6 Rookie Mistakes People Make When Treating Head Lice
You’ve shampooed, you’ve combed, you’ve nitpicked, you’ve cringed, you’ve cried, you’ve screamed in frustration, and yet, the stubborn parasites in your hair refuse to budge. Lice have become a common problem suffered by many. If preventive measures are not taken, most school-going kids will end up with lice in their hair at one point.
One of the main reasons why it gets so hard to remove head lice is because they reproduce at the speed of light! You start with one or two lice in your hair and before you know it, you have a hundred bloodsucking bugs crawling around in your hair the next day.
Oftentimes, it’s because people don’t have enough proper awareness on what the right lice removal methods are. A national survey once asked moms about lice treatment and most of them didn’t have their facts straight.
Here are a few common mistakes people make when treating head lice.
1.Not Using the Treatments Right
People who use medicated head lice treatments often don’t use it correctly. They either don’t leave the treatment on long enough for it to work or they put it on for a shorter amount of time than is written on the bottle. This garners ineffective results. People may also forget to repeat the treatments after 10 days as is prescribed.2.Using the Wrong Amount of Product
For some, lice treatments can be expensive so they tend to use as little product as possible. And for others, they want to get rid of lice as soon as they can so they think that using a lot of product will result in faster eradication. Both are wrong. It’s important to use them exactly as directed.3.The Whole Family Isn’t Treated
Just treating the person afflicted with lice is not enough; the whole family should be checked for lice and nits right away. If they have it then they too should be given treatment.
