Head Lice Comb
The Head Lice Comb and why it is Vital
Before we go on it is important that we understand the reason why the head lice is so hard to remove using a conventional comb: a head louse will lay her eggs very close to the base of the hair, almost on the scalp, and lives on the scalp herself, hence a conventional comb will not reach the tiny creatures, and its teeth are likely to be too widely separated to do so, too.
A head lice comb is designed to be smaller yet deeper, and also to have very fine teeth and tiny gaps between them, thus enabling the user to remove both lice and nits – the troublesome and difficult to eradicate eggs of the lice – from the hair with greater success.
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A cheap and simple item, generally made from plastic and metal and available from many shops on the high street plus internet suppliers, using the comb regularly is a must if one is to b certain of eliminating lice. In fact, there is a routine to be followed that is based around the life cycle of the head louse. A female adult louse will live for thirty days, and lay each day a handful of eggs. The first step, then, is to use the nit comb to remove all living creatures – statistics have shown there are likely to be less the twenty adults on the head at one time – and as many eggs as possible. As we know the eggs hatch in a week, and newborns do not begin breeding for another week, we know that if we comb regularly all new lice that are removed will not be layers, and one week later the head should be completely clear.
Conventional Head Lice Comb
As in many walks of life, however, technology has seen an advance on the conventional head lice comb, and it is now possible to buy electronic versions that, using a standard battery and a very small charge, electrocute the lice as they find them. This method is favoured by many as it has proved efficient and simple to use in a number of trials, yet many people still prefer to refer to the older and less technologically advanced nit comb.
Whatever route is chosen it is vital to remember that a nit comb should be used in conjunction with other methods, including washing the hair with special shampoos, as this is the best way to make sure that homemade remedies for head lice are successful.
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- Contains no pesticides
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- Rinses completely clean without oily residue
- Can be used multiple times safely
- Can be used safely after “other” treatments have been done
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Permethrin head lice
About Permethrin head lice treatments
There is much debate in the medical profession as to the best method to deal with the head lice problem; many people adhere to the belief that the best way is to use insecticide based lotions and shampoos – and there are many on the market – while others insist upon the more friendly and less chemically enhanced methods that are naturally based. The jury is still very much out, but is worth us looking at one of the insecticide treatments as a guide, and for this purpose we have chosen the Permethrin head lice treatment.
First and foremost, it is worthwhile remembering that permethrin, like all insecticides, is a poison, and that while it is only present in very small amounts in the products you can buy over the counter many people are concerned about applying such substances to the heads of their children; although this is understandable, the manufacturers and suppliers insist that the substance is safe if used carefully, and that it is successful in treating the head louse problem.
Head Lice Treatments
However, there is some opposition to that in the form of research in Great Britain, which concluded that permethrin is of ‘limited use’ in controlling head lice, but alternative views, as usual, abound.
Nevertheless, for many permethrin remains the number one treatment for head lice, and when itchy head lice strike you need to know you have the arms to turn to. It is available in two forms with brand names Nix and Elemite; the first is a 1% solution, the second a stronger five percent version, and while the former is an over the counter product the latter is obtainable only by prescription.
It works by being applied as a cream which is then rinsed off, and unlike many such applications it leaves behind a substance that is specifically aimed at killing nymphs, these being the emerging young lice that hatch from nits after a week. This is important as the nits are notably hard to remove, and even if a combing regime has rid the hair or live lice, there will be nits waiting to hatch over the next few days.
Argument persists as to whether the insecticide treatments are more, or less, effective that equivalent natural ones; some say that a shampoo equipped with tea tree oil is equally, of not more, effective while being natural, but the fact remains that many have to try different solutions to the head lice problem before finding a solution, and permethrin may be that solution.
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- Kills all lice and eggs naturally in minutes
- Contains no pesticides
- Allows for easy pain-free, tangle-free nit and debris removal
- Rinses completely clean without oily residue
- Can be used multiple times safely
- Can be used safely after “other” treatments have been done
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The Head Lice Life Cycle
The Head Lice Life Cycle
Treating head lice involves understanding how these annoying yet strangely fascinating little creatures go about their lives, and part and parcel of that is reading into the interesting quirks of the head lice life cycle.
First, it is important to know a couple of things that people often overlook: the first is that it is entirely possible for a patient to have the head lice eggs – otherwise known as nits – but for the head lice to have departed, and second is that you do not need to be someone with perennially dirty hair to suffer from a head lice infestation as they will inhabit anyone’s head!
Starting with the female adult head lice, she lives for as many as thirty days, feeding off our blood and scuttling around our scalp and hair. She cannot fly – no head lice can – and moves by walking from hair to hair, this being the reason why they spread quickly among children who enjoy unhindered physical contact with each other, and she lays up to eight eggs a day.
A quick calculation gives us in excess of 200 eggs over her lifetime, and each one of those head lice eggs is laid at the base of a hair follicle, and attached to the hair by a very strong adhesive that comes with it. The nits remain as such for a week, and when hatched they take another week to reach maturity, all this time feeding off the blood to reach the required size – about the size of a pinhead.
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Once at adult status, they begin the cycle again, the females laying every day to add to the population of breeding lice. This continued cycle explains why much in the world of head lice treatment involves repeated routines over a period of weeks; it is possible to remove all the adult females in one wet combing session, yet be left with a series of eggs that may hatch in anywhere between one and seven days. This means that regular inspection is necessary in order to make sure the new head lice do not reach breeding age and begin to create yet more nits.
Understanding this head lice cycle is key to successful head lice treatment, and with the many information sites that abound on the internet it is even possible to look at some very detailed head lice pictures in order to be able to recognize the creatures, and being able to recognize and correctly identify the presence of head lice is one way of making sure that an infestation does not get out of control.
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Liceadex Lice & Nit Removal Gel
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 is one of the fastest-acting and most effective products you will find today. Treat head lice now!
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