8 proven cures for scabies
8 proven cures for scabies
It isn’t easy to pick one because none are a perfect choice.
Video: the 5 cures for scabies
Pro: non-irritating, proven on crops and chickens for decades, and on humans in recent studies. Even used on organic crops so it’s more “natural”
Con: it’s new so there isn’t much of a track record
Cost: $10-$15 if you make your own lotion (purchase here)
$200 for the prescription lotion Natroba™
Pro: eases itching, cheap, available in 2 days, has been used 2000 years
Con: mild skin irritation, mild sulfur odor
Cost: $15 if you make your own lotion (purchase here)
$30 - 60 for pre-mixed, natural/organic creams
Pro: cheap if you have insurance or mix it up yourself, USA doctors will actually prescribe it
Con: prescription version expensive with no insurance, mild skin irritation, you're not supposed to make your own (you have to decide)
Cost: DIY treatment $20-30 for entire treatment, even for several people;
Prescription $80 to $400 ($80 for each prescription dose — multiply $80 times number of doses needed)
Pro: comes premixed, has been used for many years
Con: can sting when initially applied, can be ordered from overseas and takes 10 days to arrive or there is an pet product called KIllitch
Cost: $40-50
Purchase made in the USA benzyl benzoate here.
$7/large bottle, but $35 for shipping; also available for animals in a lotion called KIllitch for around $50
Pro: very soothing, softens skin, eases itching, great for children or as an extra medicine
Con: not as powerful as other treatments, has to be ordered from overseas and takes 10 days to arrive
Cost: varies a lot
Around $15 from overseas, but around $400 in USA!
Pro: no irritation, effective in a several clinical tests, easy to use, inexpensive if you make your own or if you order online here
Con: limited data from clinical testing, prescription version hard to get and wildly expensive, shouldn’t take oral ivermectin or moxidectin at the same time
Cost: $30-40 if you DIY or order online here, but the prescription version is $2,000 for 2 applications (6 oz)
Pro: almost no side effects, can be used WITH the other treatments, has been used safely by millions of people
Con: pills hard to get in USA, horse paste is approved for mammals/animals only, one has to take it once or twice a week
Cost: $5 to $200
prescription pills $30/dose (multiply $30 times number of doses, anywhere from 2 to 10)
horse paste $1/dose (depending on your body weight, a single $5 package of horse paste supplies 5 to 10 doses)
Pro: one dose lasts for over two months, had good results in animals
Cons: only safety testing for humans has been done, no proof it works to cure scabies in humans, approved for animals only
Cost: under $20
Gel $4/dose (depending on your body weight, a single $20 package of gel supplies 5 to 8 doses)
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