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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Comparison of in vitro Killing Effect of Thai Herbal Essential Oils, Tea Tree Oil, and Metronidazole 0.75% versus Ivermectin 1% on Demodex folliculorum

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Pages 1279-1286 | Received 13 Apr 2023, Accepted 16 May 2023, Published online: 18 May 2023

Figures & data

Table 1 The Survival Time of D. folliculorum from Standardized Skin Surface Biopsy Slides in Different Test Agents

Table 2 To Compare the Median Survival Time Differences Between Thai Herbal Essential Oils and Tea Tree Oil, Metronidazole 0.75%, Positive Control (ivermectin 1%), and Negative Control (Immersion Oil), Using the Log Rank Test

Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier survival curve to demonstrate the survival time between the test agents.

Abbreviation: ST, survival time.
Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier survival curve to demonstrate the survival time between the test agents.

Figure 2 To compare the median survival time difference between the pairs using the Log rank test.

Figure 2 To compare the median survival time difference between the pairs using the Log rank test.

Figure 3 Mites exposed to sweet basil oil shrank, distorted, and deformed after a few minutes of death, while those exposed to ivermectin became smaller and translucent two hours later.

Figure 3 Mites exposed to sweet basil oil shrank, distorted, and deformed after a few minutes of death, while those exposed to ivermectin became smaller and translucent two hours later.

Figure 4 Two mites covered with follicular keratin stopped moving and died within 2 min after exposure to lemongrass oil. The mites shrank, distorted, and became transparent within 30 min after death.

Figure 4 Two mites covered with follicular keratin stopped moving and died within 2 min after exposure to lemongrass oil. The mites shrank, distorted, and became transparent within 30 min after death.

Data Sharing Statement

Unavailable data, but the reader can personally request access via Dr Anon Paichitrojjana; E-mail: [email protected].