There are a lot of folk remedies for lice, some of them are more convenient to use, some have to be confused for a long time. Combines all such compositions and methods one - rather high efficiency and safety, so if you do not have the opportunity to purchase a special shampoo in the pharmacy, you can use the recipes listed below.
How to drive lice with folk remedies?
Before using any of the drugs whose recipes are listed below, be sure that you are not allergic to the components of the mixture. It is quite simple to do this, apply the prepared composition to the elbow bend and wait about 30-45 minutes, if no redness or itching occurs, then you can use the remedy.
Please note that for any of the above procedures, you will need a towel, a frequent comb and a container for the preparation of the composition.
Simple and effective recipes:
- One of the simplest and most effective folk remedies against lice is a mixture of kerosene and sunflower oil . For the preparation of the composition, one part of kerosene and 10 parts of the oil must be connected, after which, along the line of hair growth, a kerchief is tied to protect the face from getting the mixture, and you can start applying the composition. After the hair is covered with kerosene and oil, they are wrapped in a plastic bag. If there is no burning, this compress lasts all night, if you can not allocate so many hours, or feel unpleasant itching in the scalp, then you can wash it off in 2-3 hours. After you finish washing the hair with shampoo or soap, be sure to comb them with a frequent comb, so you remove the dead nits. This folk remedy helps get rid of lice on long hair fairly quickly, but has several drawbacks. First, kerosene is very dangerous, so when applying the mixture and while it is on the head, you should carefully listen to your feelings, when the first unpleasant symptoms appear, the procedure should be interrupted. Secondly, the smell of the compress is disgusting, be prepared to suffer this fragrance.
- Another popular means of getting rid of lice is much easier to prepare, but its effectiveness may be somewhat lower, this is how many reviews of people trying to apply it say. To prepare the composition, take a bunch of dry thistles and pour it with a liter of boiling water, then insist the solution for 1 hour, then strain it. The mixture is applied to the hair and lasts for 60 minutes. After this time, you must rinse your head and comb your hair. For complete extermination of lice, it may be necessary to perform the procedure 2-4 times more.
- There is also a folk remedy against lice and nits, for the preparation of which a plant of elephant is used, it can be easily bought at a pharmacy. A packet of this dry grass should be poured 1 liter of boiling water, insist 1 hour. Use the tincture instead of shampoo, her head is washed 3-4 times a day, after each procedure, you need to comb the strands with a frequent comb, removing the dead lice.
If you focus on the responses of those people who have tried the methods listed above, it can be clearly noted that the most dangerous and effective is the first method. But be prepared for the fact that after the kerosene compress the strands will become more dry, they will have to be treated.
Mixtures with burdock and eleven are safer, but they do not always help, so if after 5-6 procedures lice have not died, the method of extermination should be changed.