Ordinary scabies is treated with permethrin-based creams and shampoos while crusted ... lindane, sulfur and benzyl benzoate. No serious adverse effects were reported in any study of topical ...

These include benzyl benzoate lotion ... such as widespread scabies that are hard to treat with creams alone. It's also used for crusted scabies, a more serious and contagious form.

The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% permethrin, with ivermectin, a promising oral therapy for ordinary scabies. Benzyl benzoate continues to be highly efficacious, although there ...