What are the home remedies for lice removal?
How are head lice treated? The three main treatments for head lice are listed below, but no method is 100 per cent effective. You should only start chemical treatment if you find a live louse on your child’s head. If you only find the hatched and empty eggshells (nits), these may be the sign of a previous batch of lice that have already been eradicated. Insecticides Insecticides that kill head lice are available in lotion, mousse and shampoo form. You can buy them from the pharmacy or get them on prescription. There are three types available in the UK: malathion (Derbac-M liquid, Prioderm cream shampoo, Prioderm lotion, Quellada-M cream shampoo and Quellada-M liquid) permethrin (Lyclear creme rinse) phenothrin (Full marks liquid and Full marks lotion). Insecticides can’t prevent your child getting head lice, so don’t use ‘just in case’. They should only be used when a live louse is found. For them to work, you must follow the manufacturer’s instructions to the letter. Treatment failure
