You can feel confident however that you can attack and win this ongoing battle with louse infestation if only because it's so common for so many of us to deal with.

There are reports and postings all over the web with methods and remedies used by consumers that some consider a home remedy or a solution to an infestation outbreak. Well meaning people will attempt to claim some of the craziest things that worked for them while more established products did not. In many of these cases, the problem is that consumers didn't follow the directions closely as to amount of product to use or re-treatment recommendations or even making the effort to remove all potential re-infestation areas like washing bed linens.

If you want to get rid of these head lice bugs, you really need to go on the offensive. From attacking the infestation to removing any possibility of a live egg lurking to re inhabit a family head, all must be done aggressively to be effective.

Any type of louse treatment requires that you take the initiative and do the work necessary to get rid of the bugs. Like it or not, even prescription medicines from the doctor rely on you to deal with the infestation by following the directions for a full headlice treatment program

Here's a Home cure and a cleaning opportunity to find the bugs where they may hide. Be aware that the home cure is one of the many found on the Internet and may not be effective in dealing with the problem. It's offered as an example of some of the ideas that are claimed to work.

Home Cure Number 1: Mayonnaise

Of all the home remedies found on the web, there is a group that is simply hilarious to consider. Of this group, the most popular has to be the use of Mayonnaise. Now the idea is to smother or suffocate the lice. The only problem with this is that all food grade products placed in the hair aren't effective killing agents.

Mayo, Olive Oil and the rest are great however to help slow the bugs to allow for easier combing and removal. Of course, you have the mess of the oil to deal with.

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This is the type of lice home remedies that can be found. One thing that the people who suggest these cures like to gloss over is that most cures using household oils etc. are expected to be left in the hair for at least 8 hours or more! Can you imagine how difficult it would be to keep a child away from a head full of goo for hours?

Home Cure Idea Number 2: Disinfect Combs - Brushes and All Hair care Tools

One method that seems to work great is to disinfect all your hair care and adornment things with alcohol or other strong disinfectant. Although you cannot use such strong chemicals on your head and scalp, they are very effective to kill off anything living on personal items. If you consider that hair care items are a major suspect in contracting and spreading these pests, you will want to seriously deal with the possibility of lice waiting around on your brush to cause more problems.

This does take some work but should be considered extra safety insurance to remove any left over bugs. Although the lice home remedies may kill all the bugs, removing any stuck nits or nymphs can be handled with this method.

Remember that the shorter the hair, the fewer places head lice can hide. This means that cutting your child's hair can make the job of getting rid of the parasites so much easier. A haircut can also allow light to get to the scalp which in turn can help with healing the sores that were caused by the infestation.

In the end, it doesn't matter if you decide to try over the counter insecticide products, drug store shampoo, insecticide based store shampoo, prescription shampoos or one of the many home remedies claiming success found on the web, a little nit picking with a special comb goes a long way.

Nit combing and picking is slow but it's still the best way to check hair thoroughly for any signs of infestation. Almost all of the lice home remedies at the very least suggest taking the time to carefully inspect the hair using a nit comb.

The lice home remedies work better at least emotionally when you know and can see that the bugs have all been removed. Seeing is believing for most of us and the easier it is to inspect for a louse infestation, the better. Pediculous Humans Capitis (louse) have been around for ages and we all need to be ready and able to keep them away from our homes and families.