Customer question:
How to get rid of lice from hair? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
Head lice do not jump, do not live on pets, and have nothing to do with personal hygiene. The most common way head lice are spread is through head-to-head contact. This means that your child must have touched the head of someone with head lice. This can happen during sports, parties, or games. Head lice require a blood meal every 12 to 24 hours and, as a result, cannot survive away from a human head for more than a day.
When your child comes home with a confirmed case of head lice, take steps to prevent the spread of lice to other family members. Avoid hugging or other close contact. Check other children and adults in your household for head lice. Washing hats, pillowcases, and similar items that touch the head in hot water can also help eliminate lice.
The first solution against head lice is to use an over-the-counter medication, usually a shampoo. The main difference between different products of this type is the active ingredient and which stages of head lice it kills. Most head lice treatments do not kill nits, so a second application may be needed to kill the nymphs after they hatch.
Some parents often resort to home remedies for head lice, such as tea tree oil, mayonnaise, neem oil, vinegar, saline solution, and many other preparations. These treatments are often not supported by scientific evidence.
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