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Is Tea Tree Oil Treatment Better Than Permethrin Cream For Scabies?
I was told by the local doctor I have scabies it s not a bad case but it is miserable he gave me permethrin cream, but I have been looking and studying online about it which is better the permethrin cream or the tea tree oil treatment it is very annoying and I want it gone ASAP
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
Hi,
If you want fast results, then permethrin would definitely better than tea-tree oil. Permethrin is a medicine and has gone through rigorous clinical testing before being approved for use. On the other hand, tea-tree oil is a herbal preparation. Its benefits in scabies are known not through clinical trials but by word of mouth and individual reports and there is no reliable information on the optimum dose for best results. So, in my opinion, you should continue with permethrin.
Best wishes.
If you want fast results, then permethrin would definitely better than tea-tree oil. Permethrin is a medicine and has gone through rigorous clinical testing before being approved for use. On the other hand, tea-tree oil is a herbal preparation. Its benefits in scabies are known not through clinical trials but by word of mouth and individual reports and there is no reliable information on the optimum dose for best results. So, in my opinion, you should continue with permethrin.
Best wishes.
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