Some Home Remedies for Head Lice are CrazY!

Finding usable information about home remedies for head lice and headlice can be difficult. There are two ways of dealing with lice, the first being chemically using pesticide based shampoos and the other way is to use more natural and arguably safer products. Parasites have been with us for as long as we have history.

There have been many remedies and cures tried, some with great success while most were failures. The battle against these bugs has allowed us to know how to effectively control and kill the louse no matter how serious the infestation. Trying to find what home remedies for head lice work the best is one of the difficult things about finding information on the Internet.

The problem is caused by the availability of freely provided information that has or has NOT been verified. Still, if you want to know what others have tried, you're not alone.

Dealing with louse however isn't as simple as taking a pill. Fact is that most treatment options involve parents or personal effort at home. From medical prescriptions to special shampoos, anything that works to rid yourself from the parasite will also by necessity be a home, personal effort.

The reason is that there is no easy way to kill and remove all the bugs. Even if they're killed, would you really want all the dead adult head lice, nits and adolescent nymphs still in your hair? Of course not!

Here's a Home Cure and a cleaning opportunity to find the bugs where they live. Be aware that the home cure is one of the many found on the Internet and may not be effective in dealing with the problem. It's offered as an example of some of the ideas that are claimed to work.

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Home Cure Number 1: Olive Oil

This is a popular home remedy found in many forums. It's based on the idea that oil makes the lice have a more difficult time holding on. The claim is that it also works to loosen the glue that holds nits to the hair follicle. If the infestation isn't to bad, this may be a way to help get rid of the problem without chemicals.

One thing that people who suggest these cures like to gloss over is that most cures using household oils etc. are expected to be left in the hair for at least 8 hours or more! Can you imagine how difficult it would be to keep a child away from a head full of goo for hours?

Home Cure Idea Number 2: Disinfect Combs - Brushes and All Hair care Tools

Being especially cautious with hair decorations like bobby pins, ribbon, headbands etc. can go a long way to lowering the risk of another head lice outbreak. Sharing hair care tools like brushes are a major suspect in contracting and spreading these pests, you will want to seriously deal with the possibility of lice waiting around on your brush to cause more problems.

This does take some work but should be considered extra safety insurance to remove any left over bugs. Although the treatment may kill all the bugs, removing any stuck nits or nymphs can be handled with this method.

A Good Clean Up TIP

The use of a special fine toothed comb is probably your best defense against yet another outbreak. It doesn't matter if your treatment option of choice is over the counter insecticide products, drug store shampoo, insecticide based store shampoo, prescription shampoos or a more natural option, nit removal is simply good insurance against another outbreak.

While nit combs take awhile to use especially on longer hair, this is a good way to verify that all bugs have been removed. Even the latest in home remedies for head lice usually suggest this as good insurance just to make sure everything has been removed.

The home remedies for head lice work better at least emotionally when you know and can see that the infestation is completely gone. While actually being able to see that all the nits and nymphs are gone is a big emotional benefit, it doesn't mean your home is free from the problem. You will also need to continue to be on the lookout for several weeks just to be certain that a re-infestation doesn't occur.

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