What are lice and nits

Lice are small, brownish grey, six legged creatures. It is difficult to see them because they are light sensitive but sometimes you can spot them as they crawl through the hair. They are capable of moving from head to head, therefore anyone's head of hair can become a home to lice. Lice live by biting the scalp and sucking out the blood. Their saliva contains an antiseptic, which can cause a mental slowing down if the host is continuously bitten over a long period of time.

Head Lice Method

Start with dry hair and cover your shoulders with a towel. (Cetaphil is very thick so you won’t have much dripping) Use a good metal lice comb to comb out as many nits as possible before you start. Section your hair off in very small sections; it’s extremely important that you coat every strand of hair, and apply the Cetaphil directly to your scalp at each part you make in your hair so that you lessen the chance of missing even ONE louse on your head! Use Cetaphil liberally and massage, massage, massage it in. Even ONE louse left uncoated may survive to reproduce.

Before starting with the hair cleaning process, you need to ensure that the work area is not carpeted and remove all rugs, towels or clothes that are lying around. The lice often tend to make homes in these items whenever they are disturbed.

Head Lice Treatments

If you do see live lice moving around on her head, then she needs to be treated. In addition to over-the-counter medicines, like Rid and Nix, and prescription medicines, such as Ovide, there are many natural home remedies that you could try. Keep in mind that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Nix 'is currently the recommended treatment for head lice, with retreatment in 7 to 10 days

regular use of organophosphate based head lice treatments on children is not a good idea. The scalp is a sensitive and highly absorbent area of skin. It is astounding that parents are recommended to use such products when some of their ingredients have been banned for use on animals. Do not despair! There are safer plant based alternatives. The most commonly used plant based head lice treatments tend to be based on essential oils. Essential oils are highly concentrated volatile oils,

Next, Tie you hair at the crown, if your hair is long.

Dip a cotton swab into a safe cleansing liquid and clean the ears and paint a ring around the outer portion of the ears and the hairline around the head. Keep the head dry and start at the nape of the neck along the hairline and keep saturating the hair, as you move towards the crown where the hair is tied.

Herbal Remedies For Head Lice

Herbal remedies are another possibility if you wish to avoid ordinary anti-lice lotions. Rosemary, neem tree, tea tree, bergamot and geranium oils are popular choices. However, some herbal remedies are strong natural chemicals, so you need to watch out for allergies and sensitivities, and stop using them if they seem to be irritating the scalp. Concentrated essential oils are toxic, so they must be diluted. In fact tea tree oil is more toxic than either permethrin or malathion

Add six drops of a selection of these oils (three or four) to 30 mL (2 tablespoons) of sunflower oil. Massage it well into the scalp and leave for 6 hours. Then shampoo the hair and, when it is wet, go through it with a lice comb. Repeat every 3 days until you think the lice have gone.

Alternatively, use a preparation such as Nice ‘n Clear

Lemon juice:

Lemon juice is considered as one of the effective home remedy for the treatment of head lice and dandruff. Take equal amount (1-2 tablespoon) of lemon juice and garlic paste. Apply this mixture over the scalp and allow it to dry for 25-35 minutes. Wash your hair in cold water and rinse off the all dirt, dust, etc. This is one of the useful home remedies for head lice.

Olive oil:

Olive oil is good in killing head lice. Apply heavy amount of olive oil on your hair, and cover it with a plastic bag. Keep it overnight, later with the help of lice comb, take out all the head lice. Repeat this after every 10 days.

Egg yolk:

Make a mixture by adding egg yolk, vinegar, and lemon juice. Take egg yolk of 2 eggs, add 2-3 tablespoon of vinegar and equal amount of lemon juice into it. Mix it well and apply on the scalp. Allow it to dry for 20-30 minutes and then wash it off with warm water. This is one of the important home remedies for head lice.