Why Natural Lice Removal Makes so Much Sense for Families

The use of natural lice removal goes back for thousands of years – as long as human beings have been afflicted with and had the ability to understand that the problem came from parasitic insects. In fact, the lice comb may be the oldest and most effective remedy that modern humans have in their de-lousing arsenal. In addition to “nit-picking,” there are other methods that a thoughtful consumer will want to take into consideration when coming up with a plan for dealing with lice.

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Using the life-cycle of a louse to your advantage

Natural-based lice removal methods also take into consideration the life-cycle of the louse, using the creature's biology against it. For instance, they must constantly feed on human blood to survive. Moreover, the eggs take as long as 7 days to hatch. Therefore, removing potentially infested materials such as pillows, hats and stuffed animals to a plastic bag for 10-14 days will not only starve the adults, but will allow all the eggs to hatch and stave as well. This type of “cultural” control (as those in agricultural pest management call it) doesn't require you to even touch the bugs to kill them – you're simply using a bit of knowledge to gain the upper hand.

What lice can and can't do

Contrary to popular belief, lice can't jump from person to person. If your child is coming home with lice, they have crawled from one infested head to another or, hitched a ride with a hat, comb or hair accessory. Nap time at day care or nursery school is a very common place for transmission, but so is the rough and tumble world of recess. They don't move fast, but do move on a 24-hour schedule, taking advantage of any situation to spread. They do bite and can leave small, red welts on the scalp, behind the ears and on the nape of the neck. They live and lay their nits about ¼-inch (0.64cm) from the scalp, on individual hairs. Nits are resistant to most types of chemical attack and are firmly stuck to the hair to avoid being dislodged with anything but firm force.

Mechanical control

The most effective means of control, no matter what type of chemical control you might employ, requires someone to take your child's hair, one small section at time, and inspect for the presence of adult lice or nits. Though small, they are both visible to the naked eye. No amount of pesticide will be able to penetrate the nits, so even if there is no chemical resistance, these flightless insects will always be one step ahead, and even a single escaped louse can start the whole process over again. Careful combing and home maintenance will have a much better chance of getting each and every one.

Natural lice removal relies upon the marriage of many different types of control, but each has the ultimate goal of eliminating ALL the lice from one household at a time.

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