Category:Nair

Nair is a hair removal product. Two of the active ingredients are calcium hydroxide (lime) and sodium hydroxide (lye), which raise the pH of hair, chemically breaking it down.

Nair will kill mites but not immediately. Mites can take between one minute to ten minutes to die. In the meantime the mites may try to burrow into the skin. They will eventually be forced out and killed by the lye.

After using Nair the skin must be restored with moisturiser. Hydrocortisone can be applied to mite burrows to heal the wounds.

Alternatives

 * Cayenne pepper bath