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ManiacMonday70 (Jacksonville, FL) on 05/28/2026: 
Here to share my experience. Till this day, don't know how I got infected with these malicious mites but my body was taken over by these invaders. My hands, neck and chest!! One thing that helped me in this madness was a YouTube channel literally called "I think I have Mites" this Australian Woman chronicles her experience with Demodex mites. To me mites are just like snakes, you have different varieties but their all the same. She recommends Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade only) You have to make yourself "inhospitable" to these freeloaders. Remember you're tired to being a 5-star luxury resort for them things you got to morph into the most horror ridden hostel. This is all that you need and what you need to do:
1st- Buy some Sulphur Soap, shower under very warm/hot water as you "scrub" with some type of bodypuff. You got to scrap the soap into your skin to get at them. I also add 10-15 drops clover oil into my body wash bottle, shake it up every-time you use it. I bodywash first round, sulphur soap second wash.
2nd-Buy a cheap spray bottle. You are going to mix 91% alcohol and yellow mouthwash that contains Thymol like 80:20 ratio. You're going to spray your sofa/couch, bed, carpet where-ever you lounge. You can even spray yourself in the areas you feel them biting.
**3rd-Buy a 4lb bag of Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade). You're going to dust every body part these mites have burrowed underneath your skin. Wear a mask(bandanna or cotton-balls in your nostrils) when applying because you Do Not want to breathe this stuff in your lungs.
4th-I even bought some Bittermelon & Sweet Wormwood pills. Because I saw where you could eat bittermelon to help with this (I don't know if it helped but this is what I did.)
I know the DE dusting, Sulphur Soap, clove oil & 91%alcohol mixed with Yellow mouthwash spray worked. Also, I isolated myself from my family=no hugs :(, slept on 3 different twin sheets in rotation to laundry used Borax Powder in my separated laundry on hot water, mites can't survive hot water either.
Hope this Helps! Love this Site and Everyone! Stay Blessed ;*
RB (Somewhere in Europe) on 09/26/2025:
For ease of application and even distribution I mixed it with a natural oil, like Oregano oil, Tea Tree oil, or Rosemary oil.
Applied this mix twice a day, for 4 days, stopped eating sweet fruits, slept at least 8 hours per night, and I could tell my skin was healing real fast, and without any scars, or discoloration.
Treatment has been easy and cheap; so far it has cost me only a dollar.
However, what has really-really helped me was the right diagnosis. You need to spend at least 15 minutes on the Net looking at some pictures that dermatologists made and uploaded to the Internet.
Anna (KY) on 04/03/2023:
I suffered with a terrible case of scabies for six weeks many years ago. After 3 dermatologists and many useless creams, I found a recommendation for food-grade DE. I cautiously applied it to my skin, careful not to inhale any dust which can be harmful to lungs and keep away from eyes. I went to sleep, wearing only the DE, on a sheet laid out on the floor (I was that exhausted from the laundry, cleaning bedding, and constantly cleaning the bed itself.) To my enormous relief, I woke up without the itching I had worried would literally drive me insane if it continued to intensify. In eight hours, I was cured, and no more scabies. Just a bit more cleaning to do, but with joy! Gary (Kitchener On) on 03/06/2023:
Best of luck
Gary
Darlene (Oregon, Usa) on 10/12/2014:
Someone Who Cares (Los Angeles) on 09/07/2013:
After mixing both oils in lotion, let dry. Then when completely dry apply the DE and rub it in. During this time times when you shower, you should be scrubbing with sulfur soap and allowing it to remain unwashed off on the skin, for a min of ten min. Do not skimp on the time. Ten full min or more then completely wash off. Grisi is the brand of the 10% sulfur soap.
Also most importantly, many come here looking for advise and may assume they have a condition when they may not. I've seen people who did not know they had bed bugs complained to their derm about scabies or other single infections. Keep in mind there are a variety of mites also the have very different habits of existence. Some living in the skin, in the environment and longer than expected without food supply. See a doc if you can. If not, do your self a favor and research and get feedback from a trusted friend or loved one.
Sherri (Rockford, Il) on 08/17/2011:
Alice (Odessa, Texas) on 02/13/2009:
Diatomaceous cured my scabies : After being diagnosed w/scabies and given Permethrin, which made me very ill, I tried Neem,tea tree oil,kerocene! all kinds of things till I remembered I had Diatomaceous Earth DE fossil Shell Flour ( food grade ) in my house ,I used to use it on my cats for fleas until switching to a topical for less trouble.I decided to completely dust my enviroment and body w/ it to see if that worked! DE kills mites of all kinds by acting like ground glass inside them destroying their innards, but is safe to humans and pets, make sure you get the FOOD GRADE and not the one for pool filters which is dangerous! Get a large winter type sock with loose weave, fill it w/ the fossil flour and walk your house patting it, you will see it clouding and falling to the floor, use on furniture and any places you freguent often, like your PC. I dusted my comforter on both sides good, to keep from washing it all the time! Same for pillows although mine are in sealed garbage bags. Last try to keep yourself dusted from scalp to soles of feet for at least a week,a ll crawling sensations will disappear along with biting, from here on in I'm keeping my house dusted as the fine film blends in on carpet and furniture, in case of other types of mites. Neem is still a good shampoo additive, one dropper full to your handful of regular shampoo,well Good luck to all.
