As expected, with the return to school also the lice They started the school year. The lice infestation is a classic of this time of year. Let's see a series of home remedies against lice.
Children's heads are filled with lice and nits while those of parents are filled with concern about how to eliminate unwanted guests.
Since lice are increasingly resistant to pesticides, the use of natural remedies It is a good alternative both as a treatment or as a form of prevention.
Above all, pharmaceutical treatments without pesticides based on natural ingredients are preferable, since lice are becoming immune to the chemical compounds used in most anti-lice products such as permethrin, one of the best known. Not to mention that natural products are less aggressive for the scalp and hair.
Home remedies against lice
There are products based on natural compounds such as coconut and anise nut oils that when they enter the airways of the lice they end up dying of suffocation and dehydration. I have tried one of these products with my daughter who has brought lice for the first time and has given me an excellent result.
A classic against lice is the Apple vinager, a homemade solution that continues to give results although it is not 100% effective. Some lice can stay alive, although harder nits (eggs). Its acidity is especially effective against the substance that adheres nits to the hair. A warm mixture of water and vinegar is applied equally to dry hair. Leave on for 2 hours with a hat and rinse. Perform it twice a week for 1 month.
To prevent, you can rinse with warm water and vinegar in equal parts after washing your hair with shampoo and conditioner. The smell is then hidden with a little cologne.
As a prevention you can also place a few drops of essence of the shampoo tea tree It is sold in herbalists. Or you can apply it to the brush before combing a few drops of neem oil, pure lavender essence, citronella or geranium essence. Also, to go to school you can moisten her hair with a colony for children or gumina, that makes it less attractive for lice.
I have not tried it, but another Home remedy consists of a infusion of eucalyptus or rosemary leaves boiled for 15 minutes to which the juice of a lemon is added. It is applied and allowed to act. Then it clears up.
Some forums talk about coconut oil, homemade mayonnaise and Johnson's baby oil, but besides that I can't talk about its effectiveness because I have not tried it (about vinegar itself) I find these products too greasy and very difficult to remove from the child's hair.
Finally, a good suggestion is to apply abundant conditioner after washing the child's head to be able to pass the fine comb more easily and thus be able to do the revision and drag more easily to lice and nits.
We talk about what can be used to combat lice, but I imagine that it is not necessary to remind you that you should not apply any type of insecticide, household detergent or chemical to the child's head as they could contain a serious risk of toxicity.
I hope these remedies help you eradicate lice. In any case, there are other measures that should complement the treatment such as wearing long hair always collected to avoid a new infection, often check the child with the nits (fine comb), especially in the neck area and behind the ears , sanitize towels, bedding, combs, hair bands and brushes.
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