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Suggest Permanent Treatment For Head Lice
Pls help how to get rid of head lice. We all have had them for several years n trued everything from over the counters. I dont mind any tried n tested guaranteed results to eliminate head lice without recurring, whether over the counter remedies or natural methods! Thank you M
Sat, 15 Oct 2016
Hello dear
I understand your concern
Take following advises to treat head lice.
Use perlice 1% creme rinse (1% permethrin creme rinse).
Apply by as follow:
Wash the hair with shampoo and air dry your hair.
Apply 1 % permethrin cream over the scalp and to the entire hair shaft lenght.
Leave it for 45 minutes
After that wash hair with shampoo again
After that comb the hair and remove all nits as single nit cause reinfection.
So comb the hair daily tills all nits has been removed.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
I understand your concern
Take following advises to treat head lice.
Use perlice 1% creme rinse (1% permethrin creme rinse).
Apply by as follow:
Wash the hair with shampoo and air dry your hair.
Apply 1 % permethrin cream over the scalp and to the entire hair shaft lenght.
Leave it for 45 minutes
After that wash hair with shampoo again
After that comb the hair and remove all nits as single nit cause reinfection.
So comb the hair daily tills all nits has been removed.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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