How to Remove & Control Your Lice With a Shampoo
Lice are highly contagious parasites that feed on blood. While they most commonly affect the head area, lice may also spread to your body and pubic area. Treatment shampoos kill small, adult lice, but you must remove their eggs, called nits, manually. Use a comb with very fine teeth to strip the nits from the hair shaft. The combination of shampoo and combing is vital to controlling and killing lice. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Shampoo your hair according to the directions on the treatment packaging. Lice shampoos are available over the counter and effective at killing the tiny insects.
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Towel-dry your hair to remove excess water. Leave the hair wet, not soaking.
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Hold your head over a bowl to catch any lice or eggs that may fall while you're working.
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Divide your hair into four equal sections with two in the front and two in the back. You will be starting with the front, so clip all but one section up and out of your way.
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Separate a 1-inch piece of hair from your first section. Grasp the hair in one hand and the lice comb in the other.
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Place the comb into the hair as close to your scalp as possible. Slowly comb the hair from root to tip. As you comb, allow any nits to fall into the bowl. You may need to comb the section again if you still notice nits in the hair.
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Wipe the comb with a tissue to remove the nits and discard the tissue.
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Continue combing all of the sections until your entire head is complete.
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Dump the contents of the bowl and discard. Wash with boiling water before reusing.
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Launder your clothing and bedding in hot water.
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Tips & Warnings
Boil the comb in hot water after use. Purchase lice treatment kits from your local pharmacy.
Children under the age of 3 should not use lice shampoo.
References
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