Head Lice

Get rid of head lice naturally

Head lice are tiny parasites that live on the scalp and hair shafts where they feed on blood. It is a common problem among children. As they reproduce quickly, it is very difficult to eliminate lice parasites within a few days. Combing them out can get rid of them, but it is a long and tiring process. There are five home remedies that will more effectively solve this problem.

1. Garlic

The strong fragrance of garlic can suffocate lice, ultimately killing them.

Grind eight to 10 garlic cloves into a paste and mix in two to three teaspoons of lime juice. Apply the mixture thoroughly onto the scalp. Leave it on for a half an hour and then rinse the hair thoroughly with hot water.

Alternatively, you can make a thick paste by combining fresh garlic juice with some cooking oil, lemon extract, green tea and some shampoo and conditioner. Coat the hair thoroughly with the paste and cover your scalp with a towel or shower cap for about a half an hour. Then wash your hair with your regular shampoo. Repeat this remedy on a weekly basis for one to two months.

2. Baby Oil

For another easy natural treatment for head lice, you will need baby oil, laundry detergent and some white vinegar. It is believed that baby oil, too, helps suffocate the head lice.

Apply some baby oil on your hair and then comb your hair slowly so that lice start falling from your head.

Then wash your hair with laundry detergent and hot water.

Before bed, put some white vinegar on your hair and cover your head with a shower cap or towel. Leave it on overnight.

In the morning, wash your hair with regular shampoo and then apply some conditioner.

Repeat this process for at least three to four days to get positive results.

3. Olive Oil

Olive oil will effectively smother and kill head lice.

Apply any type of olive oil to your hair generously before going to bed. Put a shower cap or towel on your head to keep the oil on your hair overnight. In the morning, comb out the tiny parasites and then wash your hair with some herbal shampoo containing tea tree oil.

Another option is to mix one-half cup of olive oil with one-half cup of conditioner and add some liquid soap to it. Apply this solution onto your hair and leave it on for an hour. Then, rinse out your hair and apply conditioner. Comb your hair thoroughly to remove the dead lice. Repeat this remedy again after a week to get best results.

4. Salt

Salt can also be used to eradicate head lice through desiccation.

Mix one-quarter cup of salt and one-quarter cup of vinegar thoroughly.

Gently spray the solution onto your hair so that it becomes slightly wet. Put on a shower cap and leave it for about two hours.

Then wash and condition your hair.

Repeat this every three days to get positive results.

5. Petroleum Jelly

Petroleum jelly can have a stifling effect on roaming lice.

Apply a thick layer of petroleum jelly to the scalp before going to bed.

Cover your head tightly with a shower cap or towel. Leave it on overnight.

In the morning, use baby oil to remove the petroleum jelly.

Comb your hair thoroughly to remove the lice.

Repeat this several nights in a row.