Getting Rid of Head Lice

Lice attacks and outbreaks are a common happening in schools and they spread very easily from individual to individual. The itching and damage to the scalp can be really very annoying, so its better to get rid of them as early as possible. If that is not done, it can damage your scalp, as the lice feed on the flakes of the skin of the scalp. So getting rid of head lice is extremely important.

Home Remedies for Getting Rid of Head Lice

• Take lemon juice - 2 tbsp, and take equal amount of ginger, and mix the two. Gently apply this to your scalp and leave it on for an overnight, if possible. If not that, at least leave it on for a minimum of 6 hours. Wash your hair the next morning.
Grind Tulsi (Basil) leaves and apply them to your scalp for the same duration (as mentioned in the earlier point), overnight.
• Another thing you can do is grind leaves of guava into a fine paste along with turmeric powder. Leave it on overnight and then shampoo it off the next morning.
• Take neem seeds and grind them with water in a fine paste. Now spread the paste properly on your hair and wash this after 6 hours using a decoction of neem leaves. Let a week go and repeat the procedure.
• Make a mixture of lemon and garlic juice and massage your hair roots with that. It can be really effective because of the anti-bacterial properties of ginger and acidic properties of lemon.
• A paste of bitter almonds applied to your hair roots is also one of the proven remedies for getting rid of head lice.

These are the methods to get rid of head lice for good.

Getting Rid of Head Lice Naturally

Rosemary and Lavender Flower Mixture: This mixture of rosemary and lavender, both in the same quantity - 20 tbsp, along with almond oil, garlic, 1 tbsp tea tree oil, work wonders for getting rid of head lice.

Shaving Cream: This might sound funny, but shaving creams do help in dealing effectively with lice.

Of Vaseline, Oils and More: Believe me, a mixture of vaseline, olive oil and mayonnaise applied to the scalp, overnight, can make life hell for the lice. This mixture makes it difficult for the lice to breathe.

Listerine: This brand of mouth wash has eucalyptus, thymol and menthol which are the main ingredients for killing lice nits and head lice.

Custard Apple Seeds: Make a paste of finely powdered custard apple seeds, with water and let it stay overnight. Make sure that it does not come in contact with your eyes.

Tobacco Water: Take tobacco paste and soak your hair thoroughly with it. Then cover the hair for around 3 hours. This will suffocate the lice. After 3 hours rinse thoroughly with soap nut emulsion.

Alum: In half a liter of water, dissolve 3 grams of alum, and spread this paste on your scalp. Let it be for almost 6 hours. This surely will help in getting rid of head lice.

Aroma Therapy Oil: Have rosemary at your disposal. Then in 4 drops of rosemary, mix 8 drops of eucalyptus, 4 drops of geranium, and 8 drops of tea tree oil in 30 ml of vegetable oil. Spread this concoction over your scalp and hair, and leave it on for around half an hour. After that, comb with a fine tooth comb. Shampoo your hair and repeat this again in a couple of days.

That was the long list of things you could do for getting rid of head lice, without using harmful chemicals. Now the lice would not dare to pester you! I sign off here!

Take care!