Head Lice. Thousands of NITS!!?
I have never herd of a remedy you can just buy at home, with head lice you have to wash your hair with that stuff a few times, to kill off a ll the lice, then you have to have someone go through it with a fine tooth comb, if you don't get all the eggs out, even though treated there is a possibility you could still get them back, the only other suggestion I have if you want to get rid of them at home today right now, have your head shaved, another thing to keep in mind since you have lice you will need to wash every piece of clothing you own to ensure you do not get it back. Hope this helps. I know this from experience when I was about 12 I ended up with head lice. It wasent fun.
Can adults get lice from a child?
Yes, head lice are highly contagious and are most commonly spread through direct contact. Touching heads, hugging, or laying next to a lice infested person can cause an infestation to spread from one person to another.For more information, check out our blog: The Lice Blog
Why do adults not get lice?
Adults also get it but chances are more in kids and teenage as it spreads fast in them through contact with an affected individual or their personal items, such as a comb, hairbrush, or clothing.You will get complete idea from belowYou need to follow below given remediesIt will take at least 2–3 days for complete lice removalTo learn how to get rid of lice we need to knowHow lice comes in hairThese are parasites living on human headThey feed from tiny blood from scalpBecause lice are tiny and fast, infections are usually identified by the presence of nits.These lice eggs are attached to strands of hair and are easier to spot. If they are easily removed, it’s probably just dandruffYou will get strong itching because of head licelook closely at the back hairline and behind the ears, where lice tend to populate. It can take up to 6 weeks to experience itchingIt is usually not harmful beyond itchingHow to get rid of liceKeep your hair brushes seperate. Lice gets spread mostly by themUse below lice combAvoid activities that lead to head-to-head contact.Use different pillows and sleepovers most of the timeUse market avaialable lice powder for overnight applicationApply Tea Tree Essential Oil this are antibacterial and removes infection and gives cooling effect to scalpUse shampoo and conditioner specially made for lice preventionSchool girls are slightly more likely to get lice than boys. Keeping hair tied up in braids or buns may lower chances of lice infectionGood luck :)Subscribe me on you tube channel cocoa sonaliofficial for more hair care videos
How do kids get head lice?
The head louse is a tiny, wingless parasitic insect that lives among human hairs and feeds on small amounts of blood drawn from the scalp. Lice, the plural of louse, are a very common problem, especially for kids, ages 3 years to 12 years. Lice infests girls more often than boys due to longer hair and girls more often sharing hair accessories or brushes.Lice do not spread disease. They are however, extremely contagious and their bites cause the scalp to become itchy and inflamed. With persistent scratching an infested person runs the risk of skin irritation and infection.Treating head lice quickly & effectively is important because they can spread easily from person to person. The key to getting rid of lice is how you get rid of lice eggs. Also known as nits, lice eggs are the reason you comb through your hair as well as use product to kill lice. They can be found all around hair follicles though generally they are clustered close to the root where the adult lice can easily lay them.If you are looking for an all natural and organic solution I recommend Naturasil Natural Nits Lice Products
Do black people get lice? If not, why?
Black children, whether they be 'African-American' or foreign national, do host head lice. For reasons no one really understands, the prevalence of infestation amongst black children (at least in North America) is about a tenth of that noted in kids of other groups. The list of proposed explanations is quite long, but these are merely speculative. Some 'explanations' are not worthy of mention, as they seem merely to be biased by racism. Other explanations seem somewhat plausible, but are not necessarily correct.The structure of the hair of blacks is fairly ovoid in cross section, whereas that of Caucasians and others tends to be rounder. Perhaps, the claws of the head lice are better at grasping round hairs. I am not a fan of this 'biophysical' explanation, although it is entirely possible that this difference does play a role. Instead, I suspect that black children are, in general less exposed to head lice. Unfortunately, kids tend to self-segregate and play and interact with kids of their own racial groups. If you rug wrestle with other non-infested kids, you're less likely to encounter head lice. Even more importantly (I believe) is the level of care afforded to the hair by the children's parents. In my experience (I've directly examined more than 10,000 kids for head lice), I've noticed that the hair of black children tends to be shorter (at least in boys) and much better attended (preened, groomed, etc) than that of kids in other groups. If this is true (and this is only an observation on my part), then the parents or care-givers of these kids might more readily find an offending louse on the hair and remove that object. Additionally, certain products are more frequently applied to the hair of black children and adults than to others. Might this have a role in reducing prevalence of head lice amongst black children? Who knows. These are each simply possibilities worthy of consideration.Finally, it is worth noting that this distinction (lower prevalence on black children in the US) does not extend to black children in other countries. Prevalence of head lice on black children can be impressively high in parts of Africa and elsewhere. Being free of head lice can be considered an 'abnormal' condition.
