It's very unlikely to catch lice from objects. Lice spread primarily through head to head contact, like hugs. If you want to do something to be 100% sure: Wash all your bedding in hot water. Put all your combs and non-washable item in the freezer for four hours or bag them up for two [...]
Very carefully. You will need two mirrors and it will not be easy and you will not know for sure if you don't have it because of how difficult it is to check yourself for lice. Use a wall mirror and handheld mirror, or two handheld mirrors, and check your scalp along your neck, [...]
Depends on how sensitive your scalp it, but yes. Chances are you will feel a tickling sensation, scratch it, and forget about it. A tickingling feeling alone is not proof of head lice - even if your friend's family has lice. If you think you have lice, get a professional lice check for peace [...]
Yes, but you have to make sure you get every single patch of the scalp because if you miss one fertilized, adult female or two eggs, the treatment will fail and you will still have lice. Using a hair dryer is not recommended because of the potential to burn the scalp and the low [...]
There are no 100% effective home remedies. Often people use a home remedy, think it is gone, and then 3-4 weeks later realize they still have lice or mistakenly believe they caught it again when it's just the same lice infestation. If home remedies worked reliably there would be no lice products, prescriptions, or [...]
Head lice are extremely unlikely to go away on their own without any form of treatment. If untreated, they will remain on the head and spread from there until there is no source of food (blood) available.
Yes, but only for a short time. Head lice will die of dehydration after 12-24 hours. Nits are very unlikely to fall off the head, less likely hatch, and extremely unlikely to survive long enough to get back on the head. Run your pillow cases through the dryer on high for 30 to 60 [...]
The best treatment for lice depends on what matters most to you: price, quick results, convenience, and health risks. Here are the available options. Lowest Cost, Most Work, Low Health Risk Use a lice kit from the drugstore for each person in the household and manually comb through everyone's hair daily. Eventually you will [...]
Absolutely Required: Identify who does and doesn't have it. Getting everyone in and close to the household professional checked for lice is the only way to know for sure who has it. If one adult female louse or two eggs containing a male and female are missed, lice will come back and spread. Option [...]
