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 ...

Lice are now resistant to some of the most commonly used treatments, so the experts say wet combing is the most reliable option. Topical Ivermectin or prescription Spinosad also works. For people ...

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 ...

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.

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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.

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.

Use fine-tooth or special lice/nit comb on hair to remove nits. Pubic lice: treat consorts also. Must repeat in 7–10 days. Wash or dry clean bedding and clothing appropriately.