Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Scabies is caused by tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They spread through skin ...

For dandruff: Shampoos containing 2% sulfur, alone or with 2% salicylic acid, have been used twice weekly for 5 weeks. For scabies: Treatments containing between 2% and 20% sulfur in jelly have ...

Scabies is a contagious skin condition that affects about 300 million people worldwide each year. Tiny mites (known as Sarcoptes scabiei), which are about the size of the tip of a needle, cause ...

sulfur and benzyl benzoate. No serious adverse effects were reported in any study of topical or oral agents used to treat ordinary scabies or crusted scabies.

Scabies is caused by the microscopic mite Sarcoptes ... permethrin cream, and sulphur ointment, which are applied directly to the affected skin to kill the mites. In more severe cases or for ...