If you’re looking for a powerful, all-natural scabies treatment, you might have found your magic bullet.
Clove oil.
As scabies starts to become more of a problem around the world, and mites in certain areas become resistant to the prescription treatments, more and more studies are being done into the natural treatments available to kill this wicked little mite.
Clove oil has been consistently coming out as the top contender.
This study of essential oils showed that using clove oil for scabies was more effective than any other essential oil.
This study showed that clove oil was 100% effective at killing scabies mites, but more importantly, it was also 100% at killing permethrin resistant mites, which will be the real problem in years to come.
Does clove oil kill scabies? The answer is yes. It works.
How to use clove oil for scabies treatment
Using clove oil for scabies can be done in various ways. It is important to be careful with clove oil (and most essential oils) as they are extremely potent and can be damaging if not diluted properly with creams or carrier oils first.
In fact, learning how to dilute clove oil for scabies treatment is essential before you start using it.
Get it wrong and you could end up burning your skin, which will only slow down your progress.
The second important thing is to make sure you get a quality clove oil.
Unfortunately with the way the world is today, there are a lot of sub-par quality health products out there today, some are even completely fake and not at all the product they claim to be.
I get my clove oil on iHerb and the brand I use is this organic version, which is great and can highly recommend (if you order from iHerb, you can use my referral code ZBS600 at checkout to get 5% off :))
Finally, here are some of the more effective ways to use clove oil for scabies, and most importantly, how to do it safely:
Add some clove oil to a warm bath
Bathing is a great way to get essential oils into the skin, and one of the easier (and safer) ways for using clove oil for scabies.
Fill up a warm bath to cover up to the shoulders. Add 5-6 drops of clove oil and soak in the bath for around 20 minutes. It also helps to add some other essential oils that are also proven to kill scabies, two of the better ones being tea tree oil and palmarosa oil.
Tea tree oil was shown to be effective at killing scabies, even insecticide-resistant scabies, in this study here. The tea tree oil I used in my treatment is this one. Palmarosa oil was shown to be one of the most effective essential oils at killing scabies in lab tests in this study here. The palmarosa oil I used in my scabies treatment is this one.
I also like to add some epsom salts and some coconut oil, as both are very good for the health of your skin, but this is purely optional of course.
This can help with the intense itching that comes during scabies, and can help settle down the inflammation in your skin too.
Add some clove oil to your moisturizer
It’s very important to moisturize the skin during and after scabies treatments. Mixing clove oil into your moisturizer is a great way to kill two birds with one stone – moisturize and protect the skin while also adding some anti-scabies treatment in as well.
To use clove oil for scabies with a moisturizer, simply add a drop of clove oil to a handful of moisturizing cream. Be sure to dilute this quite well, as clove oil is very strong on the skin and can burn. I’d recommend just 1-2 drops for a full handed scoop of moisturizing cream. Also try to use a very plain moisturizer, without any fancy chemicals or fragrances. I like this one from iHerb.
Add some clove oil to other oils
Since clove oil is so potent, you can add it to other oils to make it more gentle on your skin. Then you can use it as a spot treatment or even a full on moisturizer.
For example, some people use coconut oil for scabies with a little clove oil mixed in, and you can add other essential oils too if you wish.
Use clove oil in your anti-scabies body mask
The treatment I used when I treated my scabies was a full body mask of natural anti-scabies treatments. It contained clove oil, neem oil, tea tree oil, plus some other carrier oils and powders.
In my opinion this is the most effective scabies treatment you can find today, because it attacks the infestation from all angles, giving any mites under your skin extremely slim chances of surviving. I would highly recommend using this daily during your scabies treatment. For a full recipe and instructions on how to use it, you can check out my free guide by clicking here.
Good luck!
Jon
The study you mentioned was direct application of clove oil to mites. It was not tested on scabies burrowed into skin.
The study killed the mites in 15 minutes of contact.
You mention doing a daily mask.
If the body application kills them, why do it daily? Shouldn’t you wait and just reapply after eggs hatch in a few days, killing off any remaining buggers?
Have you actually done any actual testing besides yourself?
I recommend doing the mask daily because you can never be sure exactly when the eggs hatch and where they are when you apply. Doing it daily gives you the best chance to zap them. Clove oil is also only one of a combination of treatments I use also.
I need the correct mixture for clove bud oil to a carrier oil for a whole body treatment. I would use like 4oz carrier to start but how much clove oil to 4 oz carrier for effective treatments for scabies??
