Go Beyond Killing Lice and End Your Head Lice Problems
Killing Lice may make some parents feel a little queasy, but the truth is the problem is more common than you might think.
Seeing the little wrigglers running around in a child's hair is enough to turn the stomach of many parents.
However, killing the little buggers isn't as bad as you might think.
Often, a parent's first initiative is to go to the pharmacy and to find products specifically developed for eliminating the parasites.
More often than not though, these products turn out to be an expensive waste of time and money.
A good look online will help you find lots of home alternatives that are just as effective as the commercial brands at solving your infestation problems.
The problem is, parents seem to think that all they have to do to cure their problems with the parasites is to kill the adult insects.
It's this one single misconception that creates so many household infestation reoccurrences.
Doing more than just Killing Lice • Lice are like any other creature on this planet.
They are born, they mature, they breed, and then they die.
• These insects however, are parasites.
They mate and breed on the human host, and they rely on the host to provide a spot to lay eggs.
• Like many parasites, these insects are able to withstand a short space of time away from the host.
A louse can live for up to 72 hours in bedding, clothing, hair accessories and towels.
Instantly we can see now that eliminating them from a host is simply not enough.
The chances are, even if all the adult insects are removed from the host, the nits (the eggs) will hatch again in 7 - 10 days, and there may be one or two adult insects living around the home.
A single surviving louse can lay multiple eggs to restart the infestation even after you have administered your treatment.
No amount of chemical treatments will resolve the nit problem, and the extra housework comes down to the parent.
If you need to eradicate the infestation from your home completely, then what you need is an action plan.
1.
Start by researching and choosing your desired removal remedy or treatment.
Make sure to include the white vinegar home remedy as this seems to be one of the few treatments capable of extracting live nits from the hair shaft.
Also make sure that you have a proper nit comb, preferably one with metal teeth.
2.
Treat the entire family, using your chosen remedies and treatments.
Mark the day on the calendar, and mark the tenth day following your first treatment.
On the tenth day, you will need to restart the treatment for both the family and home.
3.
Immediately after treatment, set about removing the insects form the home.
These parasites hate extreme heat or cold, and they cannot withstand the suction of the vacuum.
Wash, dry clean and/or tumble dry household items to remove unwanted insects from the home.
4.
Use the comb daily (using the wet combing method) between treatments 1 and 2.
5.
On the tenth day, restart the treatment again for your family, and follow the same cleaning methods around the home as with treatment 1.
With this action plan, you will not only target the adult insects on the host, you will effectively eliminate the nits and surviving adults outside the host as well.
With diligence, patience, and a little hard work you can end your infestation problems without risking reoccurrences.
Seeing the little wrigglers running around in a child's hair is enough to turn the stomach of many parents.
However, killing the little buggers isn't as bad as you might think.
Often, a parent's first initiative is to go to the pharmacy and to find products specifically developed for eliminating the parasites.
More often than not though, these products turn out to be an expensive waste of time and money.
A good look online will help you find lots of home alternatives that are just as effective as the commercial brands at solving your infestation problems.
The problem is, parents seem to think that all they have to do to cure their problems with the parasites is to kill the adult insects.
It's this one single misconception that creates so many household infestation reoccurrences.
Doing more than just Killing Lice • Lice are like any other creature on this planet.
They are born, they mature, they breed, and then they die.
• These insects however, are parasites.
They mate and breed on the human host, and they rely on the host to provide a spot to lay eggs.
• Like many parasites, these insects are able to withstand a short space of time away from the host.
A louse can live for up to 72 hours in bedding, clothing, hair accessories and towels.
Instantly we can see now that eliminating them from a host is simply not enough.
The chances are, even if all the adult insects are removed from the host, the nits (the eggs) will hatch again in 7 - 10 days, and there may be one or two adult insects living around the home.
A single surviving louse can lay multiple eggs to restart the infestation even after you have administered your treatment.
No amount of chemical treatments will resolve the nit problem, and the extra housework comes down to the parent.
If you need to eradicate the infestation from your home completely, then what you need is an action plan.
1.
Start by researching and choosing your desired removal remedy or treatment.
Make sure to include the white vinegar home remedy as this seems to be one of the few treatments capable of extracting live nits from the hair shaft.
Also make sure that you have a proper nit comb, preferably one with metal teeth.
2.
Treat the entire family, using your chosen remedies and treatments.
Mark the day on the calendar, and mark the tenth day following your first treatment.
On the tenth day, you will need to restart the treatment for both the family and home.
3.
Immediately after treatment, set about removing the insects form the home.
These parasites hate extreme heat or cold, and they cannot withstand the suction of the vacuum.
Wash, dry clean and/or tumble dry household items to remove unwanted insects from the home.
4.
Use the comb daily (using the wet combing method) between treatments 1 and 2.
5.
On the tenth day, restart the treatment again for your family, and follow the same cleaning methods around the home as with treatment 1.
With this action plan, you will not only target the adult insects on the host, you will effectively eliminate the nits and surviving adults outside the host as well.
With diligence, patience, and a little hard work you can end your infestation problems without risking reoccurrences.
