How to Treat a Home for Lice
Treating hair for lice is an important step in eliminating head lice, but eliminating lice from the home is most important. If the home is not treated properly, the lice will pass from person to person and you will never get rid of the lice infestation.
Instructions
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Cover your hair and put on protective clothing that will protect your skin and keep any lice from getting on you.
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Vacuum all furniture, carpets and mattresses that the infected persons have come into contact with. This should be done daily for several days.
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Steam clean all carpets and upholstered furniture to ensure that there are no lice left behind. Use steam, not a chemical carpet treatment.
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Machine wash infected items. Wash all bedding, throw blankets, towels, clothing, coats, and everything that it machine washable. Use hot water. The person handling these items should wash everything they are wearing after completing this chore.
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Seal away any items that cannot be washed in hot water. Vacuum and then put stuffed animals and delicate fabrics in to plastic bags and seal them. Leave them for two weeks. Lice cannot live without a human host for more than three days so this gives time for the lice to die as well as any newly hatched eggs to die.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider natural hair treatments instead of caustic chemical hair treatments.
