Mild burning and stinging may occur immediately after treatment. Itching may continue and new spots may appear for up to 7 days after treatment. This does not mean that you are still infected. One treatment generally cures scabies. If live mites are found after 14 days, retreatment is necessary.
Mites can live for awhile in clothing and other items such as bedding and towels.
Any clothing you have worn next to your skin in the week before treatment should be washed in hot water and dried in a dryer on high heat. Your bed sheets and bath towels should be washed in hot water and dried in a dryer on high heat after you have washed the lotion off. It is not necessary to clean outer garments such as coats or to clean upholstery or furniture. Any person with whom you have had close contact in the preceding three weeks should be evaluated and treated. All family members and sexual partners should be treated at the same time.