Don't Panic, This is the Way to Overcome Head Lice in Children

If Mother considers head lice to be related to social status or lack of hygiene, then that is not quite right. Hair that is clean and washed often can be targeted by head lice. So it is not uncommon, Mother felt surprised when she found head lice in Little. Hair lice are parasitic insects that have six legs of an adult size, about the size of a sesame seed. These lice live on the scalp and neck by sucking human blood at these locations. Whereas lice eggs are pale yellow or brown dots, usually stick near the base of strands of hair. At first glance looks like dandruff, but can not be broken just by combing.

Contagious

Although it does not cause serious illness, head lice are very disturbing and can be easily transmitted to other people's heads. Head lice are more spread among children, especially in kindergarten (kindergarten) and elementary school age. Therefore, these age children play more together close together, so it is more likely to occur hair contact. In addition, parents or other adult family members can also get head lice from children. Some objects that can be a means of transmission of head lice include combs, hats, barrettes and hair accessories. Mother can recognize the symptoms of a child contracting head lice, which is when he continues to scratch the scalp due to itching. This itching may only appear within a few weeks after the lice eggs attached to the baby's head. The itching caused by head lice bites is an allergic reaction. If excessive scratching can leave a wound. Although uncommon, these wounds can cause infections, which are marked by the scalp or around the neck appearing reddish, swollen, painful, and can be accompanied by lymph nodes in the neck to become swollen. Consult a doctor immediately if you find this condition.

Get rid of annoying head lice

Head lice won't go away on their own without being treated, Bun. The good news, head lice can be eradicated both naturally and with various anti-hair products, such as shampoos, creams, and lotions, which are sold freely or by prescription. Come on, follow some guidelines below:

• Combing your hair while your hair is still wet can help shed eggs attached to the strands of hair.
• Wash your hair with antipyretics while following the instructions for use. Repeat washing hair with this medicine after 7-10 days to kill lice that may have just hatched.
• Soak the combs and various hair accessories, such as headbands and hair clips, in alcohol or flea shampoo for an hour. Wash with hot water.
• During the treatment period, avoid drying the child's hair with a hair dryer, Mother, to avoid the lice moving to other areas.
• Avoid using conditioners or shampoos that contain conditioner before applying flea medicine.
• Avoid applying the same drug more than 3 times to 1 child. If a drug is found to be ineffective, ask your doctor to prescribe a different medication.
• Avoid using 2 different types of drugs at the same time.
• Over-the-counter antiseptics contain chrysanthemums extracts or synthetic ingredients. But be careful, Bun, sometimes lice don't work with this material. On the other hand, this material is not recommended for children.
• Flea eggs can last a long time on children's clothes. So you should wash your little clothes with warm water. Likewise with children's toys.

If the child is under two months old, you should avoid giving head lice medication. In this case, you need to lift the fleas and flea eggs one by one with a wide-toothed comb and hands, when your baby's hair is wet with conditioner. Repeat every 3-4 days for 3 weeks. Some parents try to use natural ingredients such as vinegar and mayonnaise to shed lice eggs attached to strands of hair. But these ingredients have not been proven effective.

How to Prevent the Spread of Head Lice

Steps that can be taken to prevent the spread of head lice is to contact a school or daycare where your little one often spends time, so that they can carry out checks on other children who may also have head lice. Don't forget to check on other family members, for example your brother or sister, to see if they have head lice as well. In addition, so that head lice do not come again, remind children not to share personal items, such as combs, hats, hair clips, towels, or headbands, with other children. So, don't panic again to face head lice, Mother. Come, eradicate head lice thoroughly, so that children can go back to playing cheerfully without itching in the hair.