Thanks
It differs from person to person, you need to experiment. I would start by using one cup of carrier to maybe 4-5 drops of clove, and then slowly increase it based on how your skin reacts. Clove oil is very strong, be careful.
Is pure an EVolive oil cosidered a carrier oil for mixing with clover?
Yes olive oil is fine.
This sounds dangerous making a concoction with zero knowledge!
Relax Karen. A quick google search will tell you it’s an actual working home remedy for the fight against Scabies.
Is it possible to use coconut oil as carrier?
Yes it works excellently.
how much tea tree oil do you put in the bath?
Usually around 10-20 drops, depending on how long you’re going to soak and how big the bath is.
All I have. Is a shower can I still get rid of them with the clove treat ment?
Best to use permethrin and ivermectin also, but clove oil should help too.
If you read the study they used 25% clove oil dilution to kill the mites in 25 minutes. No way does a few drops do the trick. I put several dropper full in my baths and it did not work.
I recommend mixing 3 tablespoons olive oil to one tablespoon clove oil. Mix well and use all over before bed and leave on all night. Shower off next day with Sulphur soap. You can do a patch test on your wrist but I put on straight before and it didn’t burn that much. My skin is super sensitive.
Are you good now?
Use fresh NEEM as a tea on the skin, or neem oil. In the US the Chinaberry tree is related. Neemtreefarms.com in FLorida is one source. Neem shuts down pest’s hormone system, so they cant reproduce & die. It eliminates further populations. I got infected with scabies by a massage client while working abroad, While researching natural treatment I discovered neem. Also it was growing right out my front door. Nature provides! I made a tea pourrd boiling water over the leaves, then appied all over my skin when it was cool. Be prepared, it smells like strong onions. Neem oil can also be used, . Be sure to test for sensitivity first, as its very strong. Its non toxic to humans and animals, and excellent for the skin and all kinds of things. In india they call it the pharmacy tree. Neem gave me relief from horrible scabies!
So I’ve found the best soak in tub for Scabies is 4 lbs of salt 30 minutes Twice a day. Then add 1 tablespoon coconut to 8 drops clove oil to any place or all over body. This is a five or more consecutive day treatment. Hopefully this will be a pleasant end to your Scabies also!
Does any one have auto immune ? I am lupus and I’m reading but also been told numerous times that it’s impossible to rid completely of them. I have scaled my body per inch with neem oil with baby oil as a carrier and also tea oil buy also clove oil. Im.not badly affected but will be if I can’t eradicate this problem fast .I have also relatively dome bedding , bed and clothing. Every thing possible over and over. A house quest brought them in my space room which I treated but no one else has been in there in over a week. I’m reading they die off the body on 72 hrs or so. Please help. I’m also a clean and disinfectant crazy any ways. I can’t use the prescription creams die to 2 types of lupus. Please help ..also with oil n finger tip I can rub and feels like sand grains where I feel the bite
Hi!
Do you know how many drops of palmarosa and how many of eucalyptus is safe to use everyday with some carrier oil?
Thank you
The Americans have a “thing about” scabies and have carried out alot of research.High level labs tested Clove oil in “dishes” every time…bleach will do the same but they aint good for your body…be very careful with clove oil it is a dangerous substance…as for clove oils ability to be absorbed into the skin,of course however again mixers and other oils will help penetrate beneath the skin and probably get most under the skin but thats where the problem lies.Dont want to freak people out but there are stories of mites living inside of peoples noses,ears and other places and this is the spooky part of things.Nobody will tell you if a mite can saty alive inside of a persons blood,they can survive in blood itself so effectively if you were to accidentaly cut yourself and the blood was to cover a mite it would happily carry on in its existence,and so what happens when mites burrow into flesh where veins are nearer the surface.This is a dark area and we dont reccomend you ask a Doctor questions like this and NEVER EVER talk to anyone in a hospital about this even if they seem to be the nicest person in the world NEVER ,even if someone thinks your working on this idea or even contemplating on approaching medical based persons DONT its a 4 Biden subject.the reason why ,well say a mite did get into your veins and travelled into other parts of the body in theory it could eat its way back out and we are not going into this because its a grey area,some folk reckon that if you get them in other places you are as they say…no joke so dont tell anyone we told you so and stay away from morphs.
Riiiiiiight….
My great grandmother recipe, fungicide dust sulphur mixed in a lot vaseline. Granted you can buy a sulphur ointment over the counter already mixed. The advantage here is you can control how strong you want it, by how much sulfur you put in.
I used neem oil then clove and it burned my skin.
Now I need to take at least a week off.
Not sure if the mites are gone but beware clove oil.