What to do if a child has lice

Pediculosis widespread among children of different ages. The main reason is a careless lifestyle, ignorance, unfavorable environment of the child. For each mother, the lousiness of her child is a real nightmare. Having identified parasites, not every parent knows what to do if the child has lice.

Finding out the causes of pediculosis in a child

Infection of hair in children most often occurs in a public place. To pick up louse, you need hair contact with a sick child, an adult or his things. Set the truth how lice were transmitted, not for the sake of interest or justice, but to prevent reinfestation.

Report the situation to the class teacher, kindergarten teacher. The focus of the disease can be in the class, group. Health workers are required to inspect the hair of all children. Each of them must undergo preventive measures. The child has lice may first appear when visiting a kindergarten. Up to 1 year old, pediculosis is extremely rare.

On a note!

The main focus during the examination is aimed at identifying lice eggs - nits. Since the adult louse is small, it moves quickly, adjusts to the tone of the hair, it is very difficult to notice it. Nits are always located closer to the roots of the hair on the back of the head, temples, and forehead. What lice and nits look likecan be examined in detail in the photo.

The choice of treatment methods for children

It is necessary to decide what methods to conduct. parasite control. Lice in children can start at any age. Most professional drugs have restrictions up to 3 years. Fight pediculosis at an earlier age folk remedies, remove the nits with a comb.

Shampoo

The most convenient drug for lice, nits is a special pediculicidal shampoo. It is used at home as a familiar hair care product. If lice are found, mothers run to the pharmacy in search of shampoos.

The composition includes an insecticide in small doses - permethrin, malathion, phenotrin. For humans, it is safe; a louse kills in 10-20 minutes. But there may be side effects in the form of skin irritation, allergic reactions, vomiting, nausea. Because of this, some mothers do not want to use such drugs for their children.

• Pedilin;
• Veda;
• Higia;
• Knock;
• Sumitrin;
• Couple plus;
• Paranit.

There are also medicated shampoos that kill lice within 15 minutes. The composition includes acids, oils. They act like folk remedies, they do not pose any danger to the health of the child. Facilitate the process of combing nits.

• Avalanche;
• The pedicule is ultra.

In addition to shampoos, drugs for the treatment of pediculosis in children in the form of a cream, lotion, spraysolution ointments.

• Nyx;
• Medifox;
• Here;
• Nittifor;
• BIN;
• Full marx;
• Phenolone;
• Itax;
• Higia
• Parasidosis

Apply to hair, wait the time specified in the instructions, wash off. A photo of how it looks can be viewed below.

Medication

The second group of effective pharmaceutical preparations for lice and nits includes external medicines. This includes:

• helical water;
• benzyl benzoate emulsion;
• tool D 95;
• boron ointment;
• essential oils for lice: lavender, ylang-ylang.

The child’s hair is treated according to the instructions, put on a special hat or plastic bag over his head, wait 20-30 minutes. Wash off with warm water. It is necessary to treat in 2 divided doses with a break of 10-14 days. If adults continue to detect lice in a child after two times of treatment, it is necessary to seek help from specialists.

Folk remedies

A vast group whose recipes are passed on from generation to generation. Some of them are as effective as professional drugs. The active components are strongly smelling substances, juices of berries, fruits, vegetables, decoctions of plants, oils, and other natural components.

• Vinegar. In 250 ml of wine, apple cider vinegar add 50 g of salt, 5 ml of alcohol. Wet gauze, cover your head. Repeat throughout the day as the gauze dries. Affects louse, nits.
• Elecampane. The plant is ground together with the root. 5 tbsp. tablespoons pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist half an hour. They treat the scalp and hair. Put on the bag. Wash off after 20 minutes.
• Geranium oil. Add 5 drops to regular shampoo. Wash your hair. The procedure is carried out daily for a week.
• Pomegranate juice. 2 tbsp. tablespoons peppermint pour 200 ml of pomegranate juice. Boil for 10 minutes. Cool, treat the head. Wash off after 20 minutes.
• Tar soap. Moisten hair, soap abundantly, put on a bag, leave for 30 minutes. Similarly applied and dust lice soapbut due to its strong toxicity they stopped releasing it ..
• Hydrogen peroxide. Dilute with water in a ratio of 1: 3. Wet hair. Leave under the bag for 20 minutes. The product is more suitable for teenage girls with blond hair. Quickly destroys the sticky substance of nits.
• Oils. Use tea tree oil either anise. Dilute in a ratio of 1: 8 with olive, sunflower oil. Apply to hair, wrap for 40 minutes.

On a note!

To relieve combing procedure, the baby's hair is rinsed with a solution of vinegar, citric acid. For 1 liter add 200 ml of vinegar or lemon juice, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of acid.

Features of the fight against pediculosis in children

Lice in an adult appear much less frequently than in children. Several factors contribute to this - adults behave more carefully, they know what to do after contact with an infected person.

It is not possible to remove lice and nits in a child at the initial stage, since he does not attach special importance lice bites, itching on the head, and accidentally perceives a louse caught by chance as an ordinary bug. Mom starts to sound the alarm, when the child is already very itchy, wounds appear on the head.

