Treatment of head lice is very important to when warding off these insects. Since head lice most commonly affects children, it is generally safer to have a natural treatment of head lice to rid the infestation. Plant based alternatives, for example, are much safer for the use on the scalp of children.
Safe and Effective Treatment of Head Lice
It is now generally accepted that regular use of organophosphate based head lice treatments on children is not a good idea. The scalp is a sensitive and highly absorbent area of skin. It is quite astounding that parents are recommended to use such products on their children, when some of their ingredients have been banned for use on animals.
Off the shelf treatments are based on either essential oils or herbal tinctures. Herbal tinctures are more gentle than essential oils. Most treatments have a matching shampoo and using them will help to ward off lice. These prepared treatments are very convenient, but can work out expensive if you have to use them frequently.
For a more serious infestation there are some off the shelf treatments that you can use. Although they are aimed for a more serious infestation, these treatments also offer a more convenient method of preventing re-infestation. Delacet, for example, is a herbal based treatment containing tincture of Larkspur. The active ingredient of the plant is called delphinine and is a strong insecticide and parasiticide.
