The lice have been present in human life since time immemorial. Personal interactions put us at risk of infestation by opportunistic insects. It is therefore important to take preventive measures to avoid head lice.

Special care should be taken with children, as they are the members of the family most susceptible to lice infestation. Although it is true that these parasites do not transmit diseases, it is possible that they can cause damage to children's scalps through their bites. Only proper prevention can prevent infection and the unwanted spread of lice.

 

Measures to prevent head lice at school

 

ACTION 1: Appropriate information at school

Even if teachers are informed of how to prevent head liceParents should also be actively involved in this task.

It is therefore important that we know what the school's policy is to avoid outbreaks of pediculosis and its propagation:

  • Are activities carried out with all classmates to educate them on this issue?
  • What should a child do if he/she finds lice or nits on the head of his/her classmates?

 

ACTION 2: Clothing and hair utensils are not lent out

Once you are informed about what is done at school, we must explain to our children some things like:

  • That clothing and hair utensils are not lent out, so they should not exchange hats, jackets, T-shirts, scarves... with their friends.

Although hair lice do not fly, they are quite agile in moving from one surface to another. They can move from hair to clothing and from clothing to another host with ease.

This route of transmission is the least used, but it cannot be ruled out. A louse can survive up to 48 hours outside the hair..

 

ACTION 3: Short or tied back hair protects against head lice.

Wearing your hair down is not the best choice. Why is that? Let's say it's an uncontrolled moving curtain that attracts lice as well as dirt as we touch it more often to remove it from our face.

The ideal hairstyle for school is an updo. If you wear your hair short, it is very practical to keep it like this to avoid getting infested.

 

ACTION 4: Use lice repellent products or lice prevention lotions.

Heads with heads when doing the activities: this is the main source of infection. Children spend many hours each day together in various activities. Their heads are close together creating countless opportunities for lice to latch onto their hair.

For this reason, it is necessary that you turn to repellent products with natural active ingredients and prevent the entry of the insect.

 

Measures to prevent head lice at home

Basically, you can reduce the risk of infestation in your home with these preventive measures:

 

ACTION 1: Incorporate the combing tool as a combing utensil

Once a week, comb your children's hair with the lendrera so that you rule out the entry of lice. Take the opportunity to turn that hairstyle into a check-up where you pay more attention to the scalp and roots. Lice spread very quickly and the sooner you detect the problem, the better.

 

ACTION 2: Separate personal belongings from hair and hairstyle.

If all family members use the same comb or brush, they are at risk in the event of an outbreak. It is it is important that everyone has their own utensils. and kept in separate places.

 

ACTION 3: Washing clothes in hot water

Garments that are in contact with hair should be washed in hot water (hats, scarves, pillowcases, etc.). They should also be kept in plastic bags for several days before reuse.

 

ACTION 4: Help pH

Some children seem to attract head lice. They often suffer from infestations, while their friends do not. This could be related to the pH of the skin. The higher the acidity, the less lice. So you can increase the acidity of the scalp with warm vinegar or lemon juice. We spread it on the hair before washing the head and in this way we change the environment of the parasite.

 

ACTION 5: Watch out for frequent scratching of hair

Lice when feeding on blood through bites inject an irritant substance into the scalp that causes itching. If the child scratches frequently dhroughout the day in the area of the nape of the neck or behind the ears, we should do a check-up. This way we can check the cause of the problem: dandruff, lice...

 

All the effort we put into prevention is time and aggravation we save.

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