Home Remedies for Lice Treatment

What is lice infection?
Lice are very small insects found on the scalp. They are visible through the naked eye. They prefer clean hair rather than oily hair. They can travel from one person to the other. People having lice feel like scratching their heads all the time. Lice can make the roots of the hair weak resulting in hair loss. It can even cause fever in a person. It is better to get rid of lice quickly. Medically known as pediculosis, lice infection is a common problem. The types of lice that infest humans are – head lice, body lice and pubic lice. Lice exist in three forms – nit, lymph and adult lice. It has a life of about 30 days but cannot survive if they are away from the human body for more than two days.

Home Remedies for Lice Infection – Natural Treatment Methods

Mentioned below are some of the most effective head lice home remedies that works –

• For head lice wash your hair with vinegar as it will kill all the nits and lice in two days.
• Apply coconut oil to your head after you shampoo and then you can add ten to fifteen drops of tea tree oil into the scalp.
• Use Listerine mouth wash to wash your scalp. This will kill all the lice.
• Another great home remedy is to massage your head with mayonnaise and comb it after 2 hours.
• You can also apply a mixture of lemon and butter on your head, wait for 15 seconds and then rinse your head with a mild shampoo.
• Apply onion juice on your scalp. Keep it for 3 to 4 hours. Wash your head
• Prepare custard apple paste. Mix it with water. Apply it on your hair before sleeping. Keep it overnight. Wash your hair in the morning. It will not only kill lice but also keep away dandruff
• Chop an apple into small pieces. Apply these pieces to your scalp. Massage it for 15 to 20 minutes. Do this regularly
• Take camphor powder and add it into the coconut oil. Apply this on your hair at night. Wash your hair in the morning. It will kill all the lice. This is one of the better home remedies for head lice
• You can also apply Vaseline to your hair. Lice will die due to suffocation. But it will be very difficult to wash your hair. Minimum 6 times you will need to wash your hair
• Comb your hair regularly with louse combs.
• Shave off all your hair and let it grow again. This will help you to eradicate the infection from its roots.
• Make sure that you do not share your personal belongings with an unclean person.
• Wash your hair daily and keep it clean.

Below are some of the way other then mentioned above which will help you to get rid of head lice –

• Do not use or share anyone’s comb or brush
• Wash all your clothes after visiting hair dresser
• Always use your own sleeping bag or pillow
• Always wash your hair after you come from a long journey
• Never sit touching the head of the other person

There are 3 types of lice –

• Head Lice -It is found on the scalp
• Body Lice – It is found on the body
• Pubic Lice – It is found in the private parts of the body

Causes of lice infection

The common way of transmitting head lice is head to head contact. However, indirect contact like sharing pillows, hats, carpets and so on can also cause lice transmission. Body lice are usually common among people who are unhygienic and do not take baths daily, do not wear washed cloth and so on. If you are in direct contact with an individual who has body lice you can also be infected. A pubic louse is caused usually due to sexual contact with an infected person. Wearing a condom does not help.

Symptoms of the Infection

Head lice are usually behind the ears and near the neck. The symptoms of lice infestation include itching, crusting, and redness on the scalp. Often repeated scratching of lice lead to swollen nodes resulting in lumps on the neck and behind the ears. However, at times head lice do not show any symptoms.

As you shampoo your hair mix 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon tea tree oil and 1 teaspoon eucalyptus oil. Then apply this solution, cover your head for two hours and then rinse it off. This can be used as a remedy to fight off these invaders.