Friday, September 6, 2013

Head Lice Treatment That Uses Herbal Products

Head Lice Treatment That Uses Herbal Products

By Louise Bell


Because the many available types of products that you can use to eliminate head lice, there is no need for you to worry if you find out that your child or any member of the family is suffering from the annoying and irritating experience of head lice infestation. You can either use products or ingredients commonly found in your home and kitchen and known to be used as head lice treatment or products that are ready to be applied as remedy for head lice and are commonly available in medical stores.

Head lice don't have the capacity to jump long but they are good at crawling that is why it is easy for them to transfer from one host to another. Lice can transfer if a non infested child either sits or sleeps closely together with an infested child or if one child uses an infested child's scarf, hat, cap or hair comb. When you discover that your child has head lice, you don't have to panic because there are simple and different ways on how to eradicate head lice. One good start is to wash the pillows and sheets that your child uses and makes sure that the things that your child uses near his/her hair will not be used by other people just to make sure that head lice infestation will not spread to other family members and other people.

Nowadays, most mothers choose to use herbal head lice treatment for a couple of reasons. Herbal head lice treatments are generally cheaper than chemical based head lice treatment products that can be purchased in stores. Also herbal head lice treatment are more safe to use and poses little risk of causing allergic reaction when used especially in children below are some herbal head lice treatment that you can use to help eliminate head lice:

-Aside from being a popular ingredient to be used in many food recipes, garlic can also be used as a herbal head lice treatment. When applied to the head and scalp, garlic has the capacity to distract head lice and alter the human scent which is the scent that attracts the head lice. Therefore being able to alter the human scent will help to drive away the head lice from the head. For you to be able to use garlic as herbal head lice treatment, you need make a paste mixture by mixing equal amount of crushed garlic and lime juice. The mixture should then be applied on the hair and leave for at least an hour before you wash it off.

-Aloe Vera is another herbal product that can be used to remove or help eliminate head lice. Aloe Vera are said to possess a smell that cannot be tolerated by head lice which is the reason why it can help to eliminate head lice infestation. First thing to do is to use a potato peeler or knife to peel away the thorn-like stubs of the Aloe Vera. Then place it in a food processor or grinder and grind until a gel-like substance is produced. This substance should then be applied to the hair and scalp and after application, make use of a nit or lice comb to remove the head lice from the head.

Aside from these two sample herbal head lice treatment, there are various herbal head lice treatment that you can try to use. You can either search the internet or ask other people on what herbal head lice treatment is recommended for you to use.




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