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Using A Head Lice Comb Correctly – Finishing What You Started!

So you've discovered Lice. There's no need to shy away from the fact that someone in your family has caught them. It's totally unnecessary to make them carry a bell around chanting the words "unclean, unclean". There are plenty of ways to deal with the problem that include; using shampoos and creams to destroy them and a head lice comb to remove them. At the moment it's all alien to you, but after reading this article you will have a great basic understanding of how to deal with an infestation correctly and efficiently.

Head lice and nits have been around for years and unfortunately I'm sure they will still be causing problems for us and our children for a long time yet. We manage to stamp out one infestation and before we know it they seem to "be doing the rounds" again. To the un-informed, treating these insects can seem quite a daunting task. But once you understand what steps you need to take, it's almost like following a formula.

The obvious first signs of having these unwanted visitors are an itchy scalp that you can't help scratching. This itchiness is your scalp developing an allergic reaction to the lice bites and not, as many people believe, caused by them crawling around your head. They survive by extracting small quantities of blood when they bite you and depend on the warmth from your head to actually live.

If you think it may be lice that you've found, you need to thoroughly check through the hair to be absolutely sure before you begin what may be unnecessary treatment.

What am I looking for? These insects are sneaky little devils and even for someone who knows what to look for they can be rather hard to locate. It's often a good idea to use an artificial light to help find the adult lice. But you need to be quick as they tend to shy away from the light and can move surprisingly fast for such a tiny creature.

The Three Stages Of The Cycle

1 - Eggs or Nits

The eggs are typically creamy or off white in colour and are roughly 0.8 mm in length. They attach themselves firmly to the shaft of the hair approximately an 3 cm from the root. Once they have been laid they will hatch in around six to seven days.

2 – Nymphs

Nymphs are basically baby lice and look similar to the adult but their colour is almost transparent.

3 - Adult Louse

You are looking to find an insect about the size of a sesame seed that is greyish in colour. You will usually see them scuttling around on the scalp but they like to stay where it is warmest, so make sure you check the nape of the neck area and behind the ears.

How to remove them properly

The more traditional methods that we have used for many years have been over the counter lice shampoos and medicated solutions. But over recent years, due to parents becoming aware of the potentially hazardous chemicals that they contain many have been looking to natural home remedies to treat the problem. Either way you choose to go, once the lice have been destroyed you will still need to thoroughly clear the head of any dead insects and any nymphs or nits that you may have missed.

Using a head lice comb is the best way to ensure you have cleared your child of these parasites. Many of the shampoos that you can buy for louse treatment come with a plastic comb and although these do work to a certain extent, the teeth tend to be a bit flimsy and it is easy to miss some. To get the best results you need to use a comb with metal teeth. Make sure that the model you buy has no small gaps between where the handle and the teeth meet otherwise the lice could get into there and easily go unnoticed.

Separate the hair into small 3 to 4 cm sections and comb from root to tip thoroughly, making sure to clean the comb after every pass. This procedure will be easier if the hair is still damp. You will need to repeat this combing process over a period of several days to catch any missed nits that may have hatched.

Knowing how to get rid of head lice correctly is vitally important if you want to avoid any future infestations. Killing them with the any one of the methods available is your first step, but what lets most people down is not finishing off the treatment. Don't underestimate the power of the lice comb; it's an important weapon to use against these insects.