Effective Home Remedy for Lice

According to the California Department of Public Health, head lice are prevalent in homes, schools and day cares, and children are more susceptible to contracting lice from family members and playmates rather than classmates. Lice glue their eggs, called nits, to hair follicles so they cannot be brushed off. Application of thick oil will smother adult lice and regular vinegar rinses will keep eggs from hatching by dissolving their protective outer coating.

Things You'll Need

• 1/ 2 tsp rosemary oil
• 1/ 2 tsp eucalyptus oil
• 1/ 2 tsp pennyroyal oil
• 2 1/ 2 tsp olive oil
• Comb
• Nit comb or narrow-toothed flea comb

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Instructions

• 1

  Combine the oils and lightly warm on a stove top.

• 2

  Apply the oil mixture to dry hair, and comb it through so it is evenly distributed. Massage the hair and let the oil mixture sit for 10 minutes.

• 3

  Comb the hair with a lice comb to remove lice and nits. Repeat the process every two days for 10 days to kill remaining nits.