Effective Homemade Head Lice Treatment: Natural Solutions & Remedies

Head lice is most common in children ages four to 11, but it can occur in anyone, regardless of age, race or gender. Buying store-bought treatments to remove lice can be embarrassing and expensive, not to mention the hazardous chemicals involved in many of these over-the-counter remedies. An easy way to avoid these potential problems is to make a homemade lice treatment yourself. This can be done with a few common household products and is considered by many to be just as effective as conventional treatments.

Things You'll Need

• Listerine mouthwash
• Shower cap
• Vinegar
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Nit comb

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Instructions

• 1

  Apply the Listerine to the hair. Cover the head completely with the mouthwash, paying special attention to the areas around the lower neck and behind the ears.

• 2

  Cover the hair with a shower cap. Leave the Listerine in the hair for 1 hour. The Listerine will kill the live lice.

• 3

  Rinse the Listerine off of the hair.

• 4

  Apply vinegar to the hair in the same manner as you applied the Listerine in Step 1. The vinegar will help loosen the nits (lice eggs).

• 5

  Cover the head with a shower cap again and let the vinegar sit for 1 hour.

• 6

  Wash hair with regular shampoo.

• 7

  Apply conditioner to hair. Before rinsing the conditioner off, comb hair with the nit comb.

• 8

  Rinse off the conditioner.

• 9

  Repeat after 3 to 4 days, if necessary.