Posted By Ihatemites (San Diego, Ca) on 09/08/2012
"I think this would work more for mites that burrow under the skin like scabies or mange. Demodex mites thrive on and in oils and can casue hair loss.
Its 3 a.m. and I am up scouring the internet for cures for this nightmare! Here are some things I have learned.
Borax! Wash with it, put it in your shampoo, soak in the tub with it if you must, take 1/8th of a tea spoon in a liter of water. Drink off and on through out whole daly. Those of you in the UK will have to find in online or at you "Chemist" as its not sold on shelves there.
Bleach baths really do help for scabies and other burrowing mites however once they are in your scalp, ears and nose, you need something internal. I am on day 2 of the borax in water and so far nothings changed. Fortunately there is a section on this site where others report it worked for them. I have taken ivermectin for the last 2 months weekly and believe its the reason why the population is low. I'm looking into herbs used against Malaria as ivermectin is used successfully for that internally..
Pool Chlorine is the only "Fast Kill" topical substance I have found. I have a pump spray bottle I add a tea spoon to 56 oz container of water and spray on my scalp which is the only effected area and for about 3 or 4 hours, no crawling or bitting. I notice when one moves around I. E walking and moving about, the mites stay in one place and tend not to move but lay down or sit for a while and they seem to feel safe to move about. When I put things in my scalp and the crawling immediately stops, I don't consider it a success unless the crawling stays gone fore more than 3 or 4 hours and I have been relatively still.
Blue Dawn dish liquid mixed with 2 table spoons of Baking Soda kept my scalp quite of movement for a few hours but kind of burned my already burned out skin at the time. I do think it was working. I'll give that a shot again too soon.
Sulfur with Vaseline did nothing. Permethrin 5% cream worked for only a day even when adding lemon, tea tree oil AND 45% permethrin for dogs. I once soaked my head underwater for 2 hours and the next day, it was as if I'd done nothing at all. Though I have read hay can hold their breath for up to 2 hours, I had to investigate my environment as a source of recontaminate.
Neem oil does not kill these mites. Their numbers should have reduced by now if neem was doing what I keep reading it does - stop them from breeding or laying eggs. I'm still using it every day till the neem oil is gone. Its been a week now. I used it before months before reading that the active substance is measured by "PPM" and sought the highest I can get. I found a place in FL that grows their own enema tree. That means its fresher than what you'd get at an indian store where it has been shipped and most likely sat on a shelf for years. I'm keeping it in the fridge to keep it fresh as I don't know the shelf life or rate of oxidation.
I ordered Lice B gone as I read in another forum that worked for scabies. They also manufacture Lice B Gone for Fleas and Ticks. I'll try it and report back. Its enzyme based and suppose to work by causing the mite to malt before they have the chance to breed.
Also ordered Olive oil infused with Poke Weed root. In the scabies section, a few said it worked at getting the mites out of the skin.
I'm also trying Quassia Amara wood chips boiled in water. So far, unfortunately it is not a fast kill as I hoped. Like Neem, I has a chemical that stops mite eggs from hatching and larvea for developing. I added the boiled solution to lotion. Will keep that up till the wood chips are all used up.
For those whos hair is falling out I think staying away from oils would be good. I will eventually try the colloidal silver but will add it to a good lotion. Actually I am going to make my own colloidal silver as it will be cheaper and cost effective to bath in it. Tons of vids on youtube on how to make it with just regular 9 v batteries.
Found a carpet powder with pyrenthrins, the natural form of the scabicidal lotion permethrin but this also has Nylar in it, preventing eggs from hatching, also contains Piperonyl Butoxide. That prevents the mites from metabolizing the pyrethrins. It mixed very well with lotion. Gonna keep using that too. I have it on now with borax and Quassia Amara mixed in. Its not a fast kill as I'm still feeling movement but hope its preventing future generations
The lotion mixture I can put on the days I go to work. When I get home, I can put on the neem oil. Neem stinks and makes if obvious you have something on. I will add colloidal silver in the mix in the future when I have recovered financially from buying everything imaginable to treat this nightmare.
I think some of us are suffering from pet mites that have been doused in the standard topicals and internal medicines and have built a resistance. I'll keep looking to plants that have to keep up and defend themselves agains mites for answers.
I have tried may more things I'll post when I wake up. Must sleep now."
