Fighting The Menace Called LICE

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:02:17 +0000

It can be termed as one of the most unhygienic things we come across humans. It is more prevalent among children as they mingle around with kids in the school as well as other kids in one’s building. It is a breeding ground for the lice where too many people or kids come together. Lice have infected people of all ages and they prefer hair which is clean and not oily. Clean hair helps in creating the right environment for the eggs of the lice. It sticks to the clean hair much easily in comparison to oily hair.

It can spread very easily. Physical contact is not the only thing which promotes its breed but usage of things like comb, brush, clothes, towels, clothes by an infected person causes the spread of lice. The survival rate of lice is very good as it can remain alive without human contact for a week and that too without food. Constant itching has been the key symptom, when affected by lice. The common places where you will see these tiny things are on the scalp, neck and even above your ears. The small white eggs would have infested your hair within two days. If one person in the family gets affected be sure that you are on a cleaning mission for everyone in the family.

Some of the common measures to be taken when you are slowly and silently attacked by lice

*Avoid sharing personal items like combs, clothes and other things
*Keep checking your child’s hair for nits and lice
*Thorough cleaning of your bed linen as all members of your family would be using it at one point or the other
*Trimming ones hair is also a good way to prevent any further spread of lice, but it wont get rid of the nits or lice as you have shave your hair for that to happen
*Wash your hair and clothes once you have visited the beauty parlor

Some of the common treatments for removing lice are:

*Once through with shampooing your can use the vinegar conditioner in equal parts with water to remove the nits.
*Clean your comb very regularly or soak them in a disinfectant for better results.
*Use your regular shampoo with 3 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of teas tree oil and 1 tsp of eucalyptus oil. Leave this on your hair for half-hour tightly covered and then rinse it.

These common remedies and many more can be used with proper prevention to ward off the scare of lice and its eggs.

Kevin Pederson has been managing a number of sites related to hair and skin care which provides information on Home Remedies for Head Lice and many other ways to have beautiful hair.

Originally posted 2009-12-17 06:57:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter

Irritating Pest Called Head Lice

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:00:26 +0000

Head Lice infests the head and body of humans. Head Lice are thos tiny little buggers which makes up go wild with itch. Head lice are parasitic insects that live in the hair and scalp of humans. The scientific name for head louse is Pediculus humanus capitis. Another name for infestation with head lice is pediculosis. Head lice develop in three forms: nits, nymphs, and adults.Coming into close contact with an already infested person. In children, contact is common during play, while riding the school bus, and during classroom activities in which children sit in groups close to each other. If you are not sure if a person has head lice, the diagnosis should be made by the local health department or a health-care provider, school nurse, or agricultural extension service worker.

Here are some of the good home remedies for these little buggers:

Regularly mix rosemary, lavender, tea tree and water in a spray bottle and mist my kids hair, before they leave the house and again in the evening, during outbreaks in the community. Use this mix to dampen the kids hair between treatments and comb through at least once a day with a nit comb.

When you wash the bedding and such, add 10-15 drops of tea tree oil to the load.

If your family is prone to getting lice, add tea tree oil to your regular shampoo during lice season, as a preventative measure. Put a few drops of tea tree or lavender oil on the neck of your kids jackets and in their hoods and hats.

Lavender and cedar oil are said to repel lice and can be applied directly to the head. Diatomaceous earth can also be used to kill lice particularly in fabics and carpeting.

Soak hair and scalp in vinegar for 15 minutes and comb out the nits.

Baby Oil or Mineral Oil. Soak your hair in it for 10 minutes. Lice are a species of the mite family that breath through their bodies. The baby oil literally suffocates them and they die.

Make sure that you use a anti-dandruff shampoos because lice feed on dead skin thats accumulated on a persons head.

You must wash all the bedding and vacuum everything good. All stuffed animals that cannot be washed go into plastic bags and be kept in a very cool place for a few days.

Mayonnaise or Olive oil. Slather on and leave it on hair overnight! It smothers the lice and makes nits slide off easily. Don’t forget to wash all bedding and stuff toys. You can also put stuff toys in a plastic bag for a week and it will kill anything on it. This might make you feel better as you know lice only like clean hair so it’s not from being dirty though it sure makes one feel that way.

Rachel Broune writes articles for Head Lice Home Remedies . He also writes for Home Remedies and Herbs

Originally posted 2009-11-19 07:04:12. Republished by Old Post Promoter

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Fighting The Menace Called LICE

Irritating Pest Called Head Lice