Medicine for treating lice

In the past, people lived in the countryside, and it was inevitable that lice would appear on their bodies due to contact with animals or infection from others. Lice, also known as fleas, are very stubborn and need to be boiled in boiling water for more than 10 minutes to be completely washed and killed. If lice appear on the skin or hair, you must be careful, as simple washing will not wash them away except shaving the hair clean or using medication.

Elimination method

Eliminate lice from underwear and sheets

You can put these items in water and boil them for about 10 minutes. If the clothes (such as woolen clothes) are not resistant to moisture and heat, you can also dry clean them.

Eliminate lice in hair

Shaving off all the hair that is infested with lice and then washing the skin thoroughly can completely remove the lice. When using drugs to kill lice in the hair, you should choose

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A highly effective, low-toxic drug can be made into an anti-lice solution by mixing 10 ml of ethanol (alcohol) and 90 ml of neutral shampoo. When there are lice on the hair, dilute the liquid medicine 100 times with water, take 30-50 ml of the diluted liquid to soak the hair, and wash the hair with clean water after half an hour. Do this for 3 consecutive days. You can also wash your hair with 10% Stemona japonica decoction first, then wrap your hair with a towel soaked in the medicine overnight, and wash your hair with clean water the next morning. You can also wet your hair with 25% ethanol (alcohol) solution every week, and it will be effective after wiping it twice.

Vinegar can dissolve the mucus on lice eggs. If there are still lice eggs on the hair, you can apply 20-40 ml of vinegar to your hair. Comb your hair with a comb the next day to comb out the lice eggs, and then wash your hair with clean water. If there are pubic lice on the pubic hair, you can apply 25% Stemona ethanol (alcohol) solution on it, or you can mix 10% acetic acid solution with an equal amount of kerosene and apply it.

Eliminating lice outside the human body

You can add 4 ml of 50% DDT emulsion to 500 ml of water and then spray it on the surface. You can also use a brush dipped in 4 ml of 50% DDT emulsion and draw vertical and horizontal lines on the clothes and bedding infested with lice, with a distance of 10 cm (3 inches) between the lines. Then roll up or fold the clothes and bedding and leave them for 2 hours to kill the lice inside.