Can mayonnaise kill head lice?
Can I use mayonnaise to get rid of head lice?
Using mayonnaise to kill head lice is a home remedy and therefore has limited scientific testing done on the technique to assess its efficiency. However, using mayonnaise to get rid of head lice is a popular home remedy for head lice with the added benefit of deep conditioned shiny hair after treatment is complete.
Method for using mayonnaise to treat head lice
The idea is that the hair and scalp are smothered with mayonnaise and then a cap is worn over it for 12 hours. For this reason, people using mayonnaise to treat head lice tend to do their treatment overnight.
The question is, can mayonnaise kill head lice? The answer is that mayonnaise can probably suffocate head lice and, through the oil in mayonnaise, make the lice easy to comb out using a nit comb.
However, it is doubtful whether the mayonnaise will have any impact upon the unhached lice. The result may be that these lie dormant and then hatch out a few days later causing a recurrence of head lice infestation. The only way to completely avoid this is to do repeated treatments every few days before newly hatched lice start to breed.
As a natural and harmless home remedy for head lice, using mayonnaise to treat head lice probably has a slightly greater efficiency than using conditioner to comb out live lice (as hopefully any lice missed out during combing have died) and may be a lot more messy due to the duration of application of mayonnaise.
For a really efficient and speedy method of treating head lice naturally at home, Head Lice Be Gone is a highly recommended resource costing little more than a couple of jars of mayonnaise and giving you the expertise to conquer head lice infestation quickly and discreetly.
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