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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:

  • Hedrin Once Spray Gel - A silicone based spray which suffocates the lice by coating them in silicone

  • Puressentiel Anti-Lice Lotion - A natural product

  • Lyclear - An insecticide 

 They found the following results:

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  • Hedrin Once Spray Gel - Killed all the lice in the experiment

  • Puressentiel Anti-Lice Lotion - Mixed results

  • 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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