How To Get Rid Of Nit Eggs In Fine Hair

Head lice and nits are very common in young children and their families. They do not take anything to do with dirty pilus and are picked up by caput-to-head contact.

Check if it's head lice

A head louse in hair on the scalp. — Head lice are small insects, up to 3mm long.

A close-up of a head louse in hair on the scalp. — They can be difficult to spot in your pilus.

Head lice eggs in hair on the scalp. — Head lice eggs (nits) are brown or white (empty shells) and attached to the hair.

Head lice tin can make your head feel:

itchy
like something is moving in your hair

The only way to be sure someone has head lice is past finding live lice.

Yous can practise this past combing their hair with a special fine-toothed comb (detection comb). You can purchase these online or at pharmacies.

How to become rid of caput lice

Important

You can treat head lice without seeing a GP.

Treat head lice as soon every bit you spot them.

You lot should cheque everyone in the house and start treating anyone who has caput lice on the same solar day.

At that place's no need to keep your child off school if they take head lice.

Wet combing

Lice and nits can be removed past wet combing. You should try this method first.

Yous tin purchase a special fine-toothed comb (detection comb) online or from pharmacies to remove caput lice and nits.

There may exist instructions on the pack, just unremarkably y'all:

wash hair with ordinary shampoo
utilise lots of conditioner (whatsoever conditioner will do)
comb the whole head of pilus, from the roots to the ends

Information technology usually takes about x minutes to comb short hair, and 20 to 30 minutes for long, frizzy or curly hair.

Do wet combing on days one, 5, 9 and 13 to catch whatsoever newly hatched caput lice. Check once more that anybody's pilus is free of lice on day 17.

Medicated lotions and sprays

Inquire a pharmacist for advice if you have tried wet combing for 17 days, simply your child still has live caput lice.

They may recommend using medicated lotions and sprays. These impale head lice in all types of hair, and you can buy them from pharmacies, supermarkets or online.

Caput lice should die within a day. Some lotions and sprays come up with a rummage to remove dead lice and eggs.

Some treatments need to be repeated afterwards a week to kill whatever newly hatched lice.

Check the pack to see if they're OK for you or your child and how to utilise them.

If lotions or sprays do non work, speak to a chemist near other treatments.

Some treatments are not recommended considering they're unlikely to work.

For instance:

products containing permethrin
head lice "repellents"
electric combs for caput lice
tree and plant oil treatments, such equally tea tree oil, eucalyptus oil and lavender oil herbal remedies

Information:

The charity Community Hygiene Concern has a video about moisture combing for head lice.