The itching usually lasts up to 1 hour. Make sure not to put it on your eyes, lips, and your nose.
The rose method (a.k.a. "Romeo and Juliet" method).
- Get a rose. Put it in a dark, dry area so it will die quicker.When the rose dies, a small green round fruit-like formation grows in the middle of it. Once the rose dies, remove this small fruit-like formation.
- Take a knife and cut it into two halves.There will be cotton like stuff in the two half's.
- Take a toothpick and remove this cotton-like stuff (scientifically, it is called cythilicus).Don't touch it with your bare hands.Place it in a small cup.
- Place this small cup next to the boiling water cup so it can absorb the steam of the boiling water and become fluffier. Don't let any water touch the cotton-like stuff.
- Don't place it in the microwave or it won't work. It needs to absorb the steam. Once it becomes fluffy(after 10-15 minutes next to the boiling water cup), place the cup of cythilicus under the sun.
Things You'll Need
- Rose
- One cup of boiling water
- Knife
- toothpick
- Bowl
- Sunlight
Maple seed method (not as powerful)
In early fall, maple trees shed little brown helicopter-like seedpods that some people call "whirligigs." The pods are green when they're immature (spring and summer) and turn brown as they ripen. When they're dry enough, they fall from the trees with a graceful, spiral motion. The same tiny, hair-like slivers are in the bag of itching powder cover the seedpod To remove the slivers from the whirlygigs, follow this process:
Step 1
Place a sheet of white paper (or a paper towel) on a flat surface.
Step 2
Hold a maple seed in each hand, grasping the "propeller" end between thumb and forefinger.
Step 3
Let the seed pod end hang down towards the paper.
Step 4
Now rub the seed pods against each other over the sheet of paper and notice that the sliver-y hairs that coat the seed pods will loosen and fall to the paper.
Step 5
Do this with a few dozen seeds and the result is a teaspoon of slivers, which is the ingredient of the commercially available itching powder. A little goes a long way!
Step 6
You could also try scraping the hairs off with a razor blade, but the rubbing method described above works best. Not only do you have to worry about scraping away too much of the seedpod itself, you risked cutting up your fingers with the sharp blade. The simplest methods are often the best.
Step 7
The catalog say to pour a small amount of itching powder down the victim's back and he/she will be scratching for quite some time.
Step 8
It would be a good idea to store your itching powder in a resealable bag or envelope. The more the sliver-like hairs dry, the better your "powder" should be.
Things You'll Need
- Maple tree seeds
- white papery surface
- envelope or resealable bag
- razor blade (optional for alternate method)
Warnings
- This is serious stuff. Do not put it on anyone's eyes or lips or anywhere internal. It is especially uncomfortable under the arm pits. Do not use on anyone you love, just people you really hate
