Scabies

I used straight laundry bleach on my skin-- it stung-- but it drew out the little critters.

I put about one half inch deep of full strength laundry bleach in a plastic pan (11 x 14 inches), in the tub, and then i stepped into the bleach, undressed. Next i rubbed the bleach into small areas of my skin--as it dried, it felt as though grains of sand came out of my skin----these are the crusted scabies at the nymph stage-- . As larvae--they live under the skin for 2-3 days, then in the nymph stage, they enter into a hair follicle to stay on the surface of the skin. The grains of sand feeling is the nymphs coming up from the hair follicles. Eventually i rubbed them out all over my entire body-- and then showered off. I will repeat this every day-- felt no movement at night. Reapplied a second treatment of the permethrin cream--the cream seemed to only work on the adults-- not the nymphs or larvae-- but the bleach seemed to kill the nymphs. Will leave cream on for 24 hours-- rather than the recommended 8-14 hours-- to really kill all viable adults-- will wash with bleach for at least two weeks--until the 21 day life cycle is broken. This process stung-- but i really want to kill these obnoxious critters.

I am no doctor... but I was able to cure myself and keep it from the rest of my family with aggressive natural treatment and strict, strict cleanliness. I can't say for sure what or if this regimen will work for every person... I can only share with you what helped me.

I got this, "thanks" to a family member that must have shared it with me when I hugged them goodbye, who I later found out had this (and that's all I did was hug him! But he was pretty eaten up with it, we later discovered). It's embarrassing to tell people you have this, because of the stigma typically associated with it. I did not want to go to the doctor with this and fortunately I was able to treat from home. Don't listen to people who say flat out "It will not work." It's your body... do what you think is best.

1) Aggressive cleanliness. Wash things you use DAILY. Clean jeans, shirts, bed sheets, pillowcases. I washed everything fresh, every morning, before I used them during the day. EVERYTHING.

2) Wash your hands thoroughly with hot water, soap, sanitizer after scratching because SCRATCHING WILL TRANSFER THE MITE OTHER PLACES ON YOUR BODY! Try to scratch with toilet tissue if you can, then throw away.

3) Keep the areas covered if at all possible, using long sleeved shirts, jeans/pants, long nightgowns or pajamas with long sleeves, to prevent giving it to your loved ones.

4) Tea tree oil... tea tree oil... tea tree oil. YES this is highly effective! I had scabies for a few weeks before I realized what it was... but once I started using tea tree oil, it was gone in two weeks.

Apply it with every itch... at night before bed... during the night (since you will probably be up scratching)... etc. Yes it is a bit strong, but it will dry up and KILL OUT the mites. If the skin becomes dry, simple moisturizer over a few days will take care of it. This is what I did. I used a deep moisturizer after the mites were gone and within a couple days my skin returned to normal.

5) Coconut and Olive oils. I am an aromatherapist and found that for me personally, by mixing about 3/4 cup of combined coconut and olive oils (bought from the grocery store and then I mixed here at home) as a base in a small jar, bottle, or cup... then using an eyedropper, about five to seven drops of tea tree oil (we buy ours at wal mart in the vitamin department, 2 oz for $8) and five drops of lavender (make sure first that you are not allergic to any of these ingredients) this makes a wonderful natural medicine for the scabies areas. I did not have orange or peppermint oils but I recommend a drop or two of each as well. I personally used the mixture several times a day when the itching got severe.

6) Wash with RID lice shampoo in the same manner as if using for body lice. Do the follow up treatment in a week (and if you're really worried about it, do another a week later. I only did two treatments.) While it will not kill what is under the skin (that's what the tea tree is for!), it will help kill whatever is *on* the skin. It is not as strong as the doctor-prescribed pyremethrin treatment (and therefore somewhat safer... read some of the side effects of that stuff!) but it will help, is readily available over the counter, and much *much* cheaper.

As a side note... have everyone in your home wash with it too, when you do, just like a lice treatment, and wash everyone's clothes and bedsheets daily too, separate from yours. Always wash in hot water, soap, and dry on a hot setting.

7) The other thing I did that helped greatly during the day with itching and also drying up the places was Medicated Baby Powder by Johnson and Johnson, with Aloe, E, and Zinc Oxide (yellow & white bottle). I would sprinkle this quite liberally wherever I itched, and even (I know it sounds funny but it worked) in my pants legs, as I had some terrible spots on the insides of my legs and on my waist. While it did not heal the problem by itself (I was doing this before the tea tree) it did help make life bearable. The tea tree though was what started the healing process, for me.

