Iodophor does not kill scabies mites.
Povidone-iodine is a kind of disinfectant and antiseptic medicine, which can prevent skin bacterial infections, and is mainly used for disinfection around small skin and mucous membrane wounds, and can kill many kinds of bacteria and fungi, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli and so on.
Scabies mites are a kind of skin parasites, with a certain degree of contagious, mainly using insecticidal drugs for treatment, including sulfur ointment, triclosan permethrin cream, benzyl benzoate emulsion and so on. Also for scabies mites outside the skin, such as clothing and bedding, they need to be sterilized by boiling at high temperatures before they can be killed.
Povidone-iodine may have adverse reactions, such as mild irritation, and should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women; it is a topical medication and should not be taken orally, and patients who are allergic to this medication, should not use it.
Suffering from scabies mites should be under the guidance of the doctor to choose the correct medication, not blindly use their own medication to avoid adverse reactions.