You will want to get rid of the insect as quickly as possible.Adults, especially those who have children or share a household with children, can also get head louse.A hair treatment is the first thing you should do when cleaning your home.It is time to treat your home once you have taken care of that.If you use a focused cleaning method, you can get rid of lice in a matter of days.
Step 1: The floor and furniture should be vacuumed.
Once they have been separated from human hair, they can't survive for more than 1-2 days, and even then the chances of getting lice from furniture, clothing, or other items are slim.It is better to be safe than sorry.All cloth furniture, large pillows, and rugs should be cleaned.There are items that have been in contact with someone who has recently had lice.
Step 2: It's a good idea to make sure your mattress is free of insects.
You spend hours a day sleeping in your bed, which means you spend a lot of time there as well.The bare mattress should be vacuumed thoroughly.Don't forget to vacuum in the corners and along the edges of the mattress as you focus on the areas where the treated person lays his or her head.Get under any mattress protectors.All bedding and mattress pads should be washed with hot water.
Step 3: All car seats and headrests should be cleaned out.
You probably spend a lot of time in your car, and sometimes hair comes in direct contact with the car's interior.There is a bug that can get everywhere.Car seats and headrests should be vacuumed thoroughly.pillowcases or plastic bags can be put over the headrests to stop the spread of lice.If you have a child who sits in a car seat or booster seat, take off the seat cover and put it in the dryer on high heat for 40 minutes, or seal it with a plastic bag for 5 days.If your car has leather seats, you can use wipes or a damp cloth to wipe them down.
Step 4: To wash items, collect them.
It is worth cleaning anything that comes in contact with a person with lice.Put any clothing, linens, pillows, hats, gloves, and coats that could have nits on them in plastic bags.
Step 5: The items need to be washed in hot water.
If you can machine-wash these items in hot, soapy water, they can survive for a long time separated from a person's head.The water needs to be at least 130 degrees F to kill off the lice.
Step 6: It was dry on high heat.
The heat produced from your dryer can kill any lice that are still on your belongings.You can put items in bags for a few days or put them in the freezer for 12 hours if they can't handle the heat.
Step 7: The combs and brushes should be wet.
If combs, brushes, or hair accessories come in contact with hair, they should be cleaned to make sure there are no nits or lice.They can be soaked in hot, soapy water for 5 minutes.Bag and seal items that can't be washed.Certain articles of clothing, toys, and accessories can be sealed in plastic bags for two weeks.Without a source of food and eggs, any lice on these items won't be able to survive.Dry-cleaning is a good option for cleaning clothes that can't be washed in a washing machine.
Step 8: You should not share items that touch your head.
It is worse to think you are free of lice than it is to find them.Although it is unlikely, items such as hats, scarves, headphones, and hair accessories can carry diseases from one host to another.
Step 9: Avoid head-to-head contact.
It is the easiest way to get lice if you come in direct contact with another person's head.It is important to minimize the time you touch another person's hair.
Step 10: Don't sit on furniture that could be a breeding ground for lice.
Don't sit on couches or chairs where a person has been dead for a while.Including beds, couches, armchairs, as well as linens and pillows.It's a good idea to keep yourself away from the furniture and belongings of someone who has recently had head louse.
Step 11: Be on the lookout for bugs.
Unfortunately, getting lice is not completely preventable.Paying attention to the signs and symptoms is the best you can do.If you do the occasional lice check, you will be able to control any that you find before it becomes a bigger problem.