What are some home remedies for demodex and scabies on humans?
Hi,
Walmart (maybe online too) carries Scabisil, 10% sulfur. This should kill mites. It is easier to go to the doctor and tell him you bought some old clothes and now have to deal with scabies. The doctor will give you pyrethrin ointment to put on twice per day and for everyone else in the house as well.
Blessings,
Robyn
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For some time I have had a slight rash. It got bad enough to warrant a trip to the doctor. I found out that I had scabies. After countless shots and creams I still have the rash. Any good home remedies would be helpful.
I feel a little uneasy posting this. But whenever I have had ringworm or scabies, I have washed the areas with diluted bleach, then treated it with the cream.
Be careful to avoid broken skin or get around the eyes.
I don't know if it would work for your problem, but I have found white vinegar useful in reducing itching.
My daughter was told by a family doctor that she had scabies and was given treatment that didn't work. Turns out, after a trip to the dermatologist, she does not have scabies, but a condition that simply required a change in bathing products. Wish I'd taken her to the dermatologist in the first place.
I also had the problem continue to recur. What Dr. neglected to tell me was to bomb the house. Bugs are in your bedsheets, etc and you'll need to bomb the house & wash sheets in hot water to get rid of the bugs.
We went through this when our daughter was in grade school. We bombed, we fogged, we sprayed and used Rx treatments to no avail. Our of desperation I washed everything in hot water & added vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser. I also used topical Tee Tree Oil and it cleared it up nicely.
Use over the counter lice shampoo and cover your whole body after your bath then next morning shower it off. One treatment should be all it takes. Of course all bedding must be washed also.
My son had scabies when he was a teenager. The prescription medication did not work for him. A friend that is an RN told him to do this. Wash all over and use a buff puff, then rub alcohol on the area.
You may be getting reinfected.Do you have a dog?
You have to wash everything in very hot water.Any clothes that you have worn, too Good Luck
How do you get rid of scabies?
By Cynthia M.
That's something that you would want to go see a doctor about.
Yes - go to the doctor! These are so contagious! I caught them from a girl at school who got them from her dog, I didn't even have that much contact with her and none with her dog. There is a cream that you use to kill them, it's by no means natural but they will spread like wildfire on you and to others if you don't.
I think I have scabies; there red small bites over my body. I have been to four dermatologists and they dismiss me. I itch like crazy and used permethrin cream twice, but I am still getting bitten. Please help.
By Sandi
What do you mean, "they dismiss you"? Do they not see the bites? Do they not think they are scabies? If you have used an approved scabies treatment, and the bites/rash/itch still remains, it is likely not scabies.