Lice in children can be destroyed in 1 procedure using a pharmacy, folk remedy. The main difficulty is getting rid of parasite eggs. Nits are attached to the hair with a special sticky substance. Under the influence of oxygen, it hardens, provides reliable fixation. Nits are not washed off with shampoo, are not cleaned with a comb. Remain on the hair even after the emergence of the larvae.

The egg shell is so dense that not one insecticidal agent gives the desired effect. The only effective method for nits is combing.

Important!

Some folk remedies can destroy the sticky substance of nits. Eggs literally crumble from the hair from the touch of a comb. You can get rid of parasites in a few thorough combing procedures. Recommended use lice comb.

A highly effective product and a thorough combing procedure do not give a 100% guarantee after a single treatment. The size of the nits is only 1 mm. You can skip a couple of pieces, after 14 days a new population of lice will appear. To avoid this, no matter what tool was used to control insects, re-treatment is carried out after 7 days.

Additional activities

Head louse lives only on the head, but can travel periodically. In 1 minute, an adult louse can cover a distance of 35 cm. If a child has lice, the whole family will become infected within a few days.

The body structure of parasites allows them to move only on a rough surface. Once on the collar of clothes, it can crawl on the floor, bed. Louse lives without food about 2 days. Lice appeared on my head, questions arise about the room, bedding, things.

What to do with the bed:

• bedding must be thoroughly washed in water above 65 ° C, dried, ironed with steam. Lice and nits die at temperatures above 45 ° C.
• Replace bedding on the bed 7 days after the head is re-treated.

What to do with things - it is not necessary to unload everything from the cabinets, wash everything in a row, iron if a louse appears on your head. It is necessary to pay attention to those little things that the child wore for 1 month before the detection of the disease.

What to do with the house - lice are not able to live, lay eggs in pillows, carpets, furniture, interior items. It is worth a full apartment sanitation with mopping on the day of head treatment, again after 7 days. In case the louse falls.

With pediculosis in children, adults are at risk. It is necessary to take timely measures, not to let the situation go out of control.

Lice for the whole family

Incubation period lasts about 2 weeks. While 1 louse lives on the head, its bites are practically not felt. Periodic itching on the head does not bother anyone particularly, until over time, unpleasant symptoms begin to intensify.

Important!

Itching with lice is an allergic reaction of the body to a special substance that injects lice with a bite to thin the blood. A new offspring appears after 10-14 days, immediately begins to parasitize. It is at this moment that noticeable bites appear, all symptoms of lice.

Fighting family pediculosis is necessary for all members at the same time. It is necessary to process the head also for those persons on whose head a living louse has not been found, there are no signs of nits. The method is chosen based on the individual characteristics of the body, age.

The procedure for removing lice

Whatever tool mom chooses for pediculosis treatment in a child, you must initially conduct a sensitivity test. Tender baby skin can react to any component with a strong allergic reaction.

• Apply a small amount of the product to the elbow bend, leave for 60 minutes. Observe the condition of the skin, the well-being of the child. In the presence of any unusual manifestations, you should refuse to use the drug.
• During head treatment, you need to ensure that the product does not get into the eyes, mucous membranes of the mouth, nose. It is necessary to put a special fabric bandage on your forehead or make it yourself from a scarf.
• It is necessary to treat the head in the fresh air or in a well-ventilated area. Open the window, window. The pungent smell of the drug may cause dizziness, nausea.
• Pre-comb hair, divide into strands. Treat from root to tip.
• To put on a plastic hat, a bag. Tie a towel on top. High temperature activates the reaction of the active components, blocks oxygen by insects.
• You can not keep the mixture on your hair longer than the specified time. The average procedure is 30 minutes. If there is a strong burning sensation, itching, or other unpleasant symptoms, it is necessary to immediately wash off the composition, without waiting for the end of the recommended time.

Dry your hair, proceed to the procedure for combing nits. Lice on the long hair of a child are excreted in a similar way. But you have to tinker more with the procedure for getting rid of eggs.

The procedure for removing nits

In a child, nits are located at a distance of 1-5 cm from the roots of the hair. The combing procedure can be very painful and lengthy. To alleviate the fate of a small child, it is necessary to prepare hair first. Use tools to break down the sticky substance of nits.

Apply special nits combs with frequent cloves. The design of the comb allows you to quickly comb out the parasites, does not damage the scalp, does not injure the hair. Often, a special comb is sold complete with a remedy for pediculosis.

Prevention

To prevent lice from appearing, it is recommended to follow simple rules of behavior:

• use only your comb;
• do not change things, hats;
• hang outer clothing, turning inside out;
• go to bed with clean, washed linen.

For prevention of nits and lice It is recommended to add 3 drops of essential oil of geranium, mint, lavender, tea tree, lemon to a regular shampoo for children. Protection lasts as long as aroma is present.

If a child has lice, it is not worth remembering how pediculosis was removed under King Pea. There are many modern drugs that can get rid of lice in 2 procedures with a frequency of 1 week. Combing nits, dead louse can be a special comb.

If lice are not displayed, you should seek help from a pediatrician. Frequent infections indicate a weak immunity of the child, an unfavorable environment. The source of infection should be sought by the appropriate organs.