Wednesday, September 29, 1999
How to eradicate head lice at home
The problem with head lice is that they have a tendency to come back if you don't get rid of them completely the first time.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these tips for dealing with lice at home:
• Except for children under 2, use lice shampoos and medicines according to directions.
• After treatment, check the scalp, comb hair with a nit comb and remove nits. Check for and remove nits every 2-3 days for several weeks. Combs may miss some nits, so use your fingers to remove those that remain. Place nits in a cup of alcohol and discard. (For children younger than 2, remove nits and lice by hand).
• If lice are still lively 8-12 hours after applying lice-killing shampoos, see your doctor; they may be resistant to existing chemicals.
• It may be necessary to re-treat a child in 7-10 days to make sure all adults and nits are killed and removed. If lice still remain after three treatments, see a doctor for care. Do not mix different lice-treating products.
• Removing all nits is the key, because a single surviving nit can hatch and cause a re-infestation.
• Wash in hot water (130 degrees Fahrenheit) all washable clothing and bed linens with which the infested person had contact two days before treatment. Dry items for at least 20 minutes in a hot-cycle dryer.
• Dry clean all other clothes that are not machine washable, including coats, hats, scarves and the like.
• If dry cleaning is not feasible, store all clothing, stuffed animals, book bags, headphones, comforters, pillows, etc. in a plastic bag and seal for at least two weeks.
• Soak combs and hairbrushes for one hour in rubbing alcohol, Lysol or wash in hot water and soap.
• Vacuum the floors and furniture; when finished, seal the dust bag in a garbage bag and throw away. Do not use fumigants, which can be toxic if inhaled.
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