I am (happily and gratefully) scabie free and thankfully did not spread it to my loved ones.

Again, I am not a doctor & cannot/will not presume to tell you this as medical advice or a for-sure treatment. This is not medical advice. This is just me, sharing with you, what worked in my situation. If there is anything helpful here then I'm glad to share what I have found worked for me.

Many people spend months trying home remedies like tea tree oil, boras, sulfur, etc. Unfortunately, no home remedies for scabies work. And while you are wasting time using them, your scabies infection will worsen. It is important to start effective treatment immediately before the condition worsens. You need to use a safe and effective treatment, not a home remedy that won't help.

scabies is a skin infection that is caused by a type of mite. It is very contagious. Scabies mites burrow, or tunnel, under the outer layer of skin. This produces pimple-like irritations known as the scabies rash. Avoid having sexual intercourse,until treatment is complete.

The mites are about the size of a pinhead, are nearly transparent, and usually cannot be seen. These mites lay eggs under the skin and feed on blood.

SEE YOUR DOCTOR,DERMATOLOGIST OR THE SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN YOUR AREA .

I disagree that home remedies don't work for scabies - they do. My son had scabies all over, we still don't know where he got it. He was in Prep at the time and can only assume that he picked it up there. It was a real nightmare getting rid of it. At first, we didn't go about it the right way and only treated him. The second time around we did get it right though and treated everyone and cleaned and treated the whole house.

It is so time consuming to get it right, but you need to put the work in or else they will be back.

I've read several inquiries online from people desperately seeking relief as they experience an unusual deep nerve penetrating itch after a sunburn.

My family has experienced this for three generations and when we finally found this soulution we try to let others know.

For intense-deep-i'm going crazy-sunburn itch ....get PEPPERMINT OIL. Be careful not to buy peppermint extract. You can find PEPPERMINT OIL in health food stores and natural foods stores. There are some pharmacists who know about this and carry it as well...not many though.

Rub the oil directly on the affected area until all of the surface is covered. If you can't reach...for back burns, have someone else apply thorougly.

The hands of whoever applies it will feel the cooling affect of the oil even after they wash their hands. It feels fine, not painful in anyway. AVOID any contact with eyes, mouth or nose however as they will be irritated by the oil.

This is the ONLY thing that works nearly instantly and permanently with this deep nerve sunburn itch that some people experience. One application is all that is necessary as Peppermint oil is pretty potent. Please try this. I know the insanity you are feeling if you are going through this right now.

Again I'm talking about unusually intensedeep nerve itching, not regular peeling skin itch that most people experience post sunburn. This deeper, intense almost pinching itch begins usually one or two days following a burn and those who experience it feel as though they are going crazy as it's intensity is nearly unbearable.

Things to avoid that only make this itch worse...don't apply any lotion or other oils. This includes pure aloe vera which seems to just dry it more. Standing under a cool shower spray can help as long as you are in it while you wait for someone to buy the PEPPERMINT OIL. Anyone who has gone through this knows that any relief brought by the spray of water goes away as soon as you get out of the shower and start to dry the itch returns.

PEPPERMINT OIL WILL remove the itch.

Just writing about this always makes me remember the insane feeling of experiencing this and makes me hopeful others will find this in time to find relief.

Once you've used it IT WILL WORK. You'll want to keep the oil on hand and avoid at all costs exposing yourself to the sun again like that in the future. We know two things about it...if you've experienced it once you are vulnerable to it happening again, and, it seems to be a genetic thing. About half of my family members have experienced it once, two of them twice. We don't risk it anymore. It is sure nice to know what to do about it though.

I research this quite a lot to see if other's have found this solution. I did see a few posts that have indicated that gold balm medicated powder has worked for some relief too. I haven't tried that (and don't intend to EVER be in the position to need to), but it's worth writing about any real relief as this is such a crazy thing to experience with no relief.

ock itch is usually less severe than other tinea infections. If it's not treated, though, it can last for weeks or months. Symptoms of jock itch include:

• a circular, red, raised rash with elevated edges
• itching, chafing, or burning in the groin, thigh, or anal area
• skin redness in the groin, thigh, or anal area
• flaking, peeling, or cracking skin