Head Lice Cetaphil treatment

Head Lice Cetaphil treatment

The methods of treating a head lice infestation range from the obvious – combing with a head lice comb – to the downright ridiculous methods of smothering the creatures with mayonnaise or olive oil; however, the latter methods are recognized as being successful, if very messy, and in the face of insecticide lotions that are subject to reports of lessening impact and, in some cases, quite severe side effects it is no surprise that many people choose to try the more unusual techniques in an effort to get rid of the head lice problem.
One slightly less messy way of pursuing the smothering method is to use Cetaphil, a common cleaner that is not riddled with chemical potions and does the suffocation job as well as anything else, while being easier to control and far less unusual than covering your head in something out of the fridge.
The smothering method of killing head lice works because of the way the lice breathe, which is through a series of miniscule holes all down its body; these holes are filled by the Cetaphil – or other substance – and the louse suffocates. It can then be brushed out of the hair.

Is Cetaphil Effective For Head Lice?

By massaging the Cetaphil firmly into the scalp the Head lice are covered, as that is where they live, and the solution is left in place for a while for the effect to take place. The reason for the wait is due to a complex mechanism by which the louse can close its breathing holes, but it can only do so for a short time. This helps it to survive on our heads when we wash our hair.
Once dried, the Cetaphil needs to be thoroughly washed out of the hair and the hair and scalp wet combed with a special nit comb. The problem with all suffocation techniques, however, is that they will not kill the nits, the tiny eggs that are laid on the base of the hairs and hatch after about a week.
For this reason a further treatment or two, accompanied by vigorous combing, will be necessary to ensure that you have successfully killed and removed all of the nits and the living lice, as any that hatch in the meantime will be caught next time around.
Using Cetaphil is easier than the traditional mayonnaise – some people use Vaseline petroleum jelly for the same effect – and also easier to clean up, and best of all it is absolutely safe with no side effects.

Head Lice Treatment

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Liceadex One Step Lice & Nit Removal Gel is a special, one of a kind, natural formula that provides a safe effective way to kill lice and their eggs, without traditional and potentially harmful pesticide ingredients like permethrin or pyrethrum found in many over the counter solutions or expensive, multiple-step, essential oil-based solutions. Our formulation, using specialized surfactants and minerals such as bromides, is the fastest-acting and most effective head lice products you will find today without using pesticides.
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