Home Remedies For Scabies
Home Remedies For Scabies
Do you suspect your kid to have scabies? Well—if all symptoms point out to this common skin condition among children, do not further delay intervention! You can start making use of home remedies for scabies and stop this condition from spreading to other family members.
The first thing that you have to remember is not to freak out if you have come to a conclusion that your kid has scabies—it’s already there! No matter how hard you reprimand your kid from sticking to other people and places, it wouldn’t disappear in a snap.
You also have to remember that scabies is a very contagious condition—in fact, it is often misunderstood to be genetic because once a kid has scabies, it is not impossible to diagnose his or her siblings and parents with the same condition. In this light, home remedies for scabies is very apt.
First step—gather all the clothing and bed linens of your child and seal them in an airtight plastic—a garbage bag will
do. You have to soak all these in scalding water to make sure the mites will vanish. Also, if your kids have stuffed toys in their room which they love to cuddle, put them in another airtight bag or plastic and leave them inside for several days. These may contain mites too and we have to deprive them of oxygen for them to die. These two are the initial home remedies for scabies that you need to do.
Tea tree oil is one of the most known home remedies for scabies. So while you’re soaking your kids clothes and beddings in steaming water, you can ask your kid to soak himself in the tub (again, preferably with warm water) and place about twenty drops of tea tree oil to the water. Be sure your kid remains soaked for about fifteen to twenty minutes to make sure the tea tree oil gets into the skin areas where mites may have burrowed in. If possible, you may place a few drops of oil into a cotton swab and apply it directly to the affected area.
If tea tree oil is not available, neem tree oil will provide similar effects. Apart from the fact that it soothe
s itching and inflammation, it also heals scars due to the infestation of scabies mites.
Home remedies for scabies should be holistic and not only focus on the skin condition itself. Preventing its outbreak in your entire household is the key to stopping the progression of this disease.