IT IS AN OILY LIQUID WITH A FAINT AROMATIC SMELL AND IS A DRUG OF CHOICE FOR SCABIES. IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN EMULSION, WHICH IS APPLIED ALL OVER, EXCEPT FACE AND NECK, AFTER CLEANSING BATH. FOR PEDICULOSIS THE EMULSION IS APPLIED AT THE SITE OF INFESTATION TAKING CARE NOT TO GET INTO EYES. IT IS WASHED OFF WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER 24 HOURS.