[OS Butch]

Originally Posted by justkim

Jo, stop using the Benadryl. You need to wash that stuff off, it is a oil and you are just spreading it. I had it once while living in Oregon. If you have a rite aid or some kind of pharmacy type store, they can help you. I can't remember the name of the stuff I used, but it dried it out pretty fast. Found it, Ivarest or anything like that. You can also try some calomine lotion. But you really need to find one of the foam cleaners to remove the oil... I am by no means a doctor, I hope someone else can come in and offer you up other ways to treat it. Good luck and keep us posted.

Just to pass on if anyone else runs into this. A friend of mine said to use a baking soda paste...I didn't have baking soda in the house but I did have baking powder and well, I dunno if there is a difference, but the itching has really been reduced!