Now that you have identified head lice in your family, the next step is to remove them effectively.
This can include shampoos, combing, creams, chemicals, and natural alternatives for the family.
For your home, it may also mean vacuuming, washing, isolating, soaking, or even tossing personal items.
For the infected individual, there are several different medicated shampoos and hair treatments currently on the market.
These can include both custom formulated and natural alternatives.
In either case, after following the application of the hair treatment directions carefully, proper combing is often the key step to truly rid your family of these pests.
While the hair is still wet, the hair should be separated into approximately one inch sections.
Each section should then be carefully combed from the root to the tip of the hair.
A fine toothed lice comb should be used and this should be wiped or cleaned after every pass.
It is critical to not only remove all the dead insects but to remove the nits (lice eggs) which are attached to the shaft of the hair.
After completing one section, you need to continue across the entire scalp in small sections.
When done correctly, this process can easily take several hours so be prepared.
Different lice comb styles are available that may help with particular hair types.
The hair treatments do not always kill or loosen the nits completely so careful combing can help minimize continued problems.
You may also prefer to use tweezers to remove the lice and nits.
The same process should be used as with the combing and the two options can be used together.
As you remove the lice and nits, a wide piece of tape is convenient for disposing of these parasites.
They may not stick to a towel and this avoids their escaping back into the environment.
After the tape is filled up, roll it up and stick it into a zip lock bag to throw it out.
The same care should be taken when addressing other parts of the environment.
Hair car items should be isolated, treated, or tossed.
Bedding and clothes should be washed, high temperature dried, dry cleaned or tossed.
Rugs, pillows, carpeting, upholstered furniture, and automobiles should be carefully treated and cleaned.
Careful attention to each step of the process can minimize the infestation and quickly remove lice from the area.
Only a few missed lice or nits can easily start a new infestation.
These steps should be repeated several times to kill and remove any missed insects or address any newly hatched nymphs.
This can include shampoos, combing, creams, chemicals, and natural alternatives for the family.
For your home, it may also mean vacuuming, washing, isolating, soaking, or even tossing personal items.
For the infected individual, there are several different medicated shampoos and hair treatments currently on the market.
These can include both custom formulated and natural alternatives.
In either case, after following the application of the hair treatment directions carefully, proper combing is often the key step to truly rid your family of these pests.
While the hair is still wet, the hair should be separated into approximately one inch sections.
Each section should then be carefully combed from the root to the tip of the hair.
A fine toothed lice comb should be used and this should be wiped or cleaned after every pass.
It is critical to not only remove all the dead insects but to remove the nits (lice eggs) which are attached to the shaft of the hair.
After completing one section, you need to continue across the entire scalp in small sections.
When done correctly, this process can easily take several hours so be prepared.
Different lice comb styles are available that may help with particular hair types.
The hair treatments do not always kill or loosen the nits completely so careful combing can help minimize continued problems.
You may also prefer to use tweezers to remove the lice and nits.
The same process should be used as with the combing and the two options can be used together.
As you remove the lice and nits, a wide piece of tape is convenient for disposing of these parasites.
They may not stick to a towel and this avoids their escaping back into the environment.
After the tape is filled up, roll it up and stick it into a zip lock bag to throw it out.
The same care should be taken when addressing other parts of the environment.
Hair car items should be isolated, treated, or tossed.
Bedding and clothes should be washed, high temperature dried, dry cleaned or tossed.
Rugs, pillows, carpeting, upholstered furniture, and automobiles should be carefully treated and cleaned.
Careful attention to each step of the process can minimize the infestation and quickly remove lice from the area.
Only a few missed lice or nits can easily start a new infestation.
These steps should be repeated several times to kill and remove any missed insects or address any newly hatched nymphs.