How to remove lice at home, and whether it is worth etching parasites with kerosene and vinegar

What is the danger of lice for humans and how to remove forever? Blood-sucking insects carry serious diseases. First of all, typhoid, although this rarely happens in the modern world. In addition, pests:

• leave skin wounds - through them, an infection can enter the blood;
• cause dermatological lesions - bark, allergic reactions, bluish spots, in advanced cases - pustular formations and pyoderma;
• create discomfort - a person is tormented by intolerable itching;
• hinder social contacts - infected with lice is dangerous to others.

The principles of elimination and treatment of children and adults

Infection of a person with lice is a dermatological parasitic pathology called pediculosis (translated from Latin Pediculus - “louse”). Therapy of the disease can be based on the following principles and actions:

• shaving - deprivation of parasites habitual conditions of existence;
• combing out - mechanical removal of insects from the hair;
• use of ironing and hair dryer - thermal exposure followed by combing is detrimental to lice and nits;
• purchase of drugs and use of folk remedies - the use of special compounds that kill or weaken pests, followed by combing.

How to deal with lice at home? To get rid of parasites and destroy them forever follows, given the five rules.

1. Early initiation of therapy. The faster the fight against lice begins, the easier it will be to get rid of parasites. Having felt a slight itch, you need to inspect the hair for pests. It is advisable to seek help from another person.
2. Allergotest. Before using any remedy for lice, you need to check the skin reaction. Apply a small amount of product to the bend of the elbow for ten minutes. If after a day undesirable manifestations (irritation, burning, rash, redness) are not found, you can use the tool.
3. Combing out. After applying any antiparasitic agent, combing should be done. This procedure will help remove dead insects and nits from the hair.
4. Re-processing in a week. Maturation of nits occurs within five to eight days. Therefore, re-processing is required in order to remove newly appeared parasites.
5. Relapse prevention After removal of the pests, certain measures must be taken to prevent re-infection.

Cardinal Method: Shaving Headless

The essence of the procedure: curls are shaved off the head with nits, because lice cannot live without hair. The method has several advantages:

• does not damage the skin;
• does not cause allergic reactions;
• has no contraindications;
• for 1 day eliminates lice and nits.

Combing uninvited guests and special combs

Combing is an obligatory step in pediculosis therapy using any treatment method, except for shaving head to head. The method helps to get rid of insects that are resistant to most antiparasitic drugs. The procedure allows you to:

• remove dead parasites;
• remove nits from hair;
• regularly inspect curls for pests.

The procedure is a thorough combing of hair with a special comb with frequent cloves. Judging by the reviews, the crests of LiceGuard, AntiV, NitFree are the highest quality. The effectiveness of the device is ensured by:

• strength - the comb is made of steel, which allows the cloves not to deform during combing;
• frequent arrangement of cloves - only hair can pass between them, but not nits and lice.
• serifs on the cloves - allow better catch parasites.

Description of procedure

To perform the actions, the help of another person is needed, since it is impossible to comb out the parasites on one's own. The procedure is carried out in three stages.

1. Site preparation. Settle in a well-lit place. On a small table, spread a white towel, paper or oilcloth on which insects will fall.
2. Combing hair. Set the patient in such a way that it is convenient for him to lay his head on the table. Comb the hair with a regular comb with sparse teeth.
3. Combing nits. Pick up a thin strand, comb the curls in the direction from the roots. Swinging on the crest of insects and nits, swipe it on a towel. Work through all the hair.

5 rules for using a comb

To make the procedure as effective and safe as possible, you must adhere to five rules.

1. Observe precautions. The person performing the procedure must put on a plastic cap so as not to “pick up” the lice.
2. Moisturize your hair. If the curls are dry, the comb will glide poorly.
3. Use special formulations that facilitate the removal of nits. It is desirable to treat the hair with a means that corrodes the secret, through which the nits are attached to the curl. It may be a solution of vinegar: a tablespoon in a glass of water.
4. Disinfect the comb after use. To do this, the tool can be placed for half an hour in an alcohol solution or boiled for five minutes.
5. Repeat the procedure at regular intervals. Repeat every other day with weak infection, in severe cases - every day. Scrubbing should not be stopped when the symptoms of lice disappear. Combing is recommended to be done once every few days for one to two months.

Purchased remedies for bloodsucking insects

In a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription, you can buy special products whose purpose is to kill pests. Shampoo from lice and nits and other antiparasitic agents do not give a 100% guarantee, but have proven their effectiveness in combination with combing.

Operating principle

As the active components that provide the effect of drugs, are used:

• silicone lining agents for lice and nits - cyclomethicone, dimethicone, blocking the access of oxygen to parasites;
• toxic components - permethrin, phenotrin, malathion, which destroy the nervous system of insects.

The use of the latter is preferable, since they are safer for humans. As an alternative to drugs with dimethicone, folk healers suggest using hairspray. It is recommended to treat the head with a whole bottle of the product, put on a plastic wrap or a hat, leave it overnight, then rinse your hair with ordinary shampoo, comb out dead insects and nits.

