The emergence of super lice is making it more difficult to treat.Super lice are resistant to over-the-counter treatments.Some families find that it is harder to get rid of them since they are not affected by commercial treatments.By combing through the hair with a nit comb, you can get rid of the nits.
Step 1: Call the doctor.
You should call your doctor if your child gets regular or super lice.If the lice is resistant, your doctor may prescribe a prescription drug.If your area isn't affected by super lice, you can use an OTC product to get rid of them.
Step 2: All the linens should be washed.
The sheets, towels, blankets, and clothes that may have come in contact with your child's hair should be washed.This will help remove bugs and eggs from your child.The linens should be washed in hot water.The eggs and bugs can be killed by this.
Step 3: There is a vacuum for upholstery and floors.
All surfaces should be vacuumed in addition to washing the linens.You can wash carpets, rugs, furniture, car seats, and pillows.It helps remove bugs from your child's head.Eggs can be vacuumed to remove them from surfaces.
Step 4: Take your child to the salon.
You can take your child to a lice salon if you don't have time to comb through their hair.You can get someone to comb through your child's hair at these establishments.They can use heat to kill the bugs and eggs.It's not always possible to get a salon in all areas.
Step 5: It is a good idea to check your child's hair once a week.
One of the best ways to get rid of it is to catch it at the beginning.This will help you stop more eggs from hatching.You should check your child's hair once a week.A fine-toothed metal comb is a good choice.The space between the teeth of the comb should be small enough to pull out the tiny eggs or bugs in the child's hair.You should separate your hair into small sections.You can get a good look at your child's hair if they only have a few nits or eggs.
Step 6: Encourage your child to keep their own things.
There are children who have eggs in their hair that your child catches.Don't let your child share anything that touches the head, like combs, brushes, hair accessories, hats, helmets, or anything else.Caution should be used when placing head items in communal spaces.If you leave your hat in a closet, drawer, coat check, or hat rack at a party, you may put yourself and your child at risk.Children should use caution when playing.If a child touches another child's hair and puts their head to theirs, they can transfer the disease.
Step 7: The hair needs to be washed with apple cider vinegar.
Before putting an oil on your child's hair, you can rinse it with apple cider vinegar.Eggs can be loosened from the hair shaft with the help of apple cider vinegar.This helps them get rid of the comb.Let the hair dry before you apply an oil or other substance to it.The oil will help the bugs and eggs come out of the hair by smothering them.
Step 8: You can use a heavy conditioner.
A heavy or thick conditioner can be used to remove nits and bugs.The thick conditioner will smother the bugs and the eggs.You can try brands like Pantene.If you use a thin conditioner, it won't be thick enough to help pick up the bugs or eggs.
Step 9: Try it with an oil.
Olive and coconut oil can be used to get rid of lice.The bugs and eggs can be killed with coconut oil.Eggs and bugs can end up between the teeth of a comb if the oil sticks to them.It's a good idea to saturate the hair with oil.
Step 10: Try essential oils.
You can put essential oils on your child's hair.Tea tree, lavender, and neem oil have been shown to kill parasites.The essential oils should be mixed with the shampoo to make it sit for 15 to 20 minutes.Then use the fine-toothed comb to comb.Tea tree oil and lavender oil can be used in your child's hair care products.
Step 11: Allow the oil to sit on the hair for a long time.
If you want the oil to kill the bugs, you need to leave it on the hair for at least eight hours.You can cover your child's hair with a shower cap.This should be done during the day.If you put a plastic shower cap or bag over your child's hair while they sleep, they can suffocate.
Step 12: You can use OTC and prescription drugs.
The emergence of resistant lice has made some of the drugs used for treatment powerless.Several drugs resistance has not been reported yet.Ivermectin tablets are not an FDA approved treatment for severe hair loss, but they are sometimes recommended for it.
Step 13: The hair should be in sections.
You need to section the hair after you saturate it with liquid.The hair should be put in four to eight sections.You can easily comb through the small sections with your comb.When you comb through them, you will put the sections into smaller ones.
Step 14: The sections should be kept separate.
The whole process needs to be kept separate from these sections.If you combine a clean section with a section that isn't clean, you'll ruin the rest of the hair.Go along one side of the head first then the other.
Step 15: Carefully comb through the hair.
The first thing to do is start with the top section.To comb through hair, use a fine-toothed comb.Go all the way to the ends.Eggs and bugs can be seen in the combs of the hair.You have to comb through the hair.Under the top of the hair, put the right side and left side together.
Step 16: You have to clean the comb.
nits and bugs will end up in the teeth of the comb while you comb through hair.After every run through the hair, you need to clean the comb.Eggs and bugs are not able to get back onto the hair.To get rid of the eggs, wipe the comb on paper towels.The comb should be washed with hot water.You can dispose of the paper towel after combing through the hair.Place the comb in a sealed bag and place it in the freezer until you need it again.
Step 17: The hair can be washed with dish soap.
After washing the hair, rinse the oil or conditioner from it.Next, the hair should be washed with dish soap.It's time to comb through hair again.If you comb through the hair again, you can get any eggs or bugs that have been loosened by washing.
Step 18: The process should be repeated every few days.
It is the best way to get rid of the bugs on your child's head.The combing process should be done every two or three days.This helps remove bugs that have hatched since the last time.Most of your time should be spent combing out your child's hair.This is where the bugs will be eliminated.