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I bought some nix (permethrin) cream rinse with 1% permethrin. how long do i need to keep it on my skin to treat scabies? or is it strong enough to kill them?
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Scabies treamtment: the recommended treat for scabies is 5% pernethrin in a cream form for 12hour, The cream rinse would not be enough, also worry about exposure to the solvant . I will not use it, also make sure diagnosis is correct .
Answered 9/27/2018
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