Pediculosis (lice) is a fairly common phenomenon throughout the world, its causative agent is a small insect
(human louse), which parasitizes on the skin of people. At the
first sign, you must immediately begin to act. For example,
treating lice at home may well replace traditional therapies. The disease manifests itself in a number of cases with itching in the bite of these parasites on the head, pubis or genitals.
Most people ask such questions: "Where do lice come from? How is treatment for them and how?" We will say right away that small insects do not start by themselves, they are transmitted by a sick person to a healthy person through direct contact. Once on the skin, they begin to multiply instantly, laying their eggs.
The main ways of infection:
- A long stay in crowded places: sauna, bathhouse, pools, schools;
- through unprocessed items in beauty salons (comb, scissors);
- during sexual intercourse (pubic louse) ;
- through an infected animal;
- through personal hygiene products (towel, bedding, etc.);
- Everyone can become infected with head lice, for example, in shops, trying on clothes that a sick person had worn before.
If you intend to treat lice at home, you should know that it is not so fast to remove them. Parasites live on the human head for a month and during this time they manage to lay many eggs, which is why you will have to actively destroy insects for at least 30 days. With proper treatment, it will be possible to completely get rid of all the larvae. We will not mention shaving the head, since for an adult it is not aesthetically pleasing.
We start with machining
Obtain a treatment shampoo from a pharmacy designed to get rid of lice. Thoroughly rinse their head, and then comb each strand thoroughly. To do this, you need a special comb (0.2 mm, also sold in a pharmacy). At the same time, bend the hair over the towel so that all combed out parasites remain there. The procedure is carried out daily. But do not think that you will completely get rid of them - such a method will only help to slightly reduce their number.
Chemical treatment of lice at home
After combing, generously treat the hair roots with a medicine purchased all in the same pharmacy network. We repeat this procedure exactly after 10 days and after 14 days. Choosing an anti-pediculant, do not forget to get acquainted with contraindications. Many drugs are prohibited for pregnant women, young children and people with high sensitivity to certain components. Following all the instructions, you can forever forget about what lice are.
Treatment with folk remedies
Alternative methods of therapy will help to achieve the best effect. The most famous of them: washing hair with tansy infusion, rubbing kerosene or sunflower oil. These funds are ineffective, and even dangerous - there is a threat of acquiring chronic dermatitis. Treatment of lice at home with folk remedies should be safe and effective. Let's look at the most effective recipes:
- You will need garlic in large quantities, from which you need to squeeze the juice. It is rubbed into the scalp at least twice a day for a week.
- Pour a few branches of a coniferous tree with 2.5 liters of water and boil for 3 hours. Before going to bed, wash your hair with laundry soap, rinse your hair with coniferous decoction, wrap yourself in a towel and go to bed. By morning, the parasites will die.
- Cranberry juice helps well - it is rubbed into the affected area for 10 days.
- Effective recipe for lice: chop the leaves of wormwood and mix them with petroleum jelly (1: 3). Rub the head with the resulting ointment. You can use fresh wormwood juice.