One of the big questions from everyone who gets scabies is…where did I get it from? Not only is this a matter of curiosity, it also gives you an idea of how to prevent yourself ever getting it again. Before we get into the common places of transmission, let’s talk about how scabies are spread […]

Heat kills scabies. True or false? Technically, it’s true. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. I mean, think about. Technically heat can kill everything, including humans. Throw a man into a fire pit and he won’t last too long. What we really want to know is, can heat be used as an effective scabies treatment? Research […]

Surprisingly this question gets asked a lot. The short answer is no, it is very unlikely you will get scabies from a swimming pool or the ocean. Let’s discuss why. Scabies is spread through prolonged skin-to-skin contact such as sexual intercourse or holding hands for a period of time. In fact, a very high percentage […]

Want a good soap for scabies? Good idea! Washing is actually one very overlooked area in scabies treatment. Quick tip: If you’re treating scabies right now, cut your nails immediately. Long nails are terrible for scabies, as every time you scratch, you pick up mites and eggs under your nails and spread them to the […]

Scabies? With a hair dryer? Funnily enough, this seems to get asked quite a lot. And even more interestingly, it’s not actually that crazy of an idea. After all, we already know that heat can kill scabies. In this study, it was shown that exposure to 49 °C (120 °F) for 10 minutes was lethal to scabies mites. […]

Treating scabies with ice is an interesting one. For a start, it hasn’t been researched all that much. We do know that scabies are sensitive to both heat and humidity. However, the other side of the equation is a bit of a mystery. Can scabies die from being too cold? Let’s take a look. One […]

First of all, I’d like to say that I’m delighted at the amount of people who have used my “Ultimate Scabies Treatment” with success. As many of you know, dealing with scabies absolutely drove me crazy, and it led me to reading a stupid amount of science on the subject and ultimately making this website. […]

While treating scabies on your body is hard enough, there’s also another side to scabies treatment that many forget about. This ends up leaving people frustrated with their treatments. “I’ve used permethrin 3 times! Why isn’t it working!” The chances are, they’ve only been treating one part of the problem. The truth is, scabies under […]

One of the key factors to the success of your scabies treatment is making sure your environment is treated as well as your body. Because you are the host, you are carrying scabies mites around with you everywhere you go, and inevitably some of these mites will end up in your surroundings, such as your […]

Like most ailments, there are a lot of old “Grandma’s tricks” around for killing scabies. One of the more popular ones is to soak in a bath of bleach for twenty minutes or so, after which all scabies should have died from bleach poisoning and you can go on living your life. Unfortunately it’s not quite […]