Apply a scabicide such as permethrin 5% lotion over your whole body from the ears to the soles of your feet, leave it on overnight for 8 to 12 hours, wash it off in the morning, and treat everyone you live with on the same night.
- Work out who needs treatment: you and everyone in close contact with you.
- Shake the bottle and apply Skabi-Rid from the ears all the way down to the soles of the feet. Do not apply it directly to the face.
- Leave it on overnight and wash it off the next morning, after eight to twelve hours.
- Put on clean clothes and wash bedding, towels and clothes on a hot cycle.
- The package insert says to repeat the treatment after two weeks if necessary.
If you are unsure whether it is scabies, or if symptoms do not improve, see a doctor or pharmacist. Our interactive application guide walks you through it step by step.
Updated 15 October 2026. This is general information, not a diagnosis. If you are unsure, speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
S0 Skabi-Rid is a registered medicine (Reg. No. A40/13.2/0756). Read the package insert before use. If symptoms persist, see your doctor or pharmacist.