe Vera or Germolene for small cuts.
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Best tested method here is shin pads
Other than that Aloe vera gel seems to work for everything.
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Oatmeal milk works pretty well for a very cheap solution. Otherwise any manner of anti-sting stuff from a chemist (stingose etc) I'm sure work fine as well.
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Get a tube of WTFU cream. Works wonders. :p
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Cold water compress - soak some paper towels and then dab your legs...the cold seems to help relieve the itching without actually itching...not a long lasting fix though...
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tried aloe vera yesterday, helped a bit - took some of the welts down anyway. will try to get some witchhazel from the chemist at lunch for rest.
*scratches legs like mad - still debating whether the singletrack was worth the pain!!
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Get the gel if you can d/girl. Smells nice in a wierd kinda way too..
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They're just stings - not very bad ones at that.
MTFU is not appropriate in this case. Its GTFU.
HTH.
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MTFU cream wont work.
Try WTFU DermaTat, it has added Proretinolplumpingcollagenical Peach extract and 75% of women became noticeably less Jey after just 10 days use (Survey size of 12 women)
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LOL @ Stoner...
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i actually quite enjoy the feeling of nettle stings. Makes one feel ALIVE!
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scienceofficer, how do you know they aren't that bad - have you been looking at my legs this morning?!
don't think its the stings that are bad, its the cuts, which look fetching in my skirt today!
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sorry, it has to be done...
this thread is useless without pics...
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"don't think its the stings that are bad, its the cuts, which look fetching in my skirt today!"
Yep I think the STW collective should be the judge of that...
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Lol @ stoner.
I find spitting on your finger and then rubbing that into the sting is a good temporary fix. not much you can do about the scratches other than wear them with pride though
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Dab them with vinegar.
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I think Charlie the bikemonger has some tips on nettle stings.
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Anthisan. Bite/sting cream, available from Boots etc.
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Anthisan for bites/stings plus an antihistamine can help.
If the main problem is the scratches/cuts get some germolene on them - same kinda stuff as Savlon, but has a local anaesthetic in it too. If you use it regular (few times a day) it helps them heal quicker too, as I found a couple of weeks ago on a large gouge I took out of my arm.
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Just hurt yourself properly - you'll completely forget about the minor scratches. How about separating your shoulder - that stings a bit. Or take a chip out of your shin with an spd.
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I'll tell you what doesn't work...ammonium based fertilizer, damn that stuff makes bramble cuts sting!
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