Drug Overview

Drugs for lice are available in the form of:

• shampoos;
• lotions;
• sprays;
• creams;
• liquids.

The table below shows the most popular and effective drugs designed to remove lice.

Table - Active substances purchased funds from lice

Application rules

Use shampoo, lotion, cream or spray from lice and nits should be in accordance with the instructions. Most drugs are used equally, in four stages.

1. Application The composition is distributed on dry or wet hair (depending on the specific product).
2. Flushing. After a certain time (from ten to 40 minutes), the residues are washed off with an ordinary shampoo.
3. Combing out. They rinse the hair with vinegar, comb out the insects with a special comb.
4. Reiteration. The procedure is repeated after a week. After treatment, parasites do not wash their hair for two to five days.

Contraindications

The use of funds even with minimal toxicity is contraindicated:

• pregnant and lactating women;
• children under two to five years old;
• people with individual intolerance to the components of the drug;
• persons suffering from dermatological diseases;
• patients with bronchial asthma and a tendency to allergic reactions.

Precautionary measures

For safety reasons, when using lice remedies, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

• remove contact lenses before the procedure - aggressive components can corrode material;
• do not use conditioners and balms on the eve - such products are poorly washed off with curls, prevent the penetration of the components of antiparasitic drugs;
• wear rubber gloves - to protect the skin of the hands from the aggressive effects of active substances;
• protect eyes - you need to wrap the patient’s head with a towel, placing the bandage over the eyebrows;
• rinse with plenty of running water - if the product has got on the mucous membrane, consult a doctor;
• get rid of balances - After the procedure, wash your hands thoroughly with soap, ventilate the room;
• store drugs in isolation - out of the reach of children, away from food.

How to get rid of lice and nits in folk ways

Most experts note the low effectiveness of folk remedies in comparison with modern purchased drugs. However, the use of such methods can be justified as additional for complex therapy or for prevention.

Vinegar solution

1. Prepare a solution of vinegar, diluting the product with water in a ratio of 1: 2.
2. Apply to hair, keep for half an hour.
3. Wash your hair with regular shampoo.
4. Make a combing procedure twice a day.
5. Repeat vinegar treatment for lice and nits in a week.

Vinegar and salt

1. Pour 45 g of table salt with 5 ml of vodka and a glass of vinegar (apple or wine).
2. Moisten gauze in the composition, put matter on the head, like a scarf.
3. Walk in such a bandage all day, periodically moistening the tissue with a solution.
4. The next day, wash your hair with regular shampoo. Comb out nits and lice.
5. Repeat the procedure every other day.
6. Continue treatment until all parasites have disappeared, remembering that vinegar is not effective against adults.

Elecampane

1. Put five tablespoons in a thermos elecampane, brew raw materials with a liter of boiling water.
2. After an hour, strain.
3. Apply infusion to hair and scalp.
4. After waiting ten minutes, wash the curls with an ordinary shampoo. Make a comb out.
5. Repeat after five days. Continue treatment until the parasites are eliminated.

Tar soap

1. Grate the product, pour in room temperature water to make a pasty mass.
2. Apply to skin and hair. Put a plastic wrap on top.
3. After half an hour, wash your hair with ordinary shampoo. Comb out the parasites.
4. Repeat after five days. Continue therapy until all insects have disappeared.

Burr oil

1. Warm burdock oil to room temperature in a steam bath.
2. Apply to skin and hair, put on a plastic wrap on top, warm with a towel.
3. After half an hour, wash your hair, comb out insects.
4. Repeat every day. Do three procedures, and then use the product for prophylactic purposes once a week.

Tea tree

1. Mix in sunflower either olive oil tea tree essential oil, observing an 8: 1 ratio.
2. Apply product to hair and skin, wrap with plastic wrap.
3. After 40 minutes, wash your hair with ordinary shampoo, comb out.
4. Repeat every other day until the parasites disappear.

Mint and Pomegranate Juice

1. Pour two tablespoons of mint with a glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice.
2. Put the composition on a slow fire, boil for ten minutes.
3. Apply to curls and scalp. Instead of decoction, pure pomegranate, lemon or cranberry juice, garlic or onion juice can be used as a remedy for pediculosis.
4. After half an hour, wash your hair with an ordinary shampoo, comb out.
5. Repeat every five days until complete removal of insects.

Hellebore and Ledum

1. Grind leaves rosemary and hellebore, mix the products in equal proportions.
2. Dilute raw materials with melted pork fat, adhering to a proportion of 1: 3.
3. Put the mass in a preheated oven for 12 hours.
4. The mixture cooled down to a comfortable temperature is applied to the scalp and hair.
5. After waiting ten minutes, wash your hair with an ordinary shampoo, comb out insects.
6. Repeat every five days until the final cure.

Angelica and bird cherry

1. Grind the roots of angelica and bird cherry into powder, combine the components in equal proportions.
2. Mix the raw materials with butter in a ratio of 1: 1.
3. Apply to skin and hair for half an hour, wrap the head with plastic wrap, put on a scarf.
4. Rinse off with regular shampoo.
5. Repeat daily for a week.

