We have many ways to treat head lice. But many doctors and governments health organizations advise to take the over-the-counter products to for killing the lice. These information below can give you many methods.
Body:
Some products are recommended such as cream rinse, shampoo, gel, or mousse as the first line of defense. There are many various forms that you can apply to the head to reduce and exterminate the the louse thoroughly. However, many parents are understandably in using chemical treatments for their children.
According to The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and many other experts, over-the-counter products are recommended as a safe and effective treatment. If they use correctly, it entirely have great effect in …show more content…
According to AAP, it usually can kill 70 to 80 percent of the lice eggs. It will leave a residue on the hair and that will kill some of remaining live nits when they hatch. If you follow seriously in nine days, they will get fully exterminate lice which can hatch from the live nits.
≠ Products contain pyrethrin plus piperronyl butoxide
Pyrethrin is a substance that is derived from the natural extracts of chrysanthemums. As the above products, pyrethrin products have very low toxicity for people but high for lice. They have many various forms too. Example is “shampoo” that is a typical form.
With pyrethrin-based shampoo, like the permethrin products above, just 20 to 30 percent of lice eggs can survive. But, we have another feature that is different with permethrin methods that no residual effect. In this treatment, you must using in nine days to kill thoroughly the lice that still hatched from the viable nits.
In addition, some of over-the-counter products are homeopathic or contain essential oils. Some others treat lice by suffocating them. Or you must use hot air or you need another way to exterminate lice. The two examples about ingredients that you usually see involving dimethicone and sodium