Learn more about Effective Head Lice Treatment and Prevention

Lice is arguably the one universal problem that spreads like a virus. Lice, the dirty, brown looking insect that breeds on your scalp by sucking blood is perhaps the most harmless little annoying insect ever. Though Lice is not known to spread any kind of disease as yet, they do spread easily and can weaken your scalp. Since, lice lives by sucking the blood from your scalp, your scalp gets itchy and dry. This leads to weak hair, hair fall and many scalp related problems. However, lice are not known to spread any kind of a serious disease. Lice give birth to many more eggs, which are called nits. These can be visibly seen on your scalp if you have a lice problem. These oval, shaped white colour egg nits are stuck to your scalp with strong glue and hatch in 7 days. This means lice breeds on your head almost a whole lifetime.

Head Lice Treatments and Prevention products are available in the market now. These treatments are normally called “Head Lice Infestation”. The Treatment involves treating the scalp with a special cream or spray, which is spread all over the scalp for about 30 minutes. The spray contains substances that kill or weaken the lice and the eggs in your scalp. The treatment is very similarly to the one we use to kill or weaken mosquito. The gas is spread all around the infested areas .The mosquito cannot bear the high dose, eventually they faint and die. After about 30 minutes, your hair is washed. This is followed by running a head lice comb through your hair, which removes all the dead lice and egg nits.

Head Lice Treatments should be done only if you have a sensitive scalp or if your scalp is heavily damaged. In other cases, home remedies are good enough to cure your problem. Once, your Head Lice Treatment is done, you must take certain measures to prevent Lice from entering your head again like :-

• Do not let your head get too close to other heads. Remember Lice do not jump or fly but crawl from one head to another head.
  
  
• Always cover your head with a cap or a scarf in public places while travelling in a crowded train or buses.
  
  
• Use a Head Lice Comb at least once in two weeks to keep a check on your head.
  
  
• Lice are most common problem amongst kids, hence, always make sure to clean their head with a Head Lice Comb at least once a week.
  

There are some homeopathy and herbals treatments available for Lice treatment; however, such products should be used only after consulting a doctor or a dermatologist. Head Lice Treatment and Prevention measures may vary from person to person, hence, always consult, and use products so the lice is removed effectively.