Medicated methods fall into one of two categories - chemical insecticides and physical insecticides.

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This method also helps manage head lice before they become established on the head. Simply keep a good head lice comb in the shower and every time your family washes their hair use the fine comb through the hair. This will ensure lice are "caught" before they lay too many eggs. If your children are old enough to wash their own hair encourage them to use the comb themselves. Or keep a comb handy to where you wash your children's hair and use it every shampoo. Chemical removal What you need for this method Tea tree oil is a natural remedy for head lice, which contains natural insecticides, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiseptic properties which act to prevent and kill lice effectively. The natural oil simultaneously coats the hair and scalp to kill head lice and its eggs as well as to soothe and heal your child’s irritated scalp. The oil is versatile and can be used in a number of ways as a treatment and a repellent for lice. It’s surprisingly easy to treat head lice and their eggs with no need to comb! NitWits All-In-One Spray, with key active ingredient Dimethicone, is effective in killing lice and eggs in one go *.

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to good use and after months of hard work, patience, trial and error she created the dream head lice treatment. To use, onto dry hair spray the product evenly to coat your child’s hair and scalp until saturated. Massage the solution into the scalp for 5 minutes. After 20 minutes, use the comb provided to remove the dead lice and eggs, regularly wiping from the comb onto a tissue. Rinse hair thoroughly and follow with shampoo and conditioner as normal.

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Continue combing until no lice or eggs are present. Rinse hair thoroughly with warm water and shampoo as normal.

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Leave on the hair for 60 minutes then rinse hair thoroughly. Remove the dead lice and eggs (nits) with NitWits Head Lice Comb. We recommend using NitWits Combing Solution to make the combing process easier. Divide the hair into 4cm wide sections and comb the hair through from root to tip. Wipe any lice or eggs completely from the comb with a tissue. Part rather than detangle hair. Part down the middle rather than attempting to detangle the entire head of hair and use lots of conditioner because these types of hair are highly absorbent. Chemical insecticides. These poison the lice or paralyse their nervous systems and various trials have shown they work. However, they can lead to louse resistance so shouldn't be used as a preventative measure - plus some smell horrible, like malathion (Derbac-M) which has a garlic aroma. Alternatively, you can sprinkle a few drops of tea tree oil directly to your child’s scalp and leave overnight, brushing their hair in the morning to remove the dead lice and following with shampoo and conditioner.