August 31, 2001, Newsletter Issue #53: Halting Head Lice Naturally!

Tip of the Week

If your child picks up head lice at school, don`t panic. There are natural approaches to defeating the little buggers without exposing your child to toxic chemicals.

Here`s one home remedy that has worked for many families:

Coat the hair and scalp with olive oil or mayonnaise, then cover with a shower cap and leave on hair overnight. This helps suffocate lice. Rinse hair of the mixture with clear water.

Then coat hair with a mixture of 1 teaspoon Tea Tree Oil, 1 teaspoon Eucalyptus Oil or Rosemary Oil, 3 tablespoons Olive Oil mixed with the amount of shampoo you`d normally use on the child`s hair.

Make sure you use a regular, non-creamy shampoo such as Neutrogena, Prell, Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo or Dawn dish washing liquid. Leave solution on for 30 minutes and cover with shower cap. The scalp may tingle a bit but should not be uncomfortable. Use shampoo ONLY to wash out the solution and DO NOT use any cream rinse or conditioner. Follow by doing nit removal with a nit comb and cleaning the environment where lice may have invaded.

(Note: If lice are in the eyebrows or eyelashes, coat lightly twice a day with Vaseline but DO NOT use shampoo near eyes.)


There are a number of natural lice-killing kits available at health food stores and also on the Internet. Just type in "natural lice killing kits" and you`ll get a list of the products along with more info on their content and price. Just remember, as upsetting as this problem is, it is one you can attack and win naturally.


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