How to get rid of nits

What are nits and where do they come from?

Nits are eggs laid by lice. In appearance, such larvae resemble a drop of a flat shape, the length of which reaches no more than 1 mm. Their color varies from white to yellowish. On top of the nits are covered with a hard shell, they are attached to the hair with a special adhesive composition. Eggs mature about 5-15 days after being laid by adults, but under unfavorable temperature conditions this period can last up to 6 weeks.

The survival of larvae outside the host's bodyis 1-2 days if the ambient temperature reaches 30 ° C. In the cold season, when the thermometer scale does not rise above 20 ° C, nits can live in the environment for about a week. Female parasites begin to breed 15 days after maturation and are able to lay 200 eggs for the entire period of their existence.

The main source of infection with lice actsanother person who is their carrier. There is an opinion that the appearance of nits leads to insufficient compliance with personal hygiene rules, but this is not so. On the contrary, a cleanly washed head is devoid of a protective fat layer, so it is not difficult for the lice to bite through the skin and begin to suck blood. Naturally, regular washing is necessary for everyone without exception, but it will not save you if you are exposed to a person infected with nits.

Symptoms of lice and nits

The disease, provoked by these parasites, is called "pediculosis." It manifests itself as follows:

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   The infected person feels a constant itchskin of the head. He can scratch some places, which leads to the formation of sores and crusts. Through such wounds, in turn, any other infection can penetrate.


2. 
   A nidus carrier can have a slight peeling of the epidermis of the scalp.


3. 
   Occasionally, the patient has symptoms of lymphadenitis - enlargement of the lymph nodes at the neck, behind the ears and in the occipital region.


4. 
   In advanced cases of pimples on the head of the infected begins to stand pus, which has a bad smell and leads to a strong tangle of hair.


5. 
   People infected with lice experience constant discomfort and become irritable.


6. 
   In their hair, white larvae can be found, and on the scalp there are bite marks.
   

   
   

   
   

How to get rid of nits

If you are not fortunate enough to encounter a similar problem, our article will help you with some tips. To remove the nit from the hair, do the following set of procedures:

1. 
   First, get rid of lice. Measures to eliminate the eggs will be ineffective if the hair remains alive adults. To destroy parasites, you can buy a special shampoo in the pharmacy or ask a doctor for a prescription for a medicine that will help you get rid of them.


2. 
   To effectively remove nits, you must firstDissolve the sticky substance with which they are attached to the hair. To do this, take a pelvis so large that it can be easily put into the head. Type in water and add vinegar in the proportion of 1: 1.


3. 
   Dip your head in the basin and rinse your hair thoroughly for several minutes. After that, rinse the vinegar under the shower.


4. 
   To comb out the larvae it was convenient, apply a balm on the strands and massage your head well. Then rinse off the remedy.


5. 
   Prepare a small bowl of water, dilute in it a little liquid soap or shampoo.


6. 
   Take a metal scallop with very thickteeth and gradually, strand after the strand, start combing the nits. After processing a small part of the hair, separate it from the bulk and take the next. Such manipulations must be carried out over the entire head.


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   After each strand, rinse the comb in a soapy solution and wipe it with a dry cloth.


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   After the procedure is completed, treat the head again with shampoo from lice. All tools are immersed for an hour in ammonia solution, wash clothes and bed linens.
   

   
   

   
   

In this article, we told you what nits are and how you can get rid of them. We hope that our recommendations will be useful to those who have faced such a problem.