Kids with head lice don't always scratch. The only way to rule out infestation is to look carefully through your child's hair.Head lice are only found on the human head.Head lice and nits live in long, short, curly, straight, clean or dirty hair.
Apply a cheap, pale coloured conditioner generously to your child's hair. Work it through to coat every strand of hair. For long hair, it may be easier to tie one side of the hair off, and work in sections. Head lice breathe through small openings along their abdomens. By coating the hair and therefore the louse in something thick and slimy, these openings close over, shutting down the louse's breathing for about 20 minutes – long enough for them to stay still and be combed out.
After you've applied the conditioner, use a large comb to part small sections of the hair, starting from the nape and working upwards toward the crown.When the hair is detangled and manageable, use a fine lice comb and run through each section several times. Eggs are often found behind the ears and toward the back of the head. By combing from the bottom of the back of the head up, towards the top and front of the head, you're more likely to find the head lice.
After each comb out, wipe the conditioner on the paper towel. If your child has head lice, you will see them on the towel (they're a little like small, brown, chia or sesame seeds.)Keep combing each section of hair until no further lice or eggs appear on the paper towel. Often you will see lots of old egg casings that may take a while to remove. Once you have combed and re-combed each section of hair, either re-plait or tie it back if it's long enough.
Head lice often congregate on the crown of the head, so it's not until you reach these last sections of hair that you'll find adult lice. However, heads that are severely infected will have adult lice everywhere.Repeat at least twice over the next few days, until you can't find any more in the conditioner. You'll never be able to get all the head lice and eggs out the first time.
Source : www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/removing-head-lice-and-nits
Apply a cheap, pale coloured conditioner generously to your child's hair. Work it through to coat every strand of hair. For long hair, it may be easier to tie one side of the hair off, and work in sections. Head lice breathe through small openings along their abdomens. By coating the hair and therefore the louse in something thick and slimy, these openings close over, shutting down the louse's breathing for about 20 minutes – long enough for them to stay still and be combed out.
After you've applied the conditioner, use a large comb to part small sections of the hair, starting from the nape and working upwards toward the crown.When the hair is detangled and manageable, use a fine lice comb and run through each section several times. Eggs are often found behind the ears and toward the back of the head. By combing from the bottom of the back of the head up, towards the top and front of the head, you're more likely to find the head lice.
After each comb out, wipe the conditioner on the paper towel. If your child has head lice, you will see them on the towel (they're a little like small, brown, chia or sesame seeds.)Keep combing each section of hair until no further lice or eggs appear on the paper towel. Often you will see lots of old egg casings that may take a while to remove. Once you have combed and re-combed each section of hair, either re-plait or tie it back if it's long enough.
Head lice often congregate on the crown of the head, so it's not until you reach these last sections of hair that you'll find adult lice. However, heads that are severely infected will have adult lice everywhere.Repeat at least twice over the next few days, until you can't find any more in the conditioner. You'll never be able to get all the head lice and eggs out the first time.
Source : www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/removing-head-lice-and-nits
