{"id":855,"date":"2024-01-25T00:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifewithoutscabies.com\/?p=855"},"modified":"2024-01-25T00:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:58:02","slug":"3-things-to-know-about-using-tea-tree-oil-for-scabies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithoutscabies.com\/3-things-to-know-about-using-tea-tree-oil-for-scabies\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Fast Facts about Tea Tree Oil and Scabies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Updated 3\/10\/2018<\/em><\/p>\n

Should I use Tea Tree Oil for Scabies?<\/h1>\n

There’s a lot of debate concerning what works to kill scabies mites.<\/p>\n

Anti-viral essential oils like, tea tree and clove, are common considerations. Especially for people who prefer a natural remedy for scabies.<\/p>\n

Related: How to Get Rid of Scabies at Home Fast<\/a><\/p>\n

Tea tree oil certainly makes sense. It’s been used for thousands of years?as a disinfectant and antiseptic. Tea tree is effective for the treatment of candida and all sorts of infections – including ringworm, sunburn, acne, athlete’s foot, toothaches, and pyorrhea. This is not an exhaustive list, either. It’s just plain powerful stuff.<\/p>\n

Its antiseptic action is thought to be one hundred times more powerful than carbolic acid (and unlike carbolic acid, it’s safe for humans to use).<\/p>\n

But the most important question for scabies is:<\/p>\n

Is tea tree oil effective at entirely eliminating<\/em>?scabies mites?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below we’ve listed three of the most important questions and considerations concerning tea tree oil and scabies.<\/p>\n

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1.) Does Tea Tree Oil Kill Scabies Mites?<\/h1>\n

Yes, it does. When scabies mites?come in contact with tea tree oil they die.<\/p>\n

But, there’s a catch.<\/p>\n

It is true that, if properly exposed, tea tree oil will kill scabies mites. And according to clinical studies, they die fast<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This issue is that it is difficult to?properly <\/em>expose the mites to the oil.<\/p>\n

Our skin and all of its layer provide a challenge that a controlled petri dish does not. While there are many “surface walkers” on our skin at any given time, there’s also plenty of momma mites deeply burrowed and protected.<\/p>\n

And they are protected by more than just skin layers.<\/p>\n

There’s a bigger issue still.<\/p>\n

Scabies mites secrete?a chemical concoction via their saliva that shields them from chemical attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scabies mites aren’t so dumb, after all.?They still plague?us in the 21st century for a reason.<\/p>\n

They’re evolved for this. They know how to protect themselves.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been infested for awhile you’ve likely seen the track marks they leave behind. This shows that they’re able to burrow they’re way from place to place without being fully exposed.<\/p>\n

And they don’t always have to come to the surface if they don’t want to.<\/p>\n

Because scabies have their protective barriers of saliva they’re well protected in there.<\/em><\/p>\n

So much so that soaking in a bath that’s got high concentrations of tea tree still might not kill them.<\/p>\n

But, guess what. It gets worse.?(I’m sorry, I know scabies are one of the most terrible?things ever, I wish I could tell you that it gets easier)<\/p>\n

Their eggs are even MORE protected.<\/p>\n

That adorable little mite that’s yet to hatch is protected by an eggshell that can withstand most things thrown at it.<\/p>\n

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2.) Can Tea Tree Essential Oil Cure my Scabies?<\/h1>\n

I’ve already covered why in the first section, but to recap:<\/p>\n