There are many home remedies that help get rid of lice naturally, such as vinegar, lavender oil, tea tree oil, garlic, and ...

Start with an over the counter shampoo, lotion, or cream. Use the lice comb that comes with the kit to help get them out of your child's hair. Check back 12 hours later and see if there are any lice.

Clinical research supports silicone-based materials, and a technique known as wet combing, as effective and safe alternatives to insecticides for the treatment of head lice. But afro-textured hair ...

Apply sufficient amount of gel to dry hair; wait 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Use provided comb to remove lice and eggs. Shampoo and condition hair. Repeat if lice still present after 7–9 days.

As parents, teachers and children start getting ready for term one, families will be on the lookout for itchy scalps caused by head lice. iSpyNits founder Kate Ricketts, who created a world-first ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Lice have plagued humankind throughout history. Spreading from person to person by close contact, they latch onto hair ...