Head lice home remedy

by Sandy
(Ohio)

Hi,


My son attends a summer camp and two days ago, he came home complaining that his head itches. Sure enough, his head is infested with head lice! Do you have any head lice home remedy that will help with this? Thanks, Sandy

Hi Sandy,

Poor little guy, he must be miserable with all that itching. Well, luckily, we do have head lice home remedy here on the site. Here are a couple:

Head lice oil

Ingredients

* 10 drops of rosemary essential oil
* 10 drops of lavender essential oil
* 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Olive oil serves as a carrier oil, it dilutes the other essential oils keeping them from quick evaporation.

Rosemary and lavender will kill and smother the lice.

Preparation and use

* Add the essential oil to the olive oil
* Massage the scalp and apply all over the hear
* Put a shower cap on and leave on for 1 hour
* Wash off using a head louse shampoo following the instructions on the bottle

Head lice treatment lotion

The rosemary and lavender essential oils in this lotion kill the nits, and vinegar makes it easier for them to slide down the hair shaft.

Ingredients

* 6 drops of rosemary essential oil
* 6 drops of lavender essential oil
* 5 deciliters of apple vinegar
* 5 deciliters od warm water

Preparation

* Mix both oils with vinegar and warm water
* Use the lotion to thoroughly wash the hair and scalp
* Put a shower cap on
* Leave it on for 15 minutes
* Use the head louse hair comb to comb the hair thoroughly and then wash the hair off using warm water

After this, wash the hair with head louse shampoo using the instructions on the bottle.

For more head lice home remedy, click here.

I hope this helps,

Biljana, admin