When I first realized that what I had was scabies, I soaked my hands, the only place infected at first, in hot water with epsom salts and hydrogen peroxide. It seemed to draw the mites to the surface and then the clay mixture killed them. I kept the small areas covered with the clay 24/7 and used a bandaid to keep it on, and for a long time, that was working, but suddenly I have a LOT of new bumps. I wish I had a complete cure to give, but I’m just experimenting to find what ultimately works, and if anyone has any ideas on what I’m doing wrong (or right) please let me know. The clay does stop the itching! Keep reapplying it for as long as it takes to dry out and flatten the bumps.

A word of caution about the diatomaceous earth… DO NOT get it in your hair! I have very long hair and the DE on my couch and bed sheets has made my hair dry out really bad, it feels like straw! When I realized that was what was drying it out (I had just bought a new brand of shampoo that was terrible and thought that was the problem) I washed it, let it dry a bit and then coated my slightly damp hair with olive oil and put a shower cap on and slept with it like that. It helped re-moisturize my hair, but best to just keep your hair up and away from contact with the DE. I thought the DE would kill the mites but either it doesn’t work or I haven’t gotten every surface well enough. I’m going to try a few more things and get back to you on what kills them for good. It’s hard to choose which of all the helpful remedies posted here to try, so again, if anyone else has had lasting success, please post it, and thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences! I’m sure that between all of us, we will find the right natural treatment.

this time i stripped down and put coconut oil all over my body and rubbed it in. then i put the tea tree oil in my hands and rubbed all over over the coconut oil. I waited and waited. Then I put the shower on really hot to get ready to go in, but got side tracked with my cell phone. I looked at my tummy and chest and had ions of little black like tiny fleas or lint or something. I remember reading someone said she saw hundreds go down the sink and someone said only ten will appear not hundreds. Well i guess the hot shower mist activated the other two and i literally watched these little tiny bugs come out of my skin. It was super creepy as I am very white so its very noticeable. It works like magic.

If you are infected, try it.

1.) strip down completely.
2) rub in coconut oil in the skin really good, head to toe.
3.) rub in 2 ounce bottle of tea tree oil (made me feel a bit nauseous though)
4.) turn your shower on hot mode and let the mist come towards you.

I took pics, if anyone wants them post your email and ill send them. (oh not of myself lol, i am totally g-rated). But i put the bugs on the counter and ironically it looks pretty staged as its not because you can see the bottles from walmart, like a commercial. i also took a close up. I am trying to find a place i can send them to test them.

any ideas?

I remember this was Feb of 2005. I was itchy that night. She said it wasnt contagious. i thought i had a yeast of the skin infection. I was worried because my mother was dying at the time and I didnt want to get her sick. I just remember having so much itchiness at that time. It never went away entirely.

I am VERY CLEAN, everything in my house is thoroughly sanitized and we have full time housekeepers to do this even when i’m not. Now i think maybe that is why it never got really bad.

My dog was with another dog and they were all itching and i sleep with my dog.

I found this site and have been trying tea tree and olive oil. it is working well but im grossed out by the fact i have bugs under my skin.

today i saw black heads to my pimples and i was able to tweeze out a few black things, not sure it was the mite. gross!