Pesticide-free, over-the-counter treatments can contain dimethicone. This is a nonpesticide, silicone-based material that works by coating lice and disrupting their ability to manage water.

Dimethicone in particular is popular as a lice treatment in Europe, and several studies show it is effective. (Note that dimethicone treatments are generally paired with combing.) ...

Between 6 and 12 million children ages 3 through 11 get head lice every year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a lot of itching ...

The idea behind this approach, which is recommended by Drs. Pollack and Cohen (but not Dr. Clark because of lice resistance) is that lice take 9-12 days to mature, so treatment initially targets ...

Rickett, who often reviews research and literature on head lice from overseas, says conditioners usually contain a small amount of dimethicone - "it's what makes your hair feel slippery - so a ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Head lice affects as many as 12 million kids every year. Last year, Americans spent $130 million trying to get rid of it. Consumer Reports reviewed the studies on lice ...

This image depicts five body lice: Pediculus humanus var. corporis, which from left to right included three nymphal-staged lice, beginning with a stage N1, then N2, and thirdly a N3-staged nymph ...

Other alternatives that have been shown to be effective include OTC lice treatments containing dimethicone or ivermectin, or prescription spinosad (Natroba and generic). Learn more about the best ...

The Kapow Lice Treatment Kit was highly effective against super-lice, which was a huge relief. ... Look for products that contain ingredients such as pyrethrin, permethrin, or dimethicone.

A randomised, assessor blind, parallel group comparative efficacy trial of three products for the treatment of head lice in children - melaleuca oil and lavender oil, pyrethrins and piperonyl ...

In addition to dimethicone compounds, he mentions products containing ivermectin, spinosad and benzyl alcohol, which kill lice in different ways. Those three usually require a prescription.