{"id":503,"date":"2020-10-09T23:25:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T23:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pestdefenseguide.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:23:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:23:18","slug":"how-to-treat-your-home-and-family-for-lice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pestdefenseguide.com\/how-to-treat-your-home-and-family-for-lice\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Treat Your Home and Family for Lice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I remember going into work one day and seeing the mortified look on coworkers’ face. She was clearly bothered by something and had an exasperated expression her face. When I approached her about what was wrong, it turned out that they had found lice in her daughter’s hair at school the previous day. Now all she could think about was whether or not it had spread throughout the house. Her next words were, “gee, now that I think about it, I hope I didn’t bring it to work with me”….great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally, I rushed to learn how to treat my home for lice after I sprinted to the bathroom to make sure I didn’t have any lice taking up residence on my own scalp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After careful research, I found out that treating your family and home for lice is pretty challenging. One thing you must do for everyone in your home is to give them lice shampoo. There are over-the-counter shampoo options and prescribed options, which are more powerful but do require a visit to the doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be sure that shampoo doesn’t touch anyone’s skin during treatment, so don’t apply it while showering. The active ingredients are quite powerful and may irritate the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You also have to make sure you wash and dry all items worn by those with lice at high temperatures to make sure you kill the bugs. Here are few products that will help get you started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n