Scabies --Causes and Cures
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September 29, 2009
By Susan Callahan, Health Editor and Staff of
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Scabies is a skin infection caused by insects called mites. The
side effects are intense, almost unbearable itching and , in
come cases, pain.
Because scabies is an insect infestation under your skin, to
cure scabies you must kill the insects. For this reason, the
most effective treatments for scabies are in essence special
insectacides.
Here, based on research and tips from other Moms, are the
best treatments and natural remedies for scabies:
1. Permethrin. Permethrin is an insecticide which is designed
to be applied to the surface of your skin. Permethrin is a
synthesized version of a natural insecticide called pyrethrum,
an extract from chrysanthemum flowers. This extract from
chrysanthemum flowers has been used as an insecticide for
over 100 years. About 20 years ago, researchers figured
out how to create a synthesized version of the
chrysanthemum insectidicide that would be suitable for use
by humans to fight lice and scabies. The resulting
experiments produced permethrin.
To treat scabies, you apply Permethrin all over every inch of
your skin, except the face. You must leave it on for 12 to 16
hours in order to thoroughly kill the insects. After 2 days,
you may have to re-apply the treatment. The second
application may be necessary because some if the insects
which are killed by the initial application can lay eggs under
your skin, and the new hatchlings can then simply re-infect
your skin.
You have to use the correct permethrin concentration or the
treatment will not work. A 2000 study from the Department
of Dermatology at the Cumberland Infirmary in the the Uk
has found many cases in which people have treated
themselves with an over-the-counter scabies products with
1% permethrin with little to no relief from their symptoms.
They were subsequently treated with a 5% permethrin
solution and their scabies disappeared.
According to the British study, lotions and other solutions
with a 5% Permethrin concentration treatments (such as
Elimite or a Lyclear cream with 5% permetrhin in the label)
result in successful elimination of scabies after a single
application in over 90% of cases, with the remaining cases
needing a second application to successfully rid the body of
scabies.
So, remember, if you are going to use Permethrin to treat
scabies, use a 5% concentration. The 1% permethrin
concentrations (such as Lyclear rinse in the US or Nix in the
US) are usually successful for head lice but not for scabies.
2. Malathion. Malathion is an insecticide which is used in
Europe and the US. A recent study by George Washington
University Medical Center found that malathion is an
effective alternative to permethrin for scabies and head lice,
in those cases where scabies has become resistant to the 5%
permethrinsultions. Malathion is marketed under various
names such as Derbac-M, Seton Scholl in the UK and, as a
treatment for head lice, as Ovide in the US.
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