Homemade Treatments for Scabies

Scabies is a skin infection that's caused by the parasite, "Variety Hominis." The word "scabies" is Latin, and it means "itch." Itching is the main symptom of this infection. Scabies also causes a red rash of bumps that look like pimples to appear on your skin. You may be able to see tiny burrows in your skin underneath the rash. These burrows are caused by the female mite. She makes these so she can lay her eggs in them. Once the eggs hatch in three to ten days, the larva live in your skin and become mature parasites. There are a few products on the market used to treat Scabies, but homemade treatments for Scabies are a very effective treatment option. They are also the safest.

If you or someone in your family gets Scabies, it may make you feel better to know that contracting this type of parasite has nothing to do with your cleanliness. Scabies is mainly spread by skin-to-skin contact. However, it can also be spread by having contact with an infected person's clothing, bedding, towels, et cetera. Therefore, in conduction with using homemade treatments for Scabies, you'll need to wash your family's laundry in hot, soapy water to kill any parasites that may be present.

Although you don't often hear of Scabies, an estimated 300 million cases occur around the globe every year. Scabies are most commonly found in schools, daycare centers, and in nursing homes.

One homemade treatment for Scabies is simply using Vitamin E oil on the affected skin. Vitamin E can help smother the parasites and relieve the constant itching. 

However, topical Tea Tree Oil, which is one of nature's best antiseptics, will kill the parasites more effectively. Tea Tree Oil is also wonderful in eradicating the infection and promoting the healing of your skin. You can find Tea Tree Oil at your local healthfood store. Or, you can order it on the Internet.

You can also use the juice of apricot leaves to treat Scabies with. Apricot leaf juice is applied directly onto the skin.