Scabies Home Remedies You Can Try

Every year, over three hundred million people around the world are infected with scabies. Scabies is caused by a mite which burrows under human skin to lay its eggs.

Home remedies for scabies help to relieve the intense itching which characterizes this infestation. Taking action at home is essential to prevent the mites from spreading to other people and / or causing a reinfestation of the affected individual. Home remedies also help to build up the immune system and improve the body’s abilities to resist secondary infections.

Follow these tips if you or a loved one has scabies:

* Eat garlic. Garlic helps to repel parasites, such as the scabies mite. It offers strong antibacterial protection from secondary infections. Secondary bacterial infections sometimes occur after a person has scabies. This is because the skin is broken due to the mite and from intense itching. (People with scabies often scratch their skin open while they are asleep.) Raw or lightly sautéed garlic is best. If you do not want to eat garlic, place a little piece in an old shoe. Wear the shoe for a short time. The garlic will be absorbed through your skin and its healing benefits will be transported through your whole body. Do not keep the garlic in your shoe if it causes irritation. Only use garlic in a shoe if you can have proper sensation in your feet.

* Take evening primrose, borage seed or black current seed oil. All of these oils reduce the inflammatory response. The result is less swelling, and itching.

* Take a multivitamin / multimineral supplement daily. This ensures that your body has the needed nutrients to function properly. Having scabies wreaks havoc with the skin, nervous system and immune system especially. A multivitamin with extra B vitamins is helpful. Vitamins labeled as “stress formulas” are high in the B complex vitamins. Take extra vitamin C as it possesses potent anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin C aids tissue repair and fights infections. Natural vitamin A with mixed carotenoids promotes skin health. Vitamin E aids healing too. Calcium is calming to the inflamed nervous system. Magnesium is needed to ensure that the body can restore itself to wellness. It helps calcium be utilized better as well. Zinc improves immune health. Zinc gluconate or zinc lozenges are absorbed the best.

* Treat all members of the household even if only one family member has scabies. Use essential oils or pharmaceuticals as ordered. Follow the instructions on the label or the advice of your health care provider explicitly when applying medications which kill the mites. Most treatments require liberal application from the neck down. Enlist the assistance of a family member if you need assistance applying treatments to the back. Be sure to apply the essential oils or medications to areas where there are skin folds as well as in between the fingers and toes.

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