Coconut oil has been gaining attention as a possible treatment for head lice. Head lice are tiny, blood-sucking insects that live and lay eggs on your scalp. They cause itching and irritation ...

The Barron Area School District in Wisconsin put out a lice guide for parents that details an olive oil treatment that should be repeated every four days. Northwell Health pediatrician Dr. Lauren ...

The investigators used three different products to treat children with head lice, including one that contained tea tree oil and lavender oil. After their last day of treatment, nearly all of the ...

including one that contained tea tree oil and lavender oil, to treat 123 children with head lice. On the last day of treatment, almost all of the children treated with the essential oils ...

A new non-neurotoxic treatment for ... works by suffocating lice, a method which has been attempted by treating with household items such as mayonnaise, olive oil and petroleum jelly.

Female lice ... olive oil is popular and can help with suffocating lice. “If you want to glob a bunch of mayonnaise on your kid’s hair, you still need to follow up that initial treatment ...

Head lice cause severe itching and can even lead to infection if not cured in time. Pregnant women with head lice need different type of treatment because the general ones involve the use of ...

Can olive oil and mayo be used to get rid of lice? Here's what experts say.