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Headlice
Save Money - Good Health
On the ITV programme Save Money: Good Health Dr Ranj puts his body under the microscope as he tries out self-testing health kits, while Sian Williams investigates which is the best product to kill superbug head lice.
They ran lab tests on the following products:
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Hedrin Once Spray Gel - A silicone based spray which suffocates the lice by coating them in silicone
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Puressentiel Anti-Lice Lotion - A natural product
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Lyclear - An insecticide
They found the following results:
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Hedrin Once Spray Gel - Killed all the lice in the experiment
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Puressentiel Anti-Lice Lotion - Mixed results
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Lyclear - No lice were killed - head lice are becoming tolerant to this type of treatment as it leaves a residue on the hair
The recommendation was to use a silicone based spray or lotion that coats the lice and suffocates them as it is effective 99% of the time. This is also a long term option, as head lice cannot become tolerant to being starved of air! They also say to look for an ingredient Dimeticone which will be labelled on the packaging.
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Headlice
As soon as we become aware of an outbreak of head lice a text message is sent to the parents of all children in the class to advise head lice have been found with a request to check your family’s hair and you use an appropriate treatment if you find live lice.
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Lots of useful information can be found on the following websites.
www.liceuk.com nhs headlice info gov.uk
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