Head Lice Comb

head lice comb

It’s very important that you purchase the right kind of head lice comb in order to effectively remove head lice from hair in order to completely get rid of these parasites. Head lice are not really dangerous, but they are extremely contagious. They are spread quickly and easily through person to person contact.

Head lice to not have wings and are unable to jump from one person to another. It is very frustrating to deal with a head lice infestation and it can be uncomfortable as they do make the scalp extremely itchy. Head lice live by taking a tiny amount of blood from the person’s scalp, which causes the itchy red bumps associated with the affliction.

No amount of chemical solution will actually remove the lice from the hair, the insects and their eggs, or nits, must be removed individually through the use of a comb. The nits are found way down on the shaft of the hair and are yellow, tan or brown. When the nits hatch they will be a clear or white color.

To make the removal of the lice easier, the hair should be wet when you attempt to locate the lice and eggs and comb them out. The best way to ensure that you get them all is to divide the hair into 1-inch sections. You should take the head lice comb and work it all the way from the base of the hair at the follicle and pull it all the way to the ends of the hair.

Each time you do this you should wipe off, or better yet rinse, the comb to avoid putting them back into a new section. Keep using the comb all around the head until every section of hair has been combed. This process with the comb will need to be repeated 7-10 days later, which is when any eggs that were missed by the comb will hatch and be killed by the anti-lice shampoo.

The comb that you choose to remove the lice and nits is a very important part of this process. Forget the tiny plastic combs that come in the box, your best choice is a metal comb with long, finely spaced teeth. You should also ensure that there is no space between the handle and the teeth of the comb where live lice can hide.

The plastic combs that come with the anti-lice medicated shampoos that are on the market are just not fine or even strong enough to effectively remove all the lice and nits, as the nits are stuck like glue to the hair shaft. They can work, but you must be diligent about thoroughly combing the hair in order to yield similar results.

Tweezers are not as easy or effective as lice combs, but some people to use them to pick out the nits and lice. When you choose to use tweezers you need to look for and locate the lice and nits in order to pick them out one at a time, which is not an easy job.

Rather than using the medicated shampoo, which contains pesticides, some people are now using an electric head lice comb which is said to kill the head lice itself. Powered by a single AA battery, the electronic lice comb works by locating and destroying lice on contact just by combing it through the person’s dry hair. The metal teeth of the comb zap the lice and kill them instantly.

The electric comb then removes them from the hair. This comb can be used as many times as you need to remove lice, unlike chemical treatments which must be used with caution. You can clean and store the electronic head lice comb to use again if needed. This makes the electronic lice comb a good choice for most families.

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