What’s New in 2023
Would you like to join us?
We have recently had some changes in our team, opening up space for more dedicated people to come on board.
We would like to invite people with a passion for itchgoes to join our Distribution team. Please go to our contact page, we are looking forward to hearing from you. It’s great working with a team, passionate for such a healthy and helpful product.
We wish our past team members who are exploring other roles, all the best and thank them for their time and effort in bringing more stockists to the itchgoes family.
New Stockists
itchgoes welcomes our latest Stockists
- Flowing Health, Tewantin, QLD 4565
- Rose of the Phoenix @Northey Street Market, QLD 4030
- Simply Homeopathy, Duncraig, WA 6023
itchgoes would like to welcome new Queensland Stockists
- Anima Balance, Spring Hill 4005
- Relaxation Centre, Alderley 4015
- Marine Trade Supplies, Coomera 4209
- Ironwood Cottage, Sandgate 4017
- Something about Audrey, Sandgate 4017
- Lyla Clare, Fortitude Valley 4006
- Sharti Alchemist, Wynnum 4152
- My Health Aisle, Macleay Island 4184
- BBalanced, Little Mountain 4551
itchgoes would like to welcome new Victorian Stockists
- Andrew Samson, Darley 3340
- Family Tree Health, Greensborough 3088
- The Family Apothecary, Kew 3101
- Wholistic Health Macedon Ranges, Sunbury 3429
itchgoes would like to welcome a new West Australian Stockist
- Pilbara Chiropractic Centre, Karratha 6714
itchgoes would like to welcome new New South Wales Stockists
- The Health Shop, Warriewood Square 2102
- Bodymind Holistic Healthcare, Bellingen 2454
11th Australian Homeopathic Medicine Conference
‘7 year itch topical remedy trial’
‘Would you get bitten and stung and carry on getting bitten and stung for two whole years, to assist a Homoeopath to find a natural product to soothe insect bites and stings? The people of Yamba did, whilst going about their daily lives!
Do you want to know more? The Delegates at the Australian Homeopathic Medicine Conference in Sydney wanted to. Ilma Hynson outlined the itchgoes journey to present day trials accompanied by Tamar Boas and Carol Stadelmann.
The itchgoes team inspired their audience with facts, anecdotal evidence, choice of formulas and included a couple of mile stone celebrations along the way.
itchgoes was brought up to date. ‘I am convinced that itchgoes applied topically can ease the discomfort of many skin irritations which have inflammation, swelling and itching, regardless of the culprit or cause’. Ilma said.
People love itchgoes, they love it because it is natural, easy to use and that it works (2017 Survey Results). However, because people love itchgoes, the question often asked is ‘when are you going to produce a Repellent then we won’t get bitten and stung’.
The ‘7 year itch topical remedy trial’ ended with an update on the repellent trials which have been ongoing over the past six years. The delegates were informed that the trials are to continue and now include farm animals.
Watch this space!
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Journey of itchgoes
Author: Ilma Hynson
Publication: SIMILIA - The Australian Journal of Homeopathic Medicine - Volume 29 Number 2 December 2017
This abstract highlights Ilma Hynson’s journey from an idea to the development of the itchgoes product. Customers will find the case studies and research shared in the article further affirm the product’s success. While, fellow health and homeopathic practitioners will find Ilma’s insight acts as a guide to assist others in attaining their very own goals of producing a product that can be sold to the general public. From remedy trials to product design and labelling, Ilma reflects on this journey with the utmost gratitude for her community of volunteers that supported her during the beginning stages and now benefit from the effectiveness of the product.
Survey results
A great big thank you to all who took part in the 2017 itchgoes survey. Again you have enlightened us, in the ways you use itchgoes. We would like to share a couple of innovative ways in which itchgoes has and is being used.
These answers were in response to:
What do use itchgoes for?
- To soothe burnt skin resulting from hairdressing bleach
- Use on my teenage pimples (zits, spots)
This is what you said, top 3 Answers in each category:
Why do you choose itchgoes?
- 75.6% said because it is a natural product with no nasty chemicals
- 66.7% said it works
- 46.7% said it works quickly
Who else is using your itchgoes?
- 60.5% share it with their Partner
- 71.1% share it with their Children
- 13.2% share it with their Baby
What do you use itchgoes for?
- 84.4% said skin itching from insect bites
- 64.4% said skin itching from mosquito bites
- 33.3 % said skin irritations
When do you use itchgoes?
- 75.6% said they used it at home
- 40% said they used it bushwalking
- 33.3 % said they used it at the beach
...and 33.3% said they used it while gardening
Who recommended itchgoes to you?
- 47.75% said it was recommended by their Homoeopath
- 43.4% said it was recommended by a friend
- 11.4% said a family member
Have you recommended itchgoes to others?
- 90.9 % of you said you have
The result above could have knocked us over with a feather! Thank you itchgoes users for recommending our product we are really very grateful for all your support and interaction, via our survey and social media. We will continue to produce itchgoes to heal and calm your skin naturally and keep you up dated with any other revelations we find about our product.
Backyard research into topical homeopathic medicines
Author: Ilma Hynson
Publication: Wellbeing Magazine, issue #161 - April 2016
The only topical homoeopathic medicine I had in my dispensary up until 2007 was one for sprains and strains, and if I am honest I used to forget it was there and usually dispensed the oral alternative.
All of that changed in 2007, due to the results that being achieved at our clinic, where we see people suffering from conditions subsequent to infection with Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses. (These are both notifiable diseases and sufferers will have received a diagnosis from a medical practitioner).
In 2007 trials began to find a topical homoeopathic product that would soothe mosquito and sand-fly bites. Not everyone on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales contracts a virus: however the majority of people do get bitten by mosquitoes and sand flies annually.
People of the Lower Clarence volunteered to get bitten and stung and did so for two years, until the summer of 2009 when the topical homoeopathic product went on sale to the public.
Volunteer remarks included
“I really like being on the trials, I now feel more confident when going out, even knowing the mosquitoes will be around”
“I always used to be the first person to get bitten in a social gathering and now I am one of the last” (About 25% of participants made this comment)
This homoeopathic product is now being used to treat various other skin conditions characterised by itching, inflammation and swelling.
The trials to find the topical homoeopathic insect repellent are ongoing. The data already collated is showing signs that the repellent formula may not too far away!
