Your head is itching, you feel as if something is moving in your hair
or scuttling about on your scalp, are you delusional? That's doubtful,
this is more likely the symptoms of tiny annoying little pests commonly
known as head lice, they are especially annoying to children. I will
show you how to get rid of head lice by using a safe and inexpensive
ingredient found in most kitchens. The best remedy is simple, everyday
olive oil treatments.
These parasitic pests are not
choosy and they are all for equal opportunity infestation, being rich or
having a clean and lovely home will not make you safe from these
critters. They love hair and when it comes to finding a host that will
provide them with a meal, lodging and a good life, they don't really
care whose hair or what color of hair they use.
There
are many home remedies and there are commercial preparations that can
kill off these creatures. In my research for this article I came across
many claims of products geared towards preventing, detecting, treating
and removing head lice or louse as it is sometimes called.
Some
products are effective and as usual, most are not. Some are new and
some have been around for a while. Some are free and already in the
home, and some you will need to purchase. Some will take days, some will
take weeks and some will take a month or can span several months.
To
get rid of head lice can be a daunting task, but popular home products
have proven to be effective. They include chlorine treatment cycle,
lysol, dye, Vinegar, alcohol, Vaseline, special combs and over the
counter medication. If you need to treat the problem naturally you can
do so with alternative cures including tea tree cure, olive oil, natural
aloe soaps and shampoos.
Finally there are
professional services where a specialist will apply specialize synthetic
products to remove the eggs. However, this service usually cost money
and sometimes multiple visits are required.
In all of
the above an olive oil treatment at home is one of the best ways to take
care of your problem. This is a safe and natural way of killing these
creatures and make them a thing of the past. How to get rid of head lice
is a really simple procedure when you use a healthy home remedy with a
long history of success and safety.
All that is
required for safe olive oil treatments is a ½ cup or less of cold press
olive oil. Apply it until you have thickly coated all of the hair and
scalp. It is very important that after the treatment the head is well
covered. Use a shower cap or other head wrap that is non-absorbent to
keep the olive oil on your head. This shower cap will also keep the oil
and your buggy friends from getting on furniture or bedding.
The
best length of time to leave it in place is 10-12 hours, so apply it in
the early evening or late afternoon and leave it on overnight. You can
then wash your hair in the morning when you wake up. It is also said
that mayonnaise does the same trick, but mayonaise has a very bad smell
if kept overnight.
A good shampoo will help you get the
oil from your hair. Some people like to use a rinse made from 1 cup of
water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar after the shampoo is completed. The
vinegar rinse is also something that can destroy these crawly critters.
While others are still trying to find out how to get rid of head lice
you will have already solved the problem without any harmful chemicals.
Knowing
how to get rid of head lice is not enough to cure the problem,
prevention is the key and you also must get rid of the eggs or nits
(nix) because the oil does not kill them. Getting rid of the eggs and
nits is the only true way to prevent these creatures from re-infesting
the hair. These eggs look like tiny white grains of rice and are
attached to the hair shaft with a very sticky substance.
Removal
is done by using your fingernails to pull them down and off of each
strand of hair or by using a very fine toothed comb to dislodge and
remove them. If you follow these steps, you will successfully control
and eliminate any head lice episodes with a completely natural remedy or
a combination of remedies.
This article list many good head lice remedies but they take a long time to show any results.
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