Remedies to Get Rid of Head Lice Completely and Permanently

Getting rid of head lice is not easy tasks once they appear and grow in hair, as to get rid of head lice completely you need to kill both lice and remove nits (lice eggs) attached firmly to hairs. Killing those tiny and irritating mites is easy but killing and removing nits attached firmly to hair is really a tough task. Here in this article you will find how to get rid of head lice fast and completely with some home remedies and prevention.

What Causes Head Lice?

Head lice don’t born automatically but transmit from one head to another and mostly found in children as they used to play with other children closely in schools or Kinder Garden and then transfer lice to whole family if ignored and didn't care immediately. These tiny mites multiply rapidly and very fast and even a single louse can cause hundreds and thousands in a week and make things worse.

Lice purse the scalp skin to suck blood which cause continuous itching and it is embarrassing to itch regularly in public and even more when louse comes out of your hair on face or exposed skin. Also Head lice eggs looks visible attached to hairs and spoil your appearance. But we can get rid of head lice completely with some home remedies and then avoid them to appear again with some prevention tips.

Home remedies to get rid of head lice fast and completely

Mustard Oil and Lemon Treatment

• Mix some mustard oil and lemon juice and apply it on your hair thoroughly with finger tips and wait for an hour.
• After an hour comb your hair with specially designed lice comb. Lice comb has very little space between teeth and will remove most of live and killed lice and also remove maximum of (nits) lice eggs attached to hair. Mustard oil will make hair smooth which make easy to run lice comb through hairs.
• Repeat this process every day till you get rid of lice completely as remaining eggs can produce lice again and grow again even in a day.
• In 3-5 days you will not lice in your hair anymore. 

Combination of Mustard Oil and Lemon Juice is very effective as both mustard oil and lemon kills head lice where lemon also make nits loose on hair because of its exfoliating effect and mustard oil makes hair smooth and easy to run tight comb through hair.

This home remedy will not just effective to get rid of head lice but also remove dandruff and make you hair healthier, longer and stronger. 

Vinegar to get rid of head lice

Vinegar is also very effective to kill lice and remove dandruff. You can mix vinegar with any one of Mustard Oil, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Butter or lemon juice and apply on hair before washing to get rid of head lice. Or you can simply add vinegar in water and rinse hair with it to avoid further head lice.

How to avoid head lice – Prevention Tips

• Inspect your child hair regularly or when you see him/her itching head regularly.
• Avoid using towels, comb or pillow of your family member with head lice.
• If any of your family member got head lice, don’t ignore and inspect everyone because a single louse left in any one of you will multiply rapidly and spreads again to all.
• Instruct you child not to make direct head contact to other children in school.
• Add some drop of lemon juice in a mug of water and rinse your hair with it after taking bath. It will avoid dandruff and head lice to grow and also condition your hair.

This was how you can get rid of lice and lice eggs fast and naturally with home remedies.