"But just the old fashioned stuff you get from the chemist with the comb and really put the time into it because the eggs, they'll hold there if you don't comb them out." Home remedies back in Loading "Bleach is amazing, that kills them pretty good - a good old one," Mr James said. Mr James said the best treatment method was time. "I'll talk to the mum privately on the side." "A lot of the time you don't see them until you've already caped them up, and I think people get very uncomfortable about it," he said. In Mount Isa in Queensland's north-west, local hairdresser Jon James said nits were still a taboo subject. Mount Isa hairdresser Jon James says the best treatment for head lice is vigilance. Ms Murray said while the research had not been replicated in Australia, it was the same species of insect that "uses our scalp as its habitat". "The results suggested that more than 98 per cent of the head lice that were analysed in the States … not susceptible to those head lice treatments that currently are available." "The researchers did find a very high prevalence of what they call a 'knock down resistance' - so a mutation in the insect that makes it less susceptible to those insecticides. " analysed over 14,000 head lice from across 48 States in the US and they were looking for genetic markers that indicate potential resistance to insecticides," Ms Murray said.
Attack the parasites with the right tools and expert advice, and the scratching will go away for good.They're the scourge of the school playgrounds, of childcare centres and school holiday playdates and parents know better than anyone how hard it can be to ditch the nits.īut the battle is about to become a lot tougher.Īustralian Museum's science spokeswoman Melissa Murray said a recent US study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Entomology showed super nits had become resistant to most common treatments. Just rest assured that as annoying as head lice can be, the itch-causing pests don't carry any diseases. Vacuuming the floor and furniture isn't a bad idea either, but you don't have to go crazy with it. Soak combs and brushes in hot water (above 130 degrees Fahrenheit) for more than five minutes, and stuff non-washable belongings in a sealed plastic bag for several days. That said, definitely throw an infested person's recently used clothes and bedding in the laundry on hot water and high heat cycles. Live lice can't survive more than two days without a host, and they've specifically evolved to only really crawl along hair shafts. Transmission of head lice via secondary objects is possible, but unlikely. Story continues Expelling Lice From Your House, TooĪs for the rest of your home, skip sterilizing it from floor to ceiling, advises the Centers for Disease Control. These empty nit casings don't signify an active infestation, Yan says. Fair warning: Don't panic if you see "eggs" more than a half-inch away from the scalp. More importantly, it'll remove any remaining viable eggs before they hatch and wreak havoc once again.
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"Other than making your kids smell like a salad, they don't work that well," Yan says.Īlways use a grooved metal nit comb - like the Nit Free Terminator Comb ($10, ) - during and after treatment to determine if the lil' bloodsuckers are really gone. Don't even bother with "natural" remedies like olive oil, mayonnaise, and vinegar. Natroba, Sklice, and Ulesfia are three drugs that experts prefer to use these days, says pediatric dermatologist Albert C. Another Lab favorite is the Lice MD Lice and Egg Treatment ($11, ).Ī pediatrician can also prescribe stronger meds if necessary, usually after the first or second round of OTC treatment. The pesticide-free kit uses sodium chloride - the same chemical as table salt - and claims to kill both adult lice and nits, the tiny eggs. To cover your bases, the Good Housekeeping Institute recommends Vamousse Head Lice Treatment ($22, ) and Lice Defense shampoo ($15, ). Photo credit: Kevin Dyer - Getty Images The Tools You'll Need
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