Having head lice can be a frustrating issue. Here are some home remedies to get rid of head lice.
Wet Combing
Wet combing should be the first step before trying any topical hair treatment. Wet your hair and use a fine tooth comb to remove lice from your hair.
Essential Oils
Essential oils, such as tea tree oil and eucalyptus oil can be used with any carrier oil as a scalp treatment for lice. Leave the mixture for 12 hours before rinsing off.
Onion
Grate an onion to extract its juice. Use a cotton ball to apply it to the scalp and put the rest on the length of your hair. Keep it on for an hour before rinsing it off.
Garlic
Just like onion juice, garlic juice can also help in getting rid of lice because of its pungent and sulphuric properties. You can rinse your hair with ACV to get rid of garlic's smell.
Petroleum Jelly
You can suffocate head lice by slathering petroleum jelly over your hair. While the remedy is effective, it can be hard to get rid of the petroleum jelly from your hair.
Conclusion
If home remedies don't work, you can get OTC anti-lice treatments such as Permethrin and Ivermectine lotion and shampoo.