Natural Treatment for Scabies
April 16, 2009
Scabies is a skin infection and it is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei. The result of this infection is terrific itching and sometimes small blisters appear on the skin tone forming pus inside. It is highly contagious skin disease and it is better to avoid all kind of contact and sharing of the personal belongings with the scabies affected person at least for 10-15 days.
It is wise to contact skin specialist at the first occurrence of the body rash and blisters. The home cure treatment of scabies are not reliable and successful every time , however, in most the cases home remedies provide comfort from itching problem but cannot eliminate the infection from skin tone, so prescribed antibiotic medicines are need to be consumed as per the advice of the doctor.
Smearing neem oil or tea tree oil helps comfort itching of this skin disease. However the use of tea tree oil need to avoided unless it is very severe itching discomfort. In case you opt for tea tree oil better to use it with some carrier oils and not individually on skin tone.
A mixture of petroleum jelly and sulfur in 1:9 proportions needs to be made and should be smeared on the entire body of the affected patient.
This treatment need to be continued for successive three days and after seven days you should use this ointment once again on your body.[ those who have sulfur allergy must not attempt this remedy]. This home remedy is safe for pregnant ladies and for children, however, before using this you should once contact your doctor.
Scabies spreads promptly, so it is advised that all the house members should use the treatment of scabies in minor ways. The curtains and carpets need to be cleaned for every three days and the vacuum bag should be burnt with the dust.
The regular usable should be washed regularly in warm water and strong detergent and preferably be sun dried. Diet should be light and free from allergic ingredients. Liberal intake of Vitamin C helps to build strong immunity system for natural prevention of this disease.
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