Head Lice Resources

headlice February 4th, 2008

In an active lice infestation, the number of live bugs may vary widely, depending on the length of time that the hair has been infested.

The first step of lice treatment in an active infestation, is obviously aimed at killing the live bugs, to prevent them from laying more nits. Use of a safe, non-chemical lice shampoo is recommended. An enzyme-based lice killing shampoo kills lice on contact, and avoids the use of poison on your child's scalp. Enzyme-based lice shampoo works, and lice can not become resistant to it, the way they have become resistent to chemical shampoos, such as RIDLICE, NIX, and even prescription products such as LINDANE. Once the mature lice are gone, you need to proceed to step two.

The second step in treatment of head lice is combing out the lice. There is no short-cut. If you do not manually comb out nits, they will continue to hatch. You will be faced with a complete re-infestation if live head lice. The baby lice, called nymphs will mature within 7-10 days, and the head lice shampoo treatment will have been a waste of your time and money. This cycle can continue indefinitely unless you remove every nit.

To be continued

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