Scabies can affect any part of human body. The scalp, and the hair is no exception. This human skin mite,
along with unbearable side effects, can cause hair loss and other skin problems. If left without treatment,
head scabies can migrate from the scalp on to other parts of your body, Since head scabies are contagious,
it can quickly infect other members of your house hold. If you were diagnosed with scabies, your doctor can
prescribe strong anti scabies medication and give you professional advice on how to treat scabies.
What kills head scabies? Best way to get rid of scabies on your head is to use medicated shampoo along with
hair conditioner. Because it might take awhile to kill scabies and get rid of the symptoms, you need to be careful
while using shampoos with chemicals. In general, chemicals are harsh for the skin. If used daily, shampoos with chemicals
can affect your scalp immune system.
Some anti scabies products for facial skin (creams, lotions) as well as shampoos use sulfur as scabies killer. In general, products
with sulfur extremely drying. IF your skin dries, your body start to
produce excessive amount of oil (skin fat). The sebum oil is one the main food sources for skin mites.
To kill head mites safely, not harming and drying the scalp, you need to use medicated shampoo without sulfur and chemicals.
Most people live with demodex mites without even knowing about the existence of this skin bug. When, for different reasons,
these tiny parasites start causing skin problems, the only way to get rid of the demodex is to kill the mites and rehabilitate the skins
immune system. Killing the demodex mites and recover from demodicosis can be complicated.
Demodex are tiny mites that live deep inside the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles, it has a good digestive tract that enables
to consume sebum oil. The skin bug can remain on the surface, travel about and go back into the hair follicle. It cannot stand the sunlight and travels at night. All these and other factors, along with topical medications unable to penetrate skin barrier deep enough to kill demodex mites, make the treatment complicated.
You should always ask your doctor about the medication he prescribed for killing the demodex. Many topical and oral drugs are antibiotics
and steroids, only doctor can tell how long you can use them. Steroids and antibiotics are harsh for your skin if used for long time, it can suppress the immune system and have other side effects. Products with sulfur are very drying, instead of killing the demodex mites it
can dry the skin and trigger extra production of sebum oil, that will feed the mites.
Neem oil is one of the alternative/natural ways to kill demodex mites. It can penetrate the skin deep enough and destroy the mites. It is safe to use and there are many topical, anti demodex products with neem oil that can help to kill demodex mites.
