Eucalyptus globulus [camphor oil] in the treatment of human demodicidosis

ABSTRACT

Demodex folliculorum [follicular or demodicid mite] is a zoonotic obligatory parasite with clinical manifestations ranged from normal infestation to complicated ones. Treatment of human facial demodicidosis with freshly prepared camphor oil with or without glycerol dilutions gave complete cure with concentrations of 100%, 75% and 50%. Incomplete cure, but marked drop in infestation density was achieved with diluted camphor oil at concentrations 25-20%. Camphor oil application proved to be safe with no side effects