Head Lice Treatment
July 25, 2008
Head lice are grayish brown insects which are about 2.5 mm long. Head lice are tiny insects that are wingless and parasitic. These insects live and feed on blood which they get from scalp of human head. Though they are tiny in size but they can cause a greater nuisance for you.
Head lice are highly adaptable creatures and a very common problem among children. It is a communicable disease and usually affects the school children. This kind of itchy infestation which is also called pediculosis capitis, most commonly spreads through close personal contact and by sharing personal belongings. Some of the common symptoms of having head lice are mentioned below:
• You will found unnerving ticking sensation as something it crawling or moving either on your head or scalp.
• A person having lice on there scalp may experience irritation and become short tempered.
• As the result of itching you may find small and red colored bumps on your scalp.
• The nits on hair shafts resemble tiny pussy willow buds. These may resemble as dandruff but don’t be mistaken to take them as dandruff. Dandruff can be removed by brushing the scalp but nits can’t.
You can get rid of this problem with head lice treatment. In this way some of the effective home remedies are given below, which may helpful for you to get rid of lice.
• Take anti lice oil, 0.2 per cent linden, and 0.1 per cent pyrethrum essence and mix it with coconut oil. Massage the scalp with this oil properly. Leave for whole night and wash your head next morning. This will help you to get rid of head lice.
• Take an apple and chop in fine pieces. Now, massage your head with these pieces and continue the process for about 20-25minutes. You can do this once a day and for three days. This method ensures you from complete elimination of lice from hairs.
• Take seeds of shreefa. Grind them and apply on your scalp. Leave it for 2 hours. Wash the scalp with water. This is most effective head lice treatment.
• Salt is a natural antiseptic and can kill the lice. You can apply salt for getting relief from lice.
• Almond is another good remedy which can help you to get rid of lice. Soak about 10 almonds in the water and make its paste. Put 2-3 spoons of lime juice in it. Mix and apply on your scalp. Leave it for 30 minutes and wash it with warm water. This is one of the effective methods of head lice treatment.
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