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[B581]Best Treatment For Head Lice

by Gloria Gangi, Glo

We are fortunate that we now live in a world that for most ailments there is a medicinal cure. Many age-old complaints are being treated, or at least their symptoms can be treated, so they do not bother people anymore. But as the medicines get better so does the bacteria get stronger and become more immune to it. Head lice have been around forever and recent advances in medicine brought about a variety of treatments that has been able to get rid of them. Unfortunately, head louse can from time to time adapt to these medicines, so when this happens it is time to turn to alternative treatments for head lice techniques.

No More Chemicals

Alternative treatments for head lice are a surefire way of treating them, and alternative treatments will also help reduce the need for the chemicals found in medicine off of your head. Many of them are found to be harmless, but there is at least one (lindane found in the medicine Kwell) which is known to be toxic, in particular to children and seniors. If using an alternative treatment for head nits it can be cheaper than purchasing medicine, but first you should know some techniques to get rid of the head nits without the use of medicine.

One of the quickest and easiest methods to naturally remove head lice is to warm up a towel in your dryer for 20-30 minutes. Wrap the warm towel around your head, and the heat should be sufficient to kill both the lice and their eggs, ending the infestation in a matter of minutes. It does leave a bit of a window open for some nits (louse eggs) to survive if you're not careful. Therefore, you can consider another option for an alternative treatment for head lice like olive oil. Massage olive oil into the scalp and let it sit there for ten minutes before washing out. The Olive oil smothers the head lice so they can't breathe. If you do use olive oil, you'll also need to perform head lice egg removal.

The best method in carrying out head lice egg removal is by using a warm towel, and then proceeding with the use of olive oil to ensure that none of them hatch. When combing through the hair use a nit comb or if you do not have one a very fine toothed comb. As you can see, there are several easy and cheap methods for alternative treatments for head lice, and they don't involve rubbing toxic chemicals into your scalp. As always, you'll need to check for nits every few days for a couple of weeks to make sure that none survived, but you would need to do that as well if you used medicine.

It's never comfortable to have head lice. They are parasitic little insects that live on the scalp and live off the blood they suck from there. Because their survival is dependent on having a human host, being without a head to live on will kill them. Female head lice commonly lay around six eggs per day, which then stay for about eight days before they hatch and take two weeks to become adults. Generally speaking, a person who has head lice may have about 12 adults moving around, but likely hundreds of eggs that are yet to hatch. Now if that doesn't make you grimace, we don't know what would.

Head lice are not picky about their hosts. As long as fresh blood is there for their sucking delight, they will be there. The most susceptible to having head lice are small girls aged 3 to 12 because they are not so mindful about their hairs and lice are pulled in to fresh blood.

Chemical Treatments' Possible Side Effects

Your kid's pediatrician might encourage the use of over-the-counter or prescription treatments like medicated cream, lotions, or shampoos for treating head lice. But know that some of these products contain toxic compounds (like lindane, pyrethrum, permethrin) that may result in more harm than good if not use properly. As an endocrine disrupter, lindane, for instance, is suspected of causing reproductive tract dysfunctions, sperm count imbalance, learning and behavioral problems, and even cancer. Permethrin and pyrethrum are proven to have neurotoxic effects and may be associated in altering the functions of the neurological system of children. Thus, chemical treatments are not always the best; and some of them might even become immune to medications eventually.

The Natural Route Against Head Lice

Head lice can be driven out using natural and conventional methods. One example is louse busting, which can take some time. Despite that, natural methods are still the best and safest way compared to chemical shampoos and lotions. Recommended anti-louse essential oils include those that come from olive, almond, and sunflower, which reportedly can stop lice dead in the their tracks. One other way to take them out is to comb your hair using especially designed narrow combs like the Nitmix Ultra Fine toothed comb.

Reminders About Head Lice

How can we handle head lice? While great nuisances, these little parasites are very much controllable. If you value your health, better stick to the natural methods. Natural louse killing means take a while but they won't harm your hair and your overall health.

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