What you need to know when using kerosene from lice?

Many people remember the procedure for getting rid of lice with kerosene - your parents put you in the bathroom, rub your head with some kind of liquid with a sharp unpleasant odor, cover your head with a bag and make you sit like this for about 30 minutes. And at that time we had to endure not only a “stupefying aroma”, but also severe itching on the skin. But, despite all this, kerosene should still be given its due, as it really helped to get rid of not only lice, but also nits.

And even today, when the pharmaceutical market is full of more gentle and effective drugs, many people prefer to use kerosene from lice. But this tool is quite aggressive and in order not to harm your health, you should learn about the rules for its use.

Kerosene against insects: how does it work?

So, using kerosene from lice and nits, you can achieve the following results:

• to poison adult individuals and their larvae;
• dissolve the sticky substance with which the nits are attached to the hair;
• after treatment, scare away new lice that want to take a “clean place”.

From lice

As you know, almost everything modern anti-pediculosis drugs have a neuroparalytic effect on insects. Kerosene acts asphyxiating and leads to instant intoxication. The substance penetrates the chitinous cover of the parasite, enters the spiracles and closes them, that is, it completely limits the access of oxygen.

Important! But at the same time, this tool penetrates no less intensively through the skin of the patient, which can lead to burns and affect the condition of the hair. Therefore, before removing lice with kerosene, one should realize what danger it poses to health, especially if it is planned to treat the child's head.

Kerosene is highly effective in the fight against all lice that can parasitize on the human body: head, pubic and clothes. But each type of insect will require a special processing technique.

From nits

Since nits are rather reliably protected by a dense shell, the usual procedure for using kerosene is not always effective against them - most of the eggs are not destroyed. The fact is that nits do not breathe as intensively as adult individuals, respectively, and the poison does not affect them so much.

To destroy all nits with kerosene, you must:

• firstly, use a concentrated solution;
• secondly, to increase the exposure time - it may take several hours.

Important! Using this technique, you can cause a serious burn to the skin, which will lead to exfoliation of the skin and baldness.

Therefore, a comprehensive approach is used to remove nits, which includes the use of kerosene and combing with a special comb. With the correct conduct of such step-by-step processing, insects can be removed at all stages of their development in 2-3 sessions.

Terms of use

Before how to get rid of lice with kerosene, the solution should be properly prepared.For this procedure, technical or lighting kerosene is most suitable, and it is undesirable to use aviation and automotive tractor. Last agents are more aggressive and often contain foreign additives.

There are several uses for this substance:

• in pure form;
  
• kerosene, olive oil and shampoo, which are taken in a ratio of 3: 2: 1;
• kerosene, honey, shampoo and hot water - in a ratio of 1: 9: 1: 12.

Advice! These ratios are most conveniently measured with teaspoons.

Excision of lice with kerosene is carried out as follows:

1. Kerosene or the prepared mixture is applied to dry hair with a cotton swab.
2. It is necessary to process the entire scalp, as well as the eyebrows and neck; in the treatment of pediculosis in men, the drug must also be applied to the beard, mustache and whiskers; when pubic lice are excreted, the hair is treated in the groin, on the pubis and in the anus.
   

   Recommendation! If you took up kerosene, then be prepared for the fact that your grandparents will advise you to carry out the first procedure using exclusively pure liquid. But you must understand that such a method is quite dangerous and can cause burns.

3. After applying the solution, the hair must be covered with plastic wrap and insulated with a towel.

How much kerosene to keep to get rid of lice?

• In the treatment of pediculosis in adults, the exposure time should be from 1.5 to 2 hours. If reduced, it is likely that a significant portion of the insects will survive.
• If children are treated, it is advisable to keep kerosene on the head for no more than an hour.

After a specified period of time, the package is removed, and the hair is washed several times with shampoo. It is also recommended to wash the strands. weak vinegar solution.

Three days after the first treatment, the second is carried out using a mixture of a teaspoon of kerosene and 50 ml of vegetable oil. This solution is kept for about an hour, washed with diluted vinegar and washed with shampoo.

If after the manipulations lice remain in the hair, you can carry out the third procedure after another 3 days. This time, a solution prepared according to the third recipe is used. It is applied to the head immediately after preparation and washed off according to the above scheme. Such gentle mixtures and a phased approach will help to maintain healthy scalp and are guaranteed to get rid of lice and nits.

When dealing with body lice, it is necessary to soak all infected things in a kerosene solution - 10 parts water to 1 part kerosene - and leave for 8-10 hours. After that, the clothes are washed, hung on the balcony and, after drying completely, ironed at the maximum permissible temperature.

How to increase the effectiveness of kerosene?

In order not to use kerosene against lice several times, it is recommended after combing it to comb out insects with special combs. With their help, you can remove both dead insects and survivors. In addition, these devices can remove peeled nits.

Thoroughly combing out for two to three days after the first treatment will remove all insects from the head and do not have to repeat the procedure using kerosene.

Follow the safety rules!

1. Kerosene is a very aggressive substance and its use in its pure form can cause burns. Especially often, such effects occur in children, and with sensitive skin, a burn can occur within half an hour.
   

   Advice! To avoid such situations, it is necessary to conduct a sensitivity test first - apply the substance to the elbow bend and leave for 30 minutes. If at the application site there is a wash or redness, then it is better to abandon the use of kerosene.

2. If you constantly dye your hair, then treatment with this tool is not recommended, as kerosene will burn the hair and make them even weaker.
3. When processing, it is necessary to ensure that the solution does not get on the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and mouth.If this happened, then the affected area should be immediately rinsed with plenty of water.
4. Kerosene is a flammable liquid, so you need to work with it away from an open flame.

In general, kerosene is not recommended for children. Replace it with a reliable and gentle anti-pediculose shampoo. Such a tool is more effective and, of course, safer. And if there is no money at all, then remember the cheapest procedure - shaving your head bald. Lice and nits will disappear guaranteed, and such a haircut will contribute to the growth of stronger and healthier hair.