Woman scratching her head

Is there any way to tell if you child does really have head lice? Perhaps you’ve discovered something in their hair or have noticed they are scratching their heads a lot. But how can you be certain it is head lice and what’s the best way to do head lice removal? Firstly, you want to see what you’re dealing with.

Head Lice are parasites that live on humans

They survive by feeding on very tiny amounts of blood that they extract from the scalp. They are typically found, but aren’t necessarily limited on children which are between age twelve and three years old. Although girls are more vulnerable to getting lice, it does not mean that boys are resistant to getting them.

Identifying head lice can be somewhat hard to do

Usually bugs do not reside on human the human scalp, so in the event that you find an insect crawling on your child’s scalp that’s brown in color and is about the size of a sesame seed, then you’ve probably found a louse.

The eggs they lay are called nits and are slightly more difficult to identify. You might be looking at dried hair spray up or dandruff as opposed to a nit. Butjust how do you tell the difference? If you see something that’s white on the hair shaft and it comes off easily, it will probably be dandruff. But if it’s yellow or brown in colour and doesn’t come off easily it’s more likely to be a nit. The eggs will seem clear or white once they’ve hatched.

How to eliminate some nits or lice

      • Once you’ve shampooed the hair using a committed lice shampoo this may be accomplished in one of a couple ways.
      • Separate the hair into sections of approximately one inch while the hair is still wet and with a lice comb, comb through the hair from the scalp to the end of the hair. Before you proceed onto each section you must make certain you wipe the comb clean.
      • Be aware that this may take a long time to do thoroughly. But combing the hair this way to remove the nits is vitally important.
      • Some lice shampoos may not always kill the nits and a few might be left to hatch. By simply going through the hair you’re cutting down the probability of another infestation at a later date.
      • Removing head lice with tweezers can also be possible. You would do it in precisely the exact same manner as when you used the comb, by separating the hair into sections.
      • Disposing of nits and lice when you’ve removed them? They will no longer be sticky when the nits are removed from the hair shaft so that they won’t adhere to a napkin or a paper towel. By this time however, they ought to either be dead or dying.
      • A excellent way to dispose of them is to find a piece of wide sticky tape and stick them onto it. When the sticky tape is filled with the lice and nits, roll it up onto it, seal it in an airtight plastic bag and set it in the bin.
      • Clearing bedding, rugs and upholstered furniture of lice can be carried out easily in a number of ways. Anything it is possible to be placed in a washer ought to be washed on a really hot program. Other things it is impossible to put into a washer can be placed to a dryer on a high heat for 20 minutes. It’s also advisable to vacuum rugs and furniture completely, not forgetting your vehicle upholstery too.