How to Dry Scabies After Treatment

Scabies is caused by mites burrowing into the skin and causing intense itching. This itching is generally worse at night. Drying scabies is how the mites are killed. Treatments themselves are the way to dry scabies, and drying is not generally needed after treatment. If you have to dry scabies after treatment, this most likely means the treatment didn't work. There are a few common treatment methods you can try.

Instructions

• 1

  Apply a mite killer. Mite killers come in a cream, and are applied from the neck down. Leave the cream on overnight, and then wash it off in the morning. The application process is generally repeated every seven days for best results.

• 2

  Take an oral medication. Although more convenient, ivermectin can be more hazardous to the body, and should be taken only as an alternative to the cream. It has also been shown to be less effective. It is generally taken every two weeks.

• 3

  Try an antihistamine. Antihistamines, like Benadryl, can be taken to alleviate the aggravation of itching. However, these will only reduce the discomfort of the mites, but not get rid of them entirely.

• 4

  Wash your bedding. Mites don't survive long when taken away from the body. Washing your bedding, and pajamas in hot water can be an effective way of killing mites, and removing the chance of infection. It is generally not necessary to wash all of your clothes, or rugs, as chances are any mites that may have found their way on these things are already dead.

• 5

  Treat those you regularly come into contact with. If you find you have been infected by the mites, it is recommended that in addition to yourself, anyone you commonly come into contact with should also undergo treatment. Eliminating the mites will be worthless if they can easily be contracted again by anybody you may have passed them to.