Despite the fact that head lice don't pose any dangerous or daunting consequences to our health, but it does cause anxiety to many parents and carers. Head lice are mostly seen as a social stigma, making the family more uncomfortable.
Head lice are small bugs that are remarkably adapted to one kind of atmosphere: hair on a person's head. The state of having or infesting head lice is called pediculosis. The lice will scuttle up and down the parts of hair, feeding themselves on the blood extracted or sucked from the scalp portion.
They are not involved in spreading any dangerous diseases. However, they do cause an itching sensation that can be very irritating. According to Stein Bach, the problematic thing with head lice is that they are highly contagious. For an extended period, we've acknowledged that universally used insecticides are not as effective against head lice as they used to be.
According to the Wiley Online Library, head lice have developed a resistance to such insecticides. Researchers' were looking for the genetic indications that depicted possible protection against head lice to resolve the issue. The result was not that surprising keeping in mind that massive use of insecticides made the head lice develop a lot of resistance. The good news is that if the pesticides don't work to control head lice, we can use other methods too.
The conditioner-and-comb technique works well enough. By smearing conditioner to the hair, any adult insects present will be "paralyzed" and can then be removed with specifically designed lice combs. To completely remove head lice, repeat this procedure daily for a week or so. You will also be able to catch any lice that hatch from eggs remaining in the hair. The main problem is to get your kid to sit idly for a long, very long time. Handling the kids is probably harder than controlling the lice!
