Can you use a combination of neem oil and eucalyptus oil to cure scabies?
Scabies is highly contagious and re-infestation is one of the major problems. To answer your first question, neem and eucalyptus oil are being used very successfully…but only if you are treating (cleaning and disinfecting) your environment at the same time. Neem is a fairly strong oil so using a carrier oil will help “calm” the scent and some other EO’s (essential oils) you can use are lemongrass, cedarwood, lavender, cinnamon. The second question about OTC scabies products that work….don’t waste your time and money on head lice products…scabies is not the same. The doctor’s prescription of permethrin creams (5%) are poisons and insecticides….most often the side effects are the same as having scabies….rash and itch, and some people even have worse side effects…possible seizures, liver damage, etc. The biggest thing you can do is treat your bedding (plastic mattress cover) cover your fabric furniture with sheets of plastic and your fabric car seat with plastic or trash bags.
