Ailment: Scabies
Remedy: Hydrogen peroxide
Comment posted by Dan of Perth, WA, Australia on 28 March 2013 at 0:46 1058
I got "35%" from nightingale pharmacy in south lake, after using it or a few weeks and having no improvements, I put 1 drop on my skin, knowing it should oxidize, nothing at all.
So I ordered H2O2 test strips, and after testing a diluted solution I've determined I was sold 3%
I'll be heading back to nightingales and demanding they refund my money.
Will be trying a supplier on eBay.
Comment posted by ChantelHH of Kelowna, BC, Canada on 10 July 2012 at 19:19 691
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I got scabies in Canada a year ago, went to the doctor and got premethrin cream. After the first application it helped, but it came back strongly a week later. A second application finished the job. Or so I thought... A month later I was working in Germany and it broke out again. I asked a German friend about it, and he said that doctors have to report any scabies and they basically quarantine you. I decided to self-treat for a couple of weeks as I really couldn't take time off. I found Grow Youthful after Googling and looking for home cures. I did two chlorine bleach baths, which helped but did not clear it. The best reports seemed to be using borax and hydrogen peroxide, which I tried next. The result was immediate and surprisingly effective. I did daily baths for a few days, followed by a few more baths over the next three weeks I didn't want to take chances just in case I got re-infected from clothing or somehow. I have been scabies free for about 7 months now. I feel much better about soaking in borax than applying premethrin cream all over my body. In fact, from what this site says borax has many other benefits (just not too much). I wish more people especially doctors knew about some of these remedies. Thanks so much.
Comment posted by Gamblin62 of San Diego, CA, USA on 10 July 2012 at 17:47 690
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I had a friend round a few weeks ago, she had a rash on her arm and claimed it was psoriasis and its not catching. We hung out together for the afternoon and watched a DVD on the couch. Yea that's all we did! Anyway two weeks later I broke out with something similar around my right wrist. Red, super itchy, and little pimply bites to start with. Kind of zig zag lines under the skin as well. All of the indicators pointed to scabies. My friend was adamant that her doctor had said psoriasis. Anyway I went to see my doc, who said it was scabies. He wrote a script for Ivermectin, which you take orally. I am not real keen on the idea of using such a powerful pesticide like chemical in my body, so I came to Grow Youthful website while exploring safer alternatives first. Some sites say that borax is toxic, but I decided it couldn't be any less safe than taking a pesticide. For the last week I have been having a nightly soak in a super hot bath with half a cup of borax and a small bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide (walmart didnt have the 35%). Moving around to each part of my body gets to soak for 10 minutes - chest/back, neck, face /head/scalp and especially my hand. I have also been cleaning my apartment totally. The severe itching has stopped, my wrist is still pretty red, but it looks different and I know it is healing. Will keep you posted. Thanks.
Comment posted by Mandy of Melbourne, VIC, Australia on 13 April 2012 at 11:15 689
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I had desperate itching, especially at night. Self-diagnosed as scabies after reading this site. The pharmacy gave me a cream for two treatments one week apart, well it did not work. Wish I had never used the chemicals because they are just a pesticide in a cream and they don't work anyway. Next I used 2 cups of borax with 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide in a hot bath in the morning and again in the evening for 2 weeks. Perhaps that was way too much, but it has got rid of the bugs! I soaked for 15 minutes, dipped my head under the water and all. The water was as hot as I could bear it, because apparently that opens your pores. Scabies is totally gone! The relief was fast - the first night I slept with no itching although during the following days it was red and itchy. Apparently the dead bugs and excrement are still under your skin and take time to go. Thank you! PS I was obsessed with cleaning for the 2 weeks. Changed towels, bedding, clothes every day, vacuumed every couple of days, thoroughly vacuumed my soft furniture.