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Suggest Remedy For Presence Of Lice In Hairs
Question: i m facing a problem of lice in my hairs ,please help i want to get rid of it.
Brief Answer:
Head lice
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
Head lice can be treated easily with topical permethrin 1 % lotion. Kindly procure perlice 1 % creamy rinse from pharmacy. Apply it all over the scalp and hair, half an hour before bath, then wrap the hair with a towel so that lice do not escape. After half an hour take a head bath and shampoo it off with your regular shampoo. You may use a comb with fine bristles after bath. Permethrin does not act on nits, they kill only adult lice. There is a possibility of few nits hatching into adults after 1 week. Therefore you should repeat this treatment after 1 week.
It is better to treat the entire family especially kids on the same day.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
Head lice
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
Head lice can be treated easily with topical permethrin 1 % lotion. Kindly procure perlice 1 % creamy rinse from pharmacy. Apply it all over the scalp and hair, half an hour before bath, then wrap the hair with a towel so that lice do not escape. After half an hour take a head bath and shampoo it off with your regular shampoo. You may use a comb with fine bristles after bath. Permethrin does not act on nits, they kill only adult lice. There is a possibility of few nits hatching into adults after 1 week. Therefore you should repeat this treatment after 1 week.
It is better to treat the entire family especially kids on the same day.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
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