Head Lice Products : What To Avoid | Part 2
headlice February 5th, 2007
It’s discouraging when you realize lice have become immune to most head lice products, even NIX and RID which contain insecticide. You can tell if your strain of lice are resistant if live lice are found in the combings after the treatment has been correctly applied. What you want to do, as soon as possible, is wash out the first product you used and begin treatment again with a lice shampoo containing a different active ingredient.
There are hundreds of lice products on the market. A quick scan in a search engine brings up dozens of “Quick fixes”. They all fall within four groups; pyrethins, synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphates and herbal and essential oils. If you notice that the first product you used does not effectively kill off the lice, you need to look at what the active compound is. Then choose a product from a different group.
If you have attempted to try several different products from a few different groups, there are a several things that you should consider. The first thing you want to look at is if you have been using an inadequate application of the product. Failure to kill the nymphs and lice eggs after the second treatment is one of the most common reasons for failure. Lastly, re-infection is a possibility.
Regardless of the reasoning for your failed attempts, it is important that you stick with the hair lice products and do not become discouraged.
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