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What would happen if you put acticin (permethrin) on acne or rosacea?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not much good: It is a medication used for parasites and i can't imagine hoe it would help acne or rosales. It might even make your skin worse.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Son has bad scabies, all seven of us treated with permethrin 2x, 8 days apart. Seeing new rashes(lots pimples red/flesh tone itchy or bigger red bites.More itching.Cleaned TONS almost daily for 3 weeks! I'm mentally unwell fromthis. Still scabies??

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Diagnosed w/ scabies. Pimples and intense itching on whole scalp/hairline too (especially at night). Can I use Permethrin 5% on my scalp/hair?

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I have mild rosacea, put some acne cream on my nose and cheeks, now it is burning and very red, guess my skin is sensitive, what can I use to soothe ?

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My doctor only told me to put the permethrin cream on once and then i should be and if i still had symptoms a week later to go back. Is she right?

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