The Three Step Procedure to Louse Treatment

Numerous products and home remedies offer different louse treatment solutions. Sometimes though, even the best remedies still fall short of completely eradicating lice. To make sure that your louse treatment works, check if you have been following the three step procedure.

Step 1: Kill with Louse Treatment

There are various kinds of louse treatment used to kill the pests. You can choose between natural methods and over the counter chemical applications. Over the counter chemical based products can come in shampoos, lotions, oils, conditioners, rinses, creams and many other forms. You can ask the doctor or pharmacist for a good brand but the important thing is to use any brand only as instructed and indicated.

Although chemical louse treatment solutions have been formulated for safe use, misuse or overuse could put kids at risk of getting too much of the chemicals on the skin. Kids with allergies and sensitive skins may develop terrible reactions to strong medication. Pregnant and breastfeeding women and kids younger than three years old must also first see a doctor before using a chemical based louse treatment.

Some parents may prefer using natural louse treatment to avoid the risk and harshness of some chemical treatments. Vinegar, olive oil, coconut oil, mayonnaise, almond paste and garlic paste are some of the known home remedies for lice. These substances are believed to be able to smother lice and kill them.

To supplement louse treatment, a fine toothed comb may also be used after chemical or natural treatment. Combing is one way to make sure that lice that have grown resistant to treatment or have somehow evaded treatment can be caught and killed manually. Simply put a white sheet of paper beneath your child’s hair to make it easier for you to catch and kill the lice.

Step 2: Pick the Nits

The objective of step 1 is to kill the live nymph and adult lice. Sometimes though, this step does not effectively take care of all the nits that have been laid. This means that nits can still hatch even after louse treatment and grow up as another set of lice. Some experts believe that the only sure way to get rid of nits is to patiently pick them out yourself. Nits can be hard to see because of their small size and because a lot of them are very close to the scalp. Make sure that you have a good light source to help you with the task. Crush the nits that you get hold of in between your nails.

Step 3: Clean the House

Even though lice die without food sooner or later, they can still survive for some time away from the scalp. One way for lice to spread is through the use of and contact with areas and things with lice. Your child’s comb, clothes, pillows and bed sheets may still hold some lice that may have fallen off. When your child uses these things, the lice could get right back on to the hair and scalp. So even if you have good louse treatment, you might have to deal with the problem again sometime soon. There is however, probably no need to spray the entire house with insecticide. You simply have to vacuum some areas and put your kid’s clothes and sheets in a washing machine and dryer. Manually clean your child’s combs and things.