Lice can quickly become a problem when left unnoticed. With all the constant itching and irritation, you will have a tough time relaxing and doing work at office. It can be quite embarrassing for you go out in public with constant urge to itch your scalp. Here’s everything you need to know about natural remedies to get rid of head lice.
1. Olive Oil
Olive oil
Apply olive oil to scalp till it looks saturated. The olive oil leaves no room to breathe for the lice and their eggs, and suffocates them to death. After 15-20 minutes, comb out the dead lice and apply shampoo to remove the excess oil and rinse. Repeat this process a few times till you see no more lice or red bumps on your hair and scalp. Make sure you wash clothes carefully after every session.
2. Garlic
Garlic
Lice hate garlic, so it’s something you can kill them with! Simply add 8-10 cloves of garlic to lime juice by grinding them into a paste. Mix them together and apply the mixture on scalp. Let it stay on for 30 minutes, after which you can rinse his scalp with warm water.
3. Onion Juice
Onion juice
Make some onion juice at home and leave it on scalp for about 3 to 4 hours. Wipe off the dead lice and nits with a nit comb and rinse the hair thoroughly with shampoo. Repeat this every 3-4 days for best results.
4. Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum jelly
Petroleum jelly stops roaming lice in their tracks and acts as a deterrent. Apply a thick layer of petroleum jelly onto scalp and hold it in place with a towel or shower cap before you go to bed at night. When you wake up in the morning, use baby oil and a nit comb to comb away the nits and remove dead lice.
5. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil
Take some coconut oil and apply it generously to your scalp. Leave it intact with a shower cap for two hours and use a nit comb afterwards to remove dead lice and eggs. Shampoo and rinse the hair with a conditioner and apply it again once the hair is dry. Leave it on with a shower cap when you go to bed and let it stay on overnight. Use the nit comb again, rinse and dry, and repeat this treatment twice a week for effective results.
6. Salt and Vinegar Mixture
Salt and vinegar mixture
You can render your scalp lice-free with a mixture of salt and vinegar. Salt is an antiseptic while vinegar prevents nits from latching on to hair strands. Insert the concoction into a spray bottle and spray on the hair and scalp to make your head lice-free. Follow up with a rinse to make the process complete.
7. Neem Oil
Neem oil
Add a few drops of neem oil to your regular shampoo and rinse your hair thoroughly during bath times. Use a nit comb and comb carefully through different sections of the hair to remove dead lice. The neem oil-infused shampoo must be used regularly to remove lice infestation from occurring on the scalp.
Try out these simple but effective home remedies, and you’ll see your hair and scalp completely free of pesky lice infestations. Make sure to follow through with the remedies two to three times a week for best results. However, some of these can be done every day as well.