4 Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Lice

Some strategies to eliminate lice and nits are washing the hair with rue tea and applying citronella spray, camphor alcohol or essential oils to the scalp. These home treatments can be used on both children and adults, since they are non-toxic, besides being an efficient, economical treatment that provides excellent results.

These home remedies in addition to combating the infestation, can also be used to prevent the child or parents from catching lice and nits in case cases arise at school or if a sibling, relative or friend is infested. 

See how to prepare these 4 home remedies to get rid of lice and nits below:

1. Wash hair with rue tea

4 Home Remedies to Get Rid of Lice

An excellent home remedy to treat lice and nit infestation is to wash hair with rue tea, as it eliminates lice and soothes itchy scalp. You can apply the tea on already wet hair, before going through the fine comb, and thus naturally eliminate lice and their eggs.

Ingredients

  • 40 g of rue leaves;
  • 1 liter of boiling water.

    • Mode of preparation

    Place the rue leaves in the boiling water and let infuse for 10 minutes. Cover and let it cool, when it is lukewarm, strain it. After it is ready you should apply this infusion on the hair with the help of a cotton or gauze, ensuring that all the hair gets wet.

    Then you should wrap a towel around your head and leave the rue infusion to act for 30 minutes. After shampooing the hair, conditioner should be applied and not rinsed out, running a fine comb through each strand of hair to remove dead lice and nits.

    2. Use a citronella spray

    Citronella keeps insects away, including lice because it has a very intense scent and they do not tolerate it. 

    Ingredients

  • 150 ml liquid glycerin;
  • 150 ml citronella oil;
  • 350 ml alcohol;
  • 350 ml water.

    • How to prepare

    Mix all ingredients and place in a tightly closed container. Apply daily to the hair and roots, leaving it on for a few minutes.

    3. Apply oils to the scalp

    Another home remedy is to apply a mixture of the following oils in equal proportions: lavender oil, peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil, all over the scalp. Leave on overnight and only wash the hair in the morning upon awakening with a shampoo for oily hair.

    4. Apply camphor alcohol

    Camphor alcohol can be bought in pharmacies, but you can also just buy camphor in small pieces and add them to the alcohol bottle without removing them. It is enough to place a little of this alcohol all over the hair to avoid lice infestation.

    Other care to eliminate lice

    Another important tip to get rid of lice is to wash the person’s clothes and personal utensils such as sheets, pillowcases and bath towel separately from the rest of the family. In addition to this, they should be placed in a container of boiling water for a few minutes to ensure that all lice and nits are removed. 

    In case the lice persist or if other symptoms are present in addition to the burning and itching, the ideal is to go to the doctor to indicate the most appropriate treatment that may include the ingestion of an antiparasitic medication. 

    Each louse lives about 30 days and lays an average of 6 to 8 eggs per day, which within 7 days hatch, giving rise to the louse, and for this reason when someone has lice it is necessary to be very careful so that others are not infested, avoiding lending hats or clothes that may contain lice or nits. 

    This care should be done daily until all lice and nits are eliminated. See other tips for getting rid of head lice.

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