Do Home Remedies Kill Head Lice?

Dealing with head lice can be tricky. You want the lice as well as nits to go away in take #1 but you don’t want to have to deal with an itchy scalp or other side effects. When it comes to removing head lice, some people will head straight to the nearest local drugstore to get an OTC lice-killer. Others realize how harmful these pesticides are, and will turn to home remedies.

Question is: do home remedies actually work, or are you setting yourself up for disappointment?

Whether you’ve had a personal encounter with head lice or know someone who has had it, you know how frustrating it is, and how difficult to kill. These tiny, sesame-sized creatures lurk amongst your strands, usually near the root, and feed off your scalp. Nits happen to be worse; the miniscule, sticky lice eggs are even more difficult to remove than lice, and sometimes quite difficult to detect. That said, the choice of treatment you choose for head lice has to be highly-effective.

And home remedies may not be it.

The usual home remedies for head lice consist of oils, Vaseline, mayonnaise, and more—essentially anything that is slippery. People have also been known to use apple cider vinegar or cola, believing that these products will suffocate the lice overnight and thus kill them.

Here are a few things they don’t realize:

They are messy to work with

It can’t be fun using products in your kitchen in your hair, especially if you’re dumping cups of mayonnaise or oils in it overnight.

They put children at harm

As it happens, children are lice’s favorite people. These critters take advantage of the carelessness of youth to invade children’s heads. When you coat your child’s head in a mix of essential oils, chances are they’ll fidget around enough so that stuff gets in their eyes or mouth.

The results may be exaggerated

Two pictures and one short piece of paragraph do not cover the ugly side of home remedies people on social media go through to treat their head lice. Plus, one good outcome does not ascertain that every other attempt at that particular home remedy will be successful.

So, what do you do when home remedies and toxic chemical treatments are both out of question?

Home remedies are not the pesticide free solutions you’ve got. Many pesticide free treatments such as Lice Removal Pros‘s professional lice removals exist. The lice specialists use safe hair products and high-grade nit combs to remove lice and nits, typically in one-time appointments. Your hair remains free and clear of chemicals and your lice are out without any extensive measures.

Call us today at (800) 763-4026 to make an appointment. Our services are available throughout Miami Beach.