Is coconut oil good for scabies?

Answer by  patti (29325)

Coconut oil is known for healing qualities and penetrates the skin pretty quickly. It is a heavy oil that smothers scabies in three to four hours when applies to the bites.

Answer by  xsut (943)

Yes coconut oil is good for scabies and is well known for its skin penetrating qualities. Another oil that is good is olive oil, it may seem weird but it is known as a home remedy for scabies and other skin related ailments. I would definitely try both and see which works best.

Answer by  ZackRoca30 (19)

Coconut oil is actually terrible for Scabies. Scabies need to be treated through phosphorylation of tyrosine kinases that are membrane bound, while coconut oil actually alkylates those tyrosine kinases. Exactly the Wrong treatment.

Answer by  BrendaG (6111)

Coconut has been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years. Not only good to treat scabies, it also kills lice, skin infections, kills bacteria that causes urinary tract infections, kills fungi that causes athlete's foot and ringworm, kills herpes virus, and AIDS virus. The list goes on and on, with coconut being revered worldwide as a food and medicine.

Answer by  NazeelaZain (48)

It is a natural based treatment.For oil based scabies killing treatment,coconut oil is used.It is a beneficial carrier having indefenite shelf life properties.It possess healing properties and penetrates the skin quickly.It supports the natural chemical balance of skin.Applied topically helps to form a chemical barrier on the skin towards infection.Mixing with olive oil or neem oil will give better results.

Answer by  bash (1026)

Yes, coconut oil is good for scabies. You can dry coconut at your home, dry it and make coconut oil from a mill. Another best thing is, grind coconut, squeeze and take coconut milk. Boil it for few minutes till the water content is lost. This is best for scabies.

Answer by  rosen (218)

Applying the coconut oil will never yield result for scabies. The oil has to be mixed with neam leaf extraction would ease the infection to a certain extent.

Answer by  rohitsodha (0)

Can anyone pls help to find a research on this topic. coconut oil and scabies.....asap