Home Remedies to Keep Lice away from Head

Head lice are a common problem in school going kids. They get it because they are in contact with many other kids who might have it and putting dirty hands in your hair increases the chance of getting the lice.

They are blood-sucking insect and spread from one person to another through the sharing of beddings, towels, combs and clothes. That's why if one person gets them in the family then all the others have strong chances to get them. Lice have their eggs called nits, which can cover your each hair strand, which become very difficult to clean.

At a time one louse can give plenty of nits to spread in all over your head and in the hair of your entire family. One can't even sleep properly because of these lice in the hair as they give unbearable itching on the scalp and it's highly embarrassing in the public to itch your hair which you cant control if you have got lice in your hair. With some people the problem becomes so severe that they require medical treatment for them. 

So if you keep in mind certain things, you have very little chances to develop lice in your hair. Certain home made recipes too help in removing and killing lice from the head but lice have strong chances in developing in the same scalp again and again so better hygiene is the best remedy to keep the lice away from your head.

Care which one should take to keep the lice away from the head-

• Never share your towel and comb with anybody.
• Keep cleaning your combs and hairbrushes in lukewarm soapy water with some antiseptic lotion in it. Do clean your combs every week by soaking them in the lukewarm water.
• Always wash your hands before putting oil on your hair or before brushing the hair.
• Never use someone else's pillow as pillow cover might have the lice or nits on it. Get your bedding cleaned regularly.
• Never put dirty hands in your head. Stop your kids to touch their hair while eating food or playing outside.
• If you have got the problem wash your head with medicated shampoo specifically meant for lice of the hair.

Home made remedies:

• Boil neem leaves in coconut oil till they almost get dissolve in the oil. Let the oil cool and then restrain it. Mix some camphor cubes to the oil and massage it on the head every time before washing your hair. Neem has some antibiotic agents and a very strong odor, which kills the lice and stops them from developing.
• While washing your head, rinse some vinegar on the hair or scalp or massage it. Leave it for few minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.
• Garlic is equally good in removing lice as neem. Make a mixture of garlic oil or juice and lemon juice. Massage it on your hair and scalp. Rinse off after keeping it overnight if you can bear the smell or wash it off after 2 hours.
• Use a thin toothcomb, which is specifically meant for nits and lice of hair after every wash. It will remove the dead nits and lice from the hair.
  
  

Better hygiene and proper care of your hair can definitely prevent your scalp and hair from getting lice.