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.