Expelling Lice With 7 Tips
Falling back to school in the fall means bringing back to life the routines and customs you forgot during the summer. Sometimes the start of the school year also brings with it unpleasant surprises, for example in the form of lice. Today we tell you seven tips to help you expel lice easily and effectively.
What do you need to know?
Head lice are small wingless insects that live in human hair, mostly behind the ears and neck. Lice are found more often in children than adults, and small lice epidemics are found especially in schools and kindergartens.
These insects crawl in the heat to the human scalp and feed on human blood. Lice bite the scalp, and the bites cause itching. Scratching too itchy scalp can irritate the skin and cause wounds and even inflammation.
Lice do not jump or fly, but move between people by crawling from one end to the other. Females live for about a month and lay 3-4 eggs a day.
Expelling lice with 7 tips
1. Communicating information is important
When your child or his or her teacher announces a lice moving in school, it’s time to pick up a lice comb. Comb your child’s hair carefully every day after school to remove any lice and their eggs.
If you find lice in your own child, the finding should be reported to the child at school. This will help prevent the epidemic from spreading.
As you get used to examining your child’s scalp, you will quickly notice and remove lice and their eggs. The sooner a problem is detected, the less lice have time to spread and the easier it is to get rid of them.
The best way to check a child’s scalp is to divide the hair into four parts. Examine each section slowly and accurately with a dense-spiked macaw.
For best results, use a special lice comb specifically designed to remove lice and their eggs.
2. Remind the child not to share their belongings
It is important to teach your child not to share combs, hats, hair accessories, or other objects in contact with the head area with other children. Lice do not fly or jump, but move from one end to the other through close contact or a contaminated object.
The best way to avoid the spread of lice is to make sure that children do not share anything that has been in contact with the head.
3. Use of wine vinegar
Wine vinegar is a great help in eliminating lice. Mix vinegar and water in the same proportions and moisten the child’s head with the mixture. Do not rinse your hair immediately, but let the mixture work properly.
The liquid helps to eliminate eggs that were not removed by the hairstyle.
4. Tea tree oil
Tea tree oil is one of the best natural ways to get rid of lice. Mix 10 drops of tea tree oil in 60 ml of water and pour the mixture into a spray bottle.
Shake the bottle well and spray the liquid evenly on the child’s hair and scalp. Focus especially on the neck and earrings, ensuring these areas get wet properly. Then cover the child’s head with a shower cap and leave the substance on for half an hour.
Tea tree oil removes puff eggs from the scalp and hair so that they are easy to remove with a comb.
5. Lavender
Lavender is known not only for its good aroma, but also for its antiseptic properties. Lavender can be used for many purposes, and one of these is the expulsion of lice.
Tie the child’s hair to the ponytail and brush a few drops of essential lavender oil behind the child’s ears.
Lavender acts as a natural repellent, preventing lice from sticking to the child’s head. However, lavender does not eliminate lice already in the head or their eggs.
6. Rosemary
The scent of this plant repels lice. Add a few drops of rosemary oil to the shampoo and rub the mixture thoroughly on the baby’s scalp and hair. Allow the mixture to act for half an hour before rinsing the baby’s hair.
Avoid getting rosemary oil or any essential oil in your child’s eyes.
7. Pharmacy products
Pharmacies offer a large variety of shampoos, creams and mousses to remove lice. Your local pharmacy can help you choose the right product. All these products are rubbed into dry hair. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully.
Pharmacy products usually bring very effective help to the full problem. However, treatment often needs to be repeated within a few days to get rid of the problem once and for all.