Cranberry

1. Squeeze juice from a handful of cranberries, mix with honey to get a thick paste consistency.
2. Apply to skin and hair.
3. After half an hour, wash your hair with ordinary shampoo, comb out the lice.

Kerosene

1. Dilute kerosene with vegetable oil in a ratio of 1:10.
2. Apply the mixture to the skin, wrap the head with wax paper or plastic wrap, insulate with a handkerchief on top.
3. Leave the bandage overnight.
4. In the morning, rinse your head with tar or baby soap. Comb out lice and nits by wetting the comb with vinegar.

Hot methods against parasites

Since lice and nits die at temperatures above 50 ° C, experienced healers recommend using a hair straightener and hair dryer in the fight against insects. How effective is it?

Ironing

Features You can only kill nits with a hair iron, you won’t be able to overcome adults with a hot device. Therefore, this method is used only in combination with other methods.

Methodology

1. Heat the iron.
2. Separate a thin strand, walk along it with the device from the roots to the ends, lingering no more than one or two seconds.
3. Comb out the dead nits with a special comb.

Hair Dryer

Features For the first time, Briton Dale Clayton proposed using a hair dryer in the fight against lice. There is a special device that affects the hair at a temperature of 50 ° C, in which lice are weakened and immobilized, after which it is easier to comb out. At home, you can use a household hair dryer before combing out parasites.

Methodology

1. Treat hair with lice.
2. Dry the curls with a hairdryer.

Hair coloring for lice

There is an opinion that lice can be eliminated if you dye your hair. Most hair dyes contain hydrogen peroxide, which corrodes the chitinous body of insects.

After staining, approximately 85% of insects are thought to die. Therefore, to get rid of pests, several stains are necessary. Moreover, they need to be done practically one after another, since the surviving pests reproduce very quickly. Such treatment will take a lot of time, in addition, after dyeing therapy, the health of the hair will be seriously undermined.

Prevention of re-infection

Knowing how to remove lice at home, you can completely get rid of them. However, it is important to prevent re-infection with head lice. Following the five rules will help in this.

1. Handle bedding and hats. Wash items at temperatures above 50 ° C. That it is impossible to wash, tie in plastic bags, insulate for two weeks: the parasites must die. You can also use a steam generator or iron, put things in the freezer or hang them on the balcony.
2. Sanitize combs and hair ornaments. Throw out what is not a pity. Immerse the remaining objects in an alcohol solution or in a shampoo solution from lice for an hour, rinse thoroughly in running water with soap. Then put in a plastic bag, send in the freezer for two days.
3. Chat with your child. Talk with the baby so that he does not use other people's things: combs, rubber bands, hairpins.
4. Inspect hair regularly. At least once a week, do combing with a special comb to detect parasites.
5. Use prophylactic agents. You can make a shampoo yourself: grind the laundry soap, dilute with water to a paste consistency, add two or three drops of lavender essential oil or geraniums.

Effective treatment of pediculosis at home is possible, however, before using any remedy, it is better to consult a doctor.

Reviews: "Get rid of this muck in one go"

Oh, there was such a problem, too, my little sister was infected by someone, and it passed to me. As I recall this nightmare, I quickly got rid of it, 2 times we washed it with this shampoo, combed it with a special comb. And I dyed, bought a paint pallet.And with my sister, my mother suffered for a long time, her hair was long in waist and thick, of course it was a pity to cut it off, dye it too, took a couple of weeks, miss one egg, the next morning the whole head is teeming with these insects. We bought some super vigorous shampoo, then combed it for a long time and manually pulled it out, and it helped.

Of the world, http://www.woman.ru/health/medley7/thread/4464333/

It doesn’t fit in my head how I could catch lice. I had to secretly go to the pharmacy, even ashamed somehow somehow. In the pharmacy they advised me to comb the antivirus, they said that they needed to comb out each strand. And so she did, lice and nits were gone.

Julia, http://forum.ykt.ru/viewmsg.jsp?id=15718161

I’m so class in the 2nd mom brought kerosene. A nightmare!!!

1. Kerosene spoils hair, then they are slippery like snot, like a cow licked
2. not washed off for a long time.
3. It stinks terribly
4. Does not help!!!

Svetlaya, http://forumpinkpages.ru/index.php?showtopic=2075&mode=threaded&pid=1233207

There is a super remedy “Paranit” in pharmacies, though it costs 700 rubles. I don’t remember exactly. I couldn’t bring out lice from my daughter. They say that they have long adapted to chemistry, and Paranit in natural oils. Oil lice are suffocating. Plus in the packaging specials. a metal comb all comb out very quickly and nits too. We got rid of this muck in one go. Nothing helped before that. All pharmacy chem. tried the drugs and even painted his head with paint on the advice of a friend))

Ansyo, http://forum.littleone.ru/showthread.php?t=5598737&page=13