To finish once and for all with lice, follow the advice of Dr Arezki Izri, parasitologist and medical entomologist. He gives you his tricks to eradicate them effectively and avoid their return.
In school, children often exchange their elastic and hats, which allows lice to spread, even on clean hair. Although they are present all year round, the peaks of contamination occur mainly in summer, when heat and humidity are there, as well as after the start of the school year. If your child starts scratching his head, check near the root, especially behind the ears and with a neck, because these are the places where the lice and their slows are hidden.
If you notice a small gray point on a hair, it can be a louse, often full of blood. A white point, meanwhile, is a slow, the egg of the louse. To check, pinch this point between your thumb and index: “If it remains hung and can only be removed by sliding along the hair, it is undoubtedly a slow”explains Public Health France in his guide on lice and nits.
What good gestures to adopt on a daily basis to avoid lice?
To prevent your child from grabbing lice, Check your head regularlyat least once a week. If her hair is long, Attach them to limit contact with other heads. Teach him not to stick his head to that of his comrades and not to exchange his hat. Finally, Avoid preventive treatmentswhich are useless and can make lice more resistant.
To quickly eliminate lice, Apply an anti-poux product on dry hair, Then leave to act according to the instructions. Then wash your child’s hair with a soft shampoo and water. Use A tight toothbooking comb (at least 4 cm long) to manually remove the remaining lice and nits. Clean the comb on disposable paper between each passage. Then dry your hair with a hair dryer. A new application must be made a week later to kill the lice born of the nits. Regularly check your child’s head to see if another treatment is necessary.
Treat the whole family to avoid spreading And inform the school as well as your entourage. “”The ideal would be that all the heads were verified and that all those who have lice are treated on the same day, for example on Saturday, because an untreated head can transmit lice again to those around him and everything has to be done again“, Specifies the National Institute for Health Prevention and Education.
What anti-loux products to use on the head of your child?
To treat lice, turn to a Classic local treatment With shampoos, lotions or repulsive sprays. However, be sure to Avoid anti-poux products containing insecticides. Dr Arezki Izri, parasitologist and medical entomologist, recalls: “Studies demonstrate their effectiveness at an instant T, but they are not that harmless.” It also advises against essential oils :: “Used concentrated and repeatedly, they are very toxic to insects, but also for children. No study has demonstrated their safety with regard to the child and their efficiency on lice”specifies our expert.
It is therefore preferable to choose Insecticide-free anti-lud productswithout paraben or alcohol, and formulated with natural active ingredients, softer for the scalp of the child. For example, products made from coconut oil or sweet almonds suffocate lice and dislodge the slows without attacking the child’s head. This treatment should be applied once a week for two to three weeks. It is not necessary to vary the oils, because there is no risk of resistance.
Does vinegar eliminate lice?
“”Pure vinegar is especially effective in peeling off the nits, but its effectiveness stops there. Also, I recommend using it carefully by diluting a tablespoon in a glass of water“, Advises Dr Arezki Izri.
