Bathing will definetely make you feel better and get some sleep at night. It will not really kill them as they are pretty persistent and can burrow pretty well. Bathing does though bring your skin down to its initial layer so your skin can shed all the scabies debrie which will inturn make you stop itching. A lot of the times people think they are still infected in post scabies because of the permethrin chemical and the itching and allergies associated with the mites dead remains in the skin. You should be mouiserizing your skin and bathing alot.

Kelly

I would suggest bathing at night before bed time, the scabies mite is most active at night time so if you bath before bed you mite have a chance at drowning some scabies near the surface of the skin. You will also feel better and likely get a better sleep. Scabies can take some time to get rid of.

Overbathing will actually just wreck your skin more as it will strip away the moisture and you will be left with skin that is more liveable for the scabies, if you bath do so for no longer than 45mins a bath and only do so a maximum of twice a day, try in the morning and just before bed, by bathing just before bed you will have more luck at drowing some of the scabies near the surface as they become active at night time. Bathing will not kill scabies though so you should seek treatment and just use bathing as a preventative measure.

I suggest bathing in epsom salts or baking soda as it will reduce the itching and also help heal your skin after it has been through so much wear and tear. Baking soda is better in a sense that it will make your body soft and stop the itching temporarily, where epsom salts can actually benefit your skin more as they will help heal it and kill off any secondary skin infections that are famous after scabies cases. I would use baking soda one day and epsom salts the next.

Another Tip

Stay away from using too much moisturizers and baby oils in post scabies. I mean yes they are great to use but make sure you are lightly applying them so you are not clogging your pores which will just make your skin problems more severe and complicated. I know in times like this your desperate to do whatever you can, and in most cases I think people do this because they feel they would be drowning or suffocating the mites, but this is not the case. I suggest using sulfur soaps even months after you have treated for scabies because they will help heal your skin and keep you from getting reinfested again. Here is the link below to buy real sulfur that is specifically for scabies:

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Good Luck

The sulfur soaps work well while showering along with using epsom salts in your bath. Like mentioned, the epsom salts only help the skin heal and surface the dead stuff under the skin. Try bathing each night for 45 minutes with 1 full cup of epsom salts. This will help you dramatically with all the post scabies crap.

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