If you feel a sensation like something is moving in your hair and your scalp often feels itchy, it could be because there are lice in your hair. If allowed to stand and not treated immediately, the danger of head lice can spread to people around you.
Head lice are parasitic insects which quite often attack humans. People who have head lice on their scalp are often considered to be poor in keeping their body clean, but this assumption is not true. Anyone can get head lice.
The adult louse that lives in the head's hair looks the size of a sesame seed. This parasite sucks blood from the scalp and can survive for several weeks on your scalp. Each female can even give birth to more than 100 eggs.
If not treated properly, head lice are at risk of causing a variety of problems, from scalp infections to decreased sleep quality.
Dangers of Head Lice to Look For
Despite its small size, head lice can cause major health problems. Even if left unchecked, the dangers of head lice can not only harm one's own health, but also spread to people around.
The following are some of the dangers of head lice if not immediately eradicated:
1. Scalp infection
Head lice can release their saliva when they bite the scalp. This can cause irritation and itching on the scalp because the immune system reacts to the saliva.
Itching caused by head lice can make you often scratch your scalp. If left unchecked, this scratching habit can cause sores and infections on the scalp.
2. Easy to infect others
Head lice can spread easily from one person to another, no matter whether you are diligent in maintaining clean hair or not. These annoying insects usually spread directly from someone's hair to the hair of others who are nearby, for example in people who are sleeping in the same bed with people with head lice infections.
Head lice can also spread through objects that are used interchangeably with others, such as hats, helmets, hair clips, combs, towels, or pillows. Therefore, avoid using personal equipment to prevent the transmission of head lice.
3. People with head lice infections are at risk of becoming sleep deprived
Hair lice are most active at night or in a dark atmosphere. This will make the sufferer often scratching his head all night, so that the time and quality of sleep will be disrupted.
4. Head lice can continue to multiply
Increasing the number of lice can worsen the itching and increase the risk of infection or eczema on the scalp. Increasing the number of lice can also make the risk of transmission of head lice higher.
5. Reducing confidence
The confidence of people affected by fleas, both children and adults, is very likely to decline due to suffering from this condition. Plus if you get ridicule from his friends or inferior because they are considered not careful to maintain personal hygiene.
How to Get Rid of Head Lice
If you don't want the danger of head lice to occur and spread to others, free your beautiful hair from the grip of this annoying parasite. There are several simple and inexpensive ways to get rid of head lice, namely:
Comb and care for hair
Buy a special toothed comb and smooth to get rid of lice. Then, shampoo as usual using hair shampoo and conditioner. After the hair is wet or using a conditioner, comb hair with a lice comb.
When the hair is combed, make sure the comb touches the scalp. Pull the comb from the roots to the ends of the hair in one continuous motion then clean the comb that has been used with a tissue.
Apply the movement to all parts of the hair, at least twice in each section to make sure there are no more lice or nits left. Repeat combing hair once every 3 days, at least for the next 2 weeks.
In order to maintain a clean comb, boil the comb that has been used for several minutes or soak the comb in a disinfectant solution about 20 minutes after use.
Use essential oils
Some essential oils are believed to help kill head lice on the scalp. Some essential oils that can be used are eucalyptus oil, cananga oil, clove oil, lavender oil, anise oil (anise oil), and tea tree oil.
How to use it is by shampooing first, then apply essential oil to the comb then comb the hair as the method mentioned above.
Using lice remedies
You can also get rid of lice in your hair by using head lice medicines that are sold at pharmacies. Some drugs commonly used to eradicate head lice are permethrin, pyrethrin and ivermectin. Generally these medicines are available in the form of shampoo or cream. To use it properly, read the information printed on the package, or consult with your doctor first.
In addition to people with head lice infections, people who live close by or use personal items alternating with people with head lice infections also need to undergo treatment to eradicate head lice. This is to prevent fleas from returning.
If head lice are felt to be very disturbing and the above methods are not able to handle it, immediately see a doctor to get further treatment.
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