How to Treat Lice without Chemicals

When you or a family member gets lice, there are a few tricks you can use to get rid of the bugs without dangerous chemicals. Stay away from chemically laden lice removal shampoo and use these natural methods.

Things You'll Need

• Rosemary oil
• A plastic shower cap
• A good lice comb with a handle

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Instructions

• 1

  First, wash your hair and towel dry it.

• 2

  Coat your hair with the rosemary oil. Rosemary oil will smother the eggs and lice and the smell of rosemary repels the lice, as well.

• 3

  Put the shower cap over your head and wait three or four hours.

• 4

  Wash the rosemary oil out of your hair.

• 5

  Remove any eggs and dead bugs with the lice comb.

• 6

  Make sure to keep checking your head every day with the lice comb for two weeks.