How To Get Rid Of Lice
Let’s get straight to the methods that’ll help you get rid of lice, shall we?
1. Get Rid Of Lice Through The Use Of A Nit Comb
That’s the method of choice in the recommendations of public health officials. It works well for both head lice and pubic lice but persistence and careful inspection is needed on a regular basis in order to track results.
2. Get Rid Of Lice By Washing Your Clothes
In order to get rid of lice you’ll have to wash all your clothes in hot water and dry them up at extremely high temperatures. This will help remove both lice and their eggs from clothes. You should also iron everything that can be ironed. Lice can usually live away from the human body for about three days.
3. Get Rid Of Lice By Freezing Your Clothes
If you have clothes you can’t wash in hot water and dry at high temperatures then you’ll have to freeze them for at least three days. As mentioned in the previous method, it takes three days to for lice to die if removed from the human body.
4. Get Rid Of Lice By Using A Lice Treatment
A lice treatment is also known as a pediculicide. It can be bought over-the-counter at every drug store. Make sure you follow the treatment instructions precisely, especially the instructions related to how much you’ll have to leave it on the hair and how to remove it. You also shouldn’t use your regular shampoo and conditioner on your hair for about 2-3 days after you have used the lice treatment and get some clean clothes afterward. Wait for half a day after applying treatment and then use a nit comb to remove dead lice. If you can’t find any dead lice you either: 1. didn’t have lice in the first place; 2. the lice are alive and well and you’ll need to get a stronger pediculicide. You may want to contact a specialist to have a proper pediculicide recommended instead of trying them out like crazy. You should comb your hair with the nit comb daily and might have to reapply the lice treatment after 10 days so you could kill the lice that have hatched since you’ve last applied it.
Please note that you should use a pediculicide only if you are absolutely sure of a lice infestation as these infestations can be easily misdiagnosed. Plus, you should try using just the nit comb all by itself at first and if that doesn’t prove effective switch to this method.
5. Get Rid Of Lice By Cleaning Your Place Thoroughly
You should use your vacuum cleaner to clean everything in your place very thoroughly, especially mattresses as there can still be some lice and eggs lying on it, ready to attach to your body once you lay on it.
6. Get Rid Of Lice Through The Use Of Pure Alcohol
I’ve experienced this first hand while in childhood. I got lice from other children while playing outside and my mother washed my head thoroughly with shampoo first, dried it up and then imbued it in 90-95% alcohol and used a nit comb after a while. She did that twice, once per day, before the lice were all dead. Do keep in mind that this is anecdotal evidence and I don’t vouch for it and am not responsible for any repercussions.
7. Get Rid Of Lice Through Heat
You can use a blow dryer to apply intense heat on your hair and kill lice. This works quite well but it can be a big pain – literally – to get close enough and hot enough to kill the eggs as well without burning your skin.
8. Get Rid Of Lice With Orange Juice
Some people claim this method works. Clean your hair and then pour some orange juice on it. Let it sit for a while and then go through the hair with a nit comb. Then use warm water to clean the hair. Repeat until you get rid of lice. Use conditioner and a nit comb for one week after you’ve used the orange juice method so you could get rid of the remaining lice eggs.
This concludes our article on how to get rid of lice. I hope it has been of help to you. Don’t hesitate to post comments below in case you have used other lice removal options successfully or if you can add to our article in any way.