The healing process varies from person to person. Depending on the severity of your outbreak, you will notice relief upon the first application of both products. It is common for it to take from four days to several weeks to eliminate the mites, depending on the severity. Some outbreaks take longer. Your skin will require time for the lesions to heal after the mites and eggs are dead.

Our products are all natural and are plant extracts and sulfur based. Other companies use chemicals such as ionic and non-ionic surfactants, that are actually soaps, borates, permethrins, and other chemicals. See similar questions...

Active ingredients in DERMISIL® for SCABIES Liquid are: cymbopogon citratus, melaleuca alternifolia, and jojoba plant extracts . Active ingredients in DERMISIL® for SCABIES Topical Treatment are: 10% lac sulfuris, jojoba, and melaleuca alternifolia extracts in a water soluble hypo-allergenic base. See similar questions...

All DERMISIL® for SCABIES products may be used for children from the age of 5 years on up. We are developing a topical treatment for children ages 4 to infants and for people with very sensitive skin, however it has not been released yet. Always test the product on a patch test area first, before starting the complete treatment. The product should not be used on babies or if you are pregnant or nursing. See similar questions...

Scabies is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Scabies mites are attracted to the warmth and smell of humans. Female mites burrow into the skin, creating small, threadlike tunnels that you can sometimes see. The mites lay eggs and leave feces in these tunnels. Scabies usually is spread by close, intimate contact, such as sleeping in the same bed with or touching someone who has scabies. The scabies mite cannot fly or jump, and it moves very slowly. See similar questions...

Scabies is a condition caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the sensitive sections of skin, causing severe irritation. Transmission is usually from one infected individual to another. Diagnosis can only be achieved with a skin scraping, which is examined by microscopy, Scabies is easily treated with various readily obtained preparations from chemists. (For more information see the Scabies fact sheet). (BACK) See similar questions...

GORE? Seating Protection provides a durable topical treatment. All surface treatments may eventually appear to lose some effectiveness. If dirt and surfactants (soap residue) are left on the textile, the topical chemistry is intact but is masked. Cleaning with a water flush is the best way to maintain the life of the fabric and the topical treatment. An actual timeframe will depend on the use and the care and cleaning. See similar questions...

Only use products that are licensed or registered for head lice. There are four different active chemicals that target head lice, each works differently and aim to kill lice and/or eggs. See similar questions...

Practically speaking, a treatment lasts only as long as it is in contact with the hair and scalp. Once it is rinsed out, in general there is no residual (long-lasting) action. A residual effect is claimed for some lice treatments. For example, if a malathion product is left on the hair for 6-12 hours, the compound may impregnate the outer surface of the hair shaft. However, one swim in a chlorinated pool and the residual effect is cancelled. See similar questions...

You will be in the treatment room for just 20 minutes. After treatment you can rest in a special recovery room at the clinic. See similar questions...

For each external beam radiation treatment session, the patient will be in the treatment room about 8-12 minutes, but will be getting the dose of radiation for only about one minute of that time. The length of treatment courses and the radiation doses have been established through extensive clinical trials. Modification of this time-dose may be necessary if problems arise because of complications with the cancer itself, the side effects of radiation, or a person's general physical condition. See similar questions...