Head Lice Shampoo

Head Lice Treatment Tip 1

Head Lice Shampoo – a personal choice
Head louse /head lice treatment comes in many shapes and forms – from shampooing to removal, from smothering to combing – that it can be difficult for a patient to make a choice. So much information is available that it can be confusing trying to understand the merits of one method above another, so let us concentrate here on head lice shampoo, as it is very likely that one will be used in conjunction with any method of head lice treatment you choose to use.
One popular form of lotion that is used for washing the scalp is known as Ovide; this shampoo type lotion contains the insecticide Malathion, and is said to be very effective against the head lice. As Malathion is an insecticide it does have certain properties that some people may be put off by – it is, after all, a poison – and although possible side effects are minor for head lice, added dandruff and irritation of the scalp for instance, the appeal of natural alternatives means many people steer away from the insecticide option.

Head Lice Treatment Tip 2

Other brands such as Rid and Nix – both very popular for head lice treatment – include different insecticides, and although they can also make claims for success they do contain poisons and can induce similar side effects. Furthermore, it has been reported of late that head lice in some cases are developing immunity to these insecticides to the point where it would not be safe to increase the dosage in order to be successful in treating head lice, so it may be worth investigating alternative methods.
One popular alternative head lice and nits treatment is to use Tea Tree oil in a shampoo. Tea Tree oil is what is known as an essential oil, and is distilled from the leaves of the Tea Tree plant, native to Australia; it has, in fact, been used for medicinal purposes by the Aborigine people for many centuries, and is known to have anti-fungal properties.

Head Lice Treatment Tip 3

There are two schools of thought with regard to Tea Tree oil and other natural remedies for head lice: the first is that they are perfectly safe and do not carry the possible side effects of the insecticide alternative for head lice, and the second head lice treatment is that they are essentially untested and unproven methods that do not work.
The latter may be so in some cases, yet there are many reports that washing with Tea Tree oil is successful in getting rid of head lice. It is a matter of personal choice whether the individual wishes to pursue a harmless method at first, before opting for the insecticide version should it not be successful.