Lice are tiny insects which are wingless. They suck the blood of animals and human as they live upon them. Usually head lice are also known as pediculosis. Mainly there are three types of lice. They are body lice, head lice and pubic lice. It bites the skin of human and cause extreme itching. Sometimes due to itching many persons get some skin infection also.
Lice are spread by body to body contact, due to intercourse, sharing personal items such as combs, clothing, helmets, hats and also the brushes. Its color varies from grey to brown. The size of the adult lice is about the size of the sesame seeds.
Different lice have different symptoms -
1. Head lice - itching in the scalp, due to scratching sores are caused on the scalp which may be infected, tiny grayish white eggs which are clinging to hairs close to scalp, insects one-eighth of an inch long and which are grayish or brownish are found behind the nape of the neck and also behind the ears.
2. Body lice -due to the bites on the buttocks shoulders and other parts of the body red raised bumps are caused and eggs are seen on the clothing.
3. Pubic lice-itching is caused in the genital region, in the crotch area there are tiny crab like insects, to the base of pubic hair eggs are attached and on underwear small dark specks.
Some of the natural cures to get rid of lice are -
1. If you don't have mayonnaise then you may apply Vaseline for overnight. But with mayonnaise it is not safe as without refrigeration it turns poisonous. Children after scratching their head may put fingers into their mouth. You can also prepare natural lice shampoo to kill the lice. For this purpose you can take five teaspoon of pure olive/coconut carrier oil then add five drops of tea tree essential oil, five drops of lavender essential oil, five drops of rosemary essential oil, five drops of peppermint essential oil and also five drops of eucalyptus essential oil. To this mixture add small amount of shampoo. Apply this mixture to your head and it is very effective.
2. Rinse your hair and scalp with vinegar after doing shampoo and after that rinse it with hot water.
3. Comb your hair with a nit comb after combing first with a regular comb. It is easily available in any drug store where the lice shampoos are also available.
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