Dangerous Ways Of Treating A Lice Infestation

The moment you discover you or anyone else in your home has head lice is not a pleasant one. You immediately look for ways to make the problem go away everywhere, from internet boards to the neighborhood gossip circles.

It’s all well and good to not let a head lice infestation thrive, but don’t let the panic blindside you into going on dangerous lice treatments. We’ve listed our top picks for the most dangerous lice treatments we’ve come across so far.

¥      Kerosene/Gasoline/Motor Oil

Perhaps your grandmother used kerosene when she had lice, and maybe it had worked. But the thing about lack of social media back in the day was that accidental cases of dangerous lice treatments going wrong were not as widely publicize. So, while you can learn a lot of tips and tricks of the “Olden Days”, try not to follow the quirky, lice removal remedies.

Though it might come as a surprise, but people do choose to dump kerosene and motor oil over their hair to kill lice. There have been reports of people burning themselves with kerosene to a point where they had to receive critical care, all because of trying to take shortcuts to lice removal.

¥      Essential Oils

Essential oils are nature’s gift when it comes to skincare, even hair care. However, it’s one thing to spray on a mix of water and few drops of essential oil on your face or hair for purifying, glow-inducing purposes, and a completely different thing to us liberal amounts, almost toxic levels, of the substance directly on the scalp for lice removal.

Research shows that while tea tree oil has weakening effects on adult lice under controlled environments, the nits remain safe, and that this essential oil it “should not be considered a reliable option”.

¥      Over-the-Counter (OTC) Treatments

It’s easy to pop out your local drugstore when your child comes home with head lice, and grab the lice shampoo the guy at the counter recommends.

What you may not know is that you’re carrying a bottle full of pesticides, and then dousing your kid’s hair with it. These drugstore shampoos/oils/creams are based of substances such topical Permethrin, which bring on a number of hazardous side effects, including but not limited to:

• Mild burning
• Redness and itching
• Swelling of face/tongue/throat
• Trouble breathing
• Severe Dizziness

Needless to say, OTC lice treatments are not something you would want test on your child.

There’s a far more effective and at the same time safe lice removal you’ve got—pesticide free professional lice removal services. It’s the only form of treatment that eradicated the entire family of lice, including nits, at once.

Lice Removal Pros offers various lice removalservices, including lice salon treatments, at-home treatments, lice screening and home cleaning services in Orlando and Winter Park in Central Florida. Call us at (800) 763-4026 and let usgive you safe and fun lice removal experience!