A new study has revealed that the best way to get
rid of head lice
is by fine-combing wet hair, and not the popular chemical products
available in chemists.
The research, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine, examined 126 children with head lice. Seventy
of them were given over-the-counter chemical treatment; the remaining
56 were treated by fine-combing wet hair, with what the team named the
‘bug busting kit’.
Fine-combing wet hair was found to be four times more effective than
chemical treatment in eliminating head lice: wet-combing was 57%
effective, while chemical treatment was just 13% effective.
"Some may consider that the cure rate of only 57% detected with the
bug buster kit is still unacceptable and may not provide an efficient
treatment against head lice. At present, there are no readily
available products that provide fully effective control of head lice
and there is an urgent need to identify safe, novel insecticides of
proved efficacy," said the researchers.
The research was published in the British Medical Journal.
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