Two dead nits were found in my hair but no lice should I worry?
I work at a school. Two adults I work with had lice and one child had nits. I was checked daily and had no lice or nits. 6 days later 2 nits were found in my hair at least halfway down the hair shaft but still no lice. You can only get nits if a louse is in your hair right. Does anyone know what could have happened?
Why is it mainly children who get head lice?
You are asking a number of different questions here so I will try and tease them out and then answer them all. Why does anyone get head lice in the first place? All living creatures have a habitat that suites they exactly and they can thrive. Usually this means it provided food and shelter. Human head lice have evolved over many years to thrive in the hair on human heads. Their limbs are now ideally suited for clambering about on hair just like ours. Not dog hair or cat hair or any another shape or size of hair, human hair is what suites them best. Now, they have also developed to recognise the scent of human skin, this uses just about the only sensory organ they have, a little taste bug on their fore limbs. ( They have an "eye" like structure but it only detects shade) which allows them to be sure that the food source they have found if OK for them. They live on human blood. If you smell/taste like a human you will probably be OK to eat! So if the hair structure is right to climb on and in and you taste OK you are their next home. No other creature offers this combination of habitat and food source so we are the only animal colonised by this type of louse. Other animals have their own forms of lice! Now adults and children have very different skin chemistry determined by their hormones. We have found that head lice are most suited to the scent of children probably because children are always raised in social groups and this scent has always represented the best carriers from which head lice can spread and survive as a species. Adults are relatively solitary and don't offer as many chances to spread so head lice have preferred children and hence recognise their scent as more ideal than adults. We find that adult males rarely get head lice, adult females get them occasionally and little girls get them more than little boys. Head lice are constant companions to mankind. They belong on us as their host but we don't tend to agree with that and prefer to remove them. Head lice are normal and in no way are they a sign that something has "gone wrong"
Why are children more likely to get head lice?
Whereas any person with scalp hair may host head lice, the prevalence of head lice is greatest amongst children in the kindergarten through 4th grades. Prevalence drops precipitously as kids age. As some others suggested, young children do, indeed, have greater direct head-to-head contact. This speaks to exposure. There also may be a physiological component. Younger children might be better hosts for these lice. Now, to the conspiracy theory. This seems to me to be nonsensical. Many pharmaceutical companies market efficacious products that, if used properly, will eliminate head lice. Sadly, even more companies seem to market products that have no biological basis to back their claims. Although there's no evidence whatsoever that anyone is intentionally spreading head lice, there certainly are many people who spread rumors. Those rumors tend to be far more transmissible and harmful than the lice, themselves. In some cases, the pharmaceutical companies are spreading stories that exaggerate the prevalence, incidence and health significance of head lice, as well as the safety and efficacy of their products. Caveat emptor.
How long does it take for head lice to show up and start itching?
oh ya... been there... (I still have eebe jeebies) Watch for about two weeks. You can see the nits (looks like white (can be brown)) stuck to the hair easier to see when hair is dry. The adults (lice) look like wingless flies, almost like aphids. Check the crown and the base of the neck (we found ours mostly at the top of the head, under the most of the hair) I found these easier to see when combing hair when wet. As far as itching - my kid didn't itch - I saw them while combing the hair. When they are adults they move around causing itching. The eggs hatch about a week or so (even after treatment). Good luck...