Nit: what is it, how it looks, how to get it out. Remedy for nits

Pediculosis - an unpleasant and insidious disease, to cope with which is quite problematic. But some features of parasites, their vital activity will help everyone get rid of them without any problems.

About the nits

Nit, what is it? This question is asked by all those who are confronted with the disease. Nits are lice eggs that resemble small cocoons, fixed with the help of a sticky composition on the hair. Most often they accumulate in the root zone of the hair, causing a lot of discomfort to a person.

How can you understand that before you nit? What should happen to cause anxiety in a person? Detecting lice eggs on the hair is quite difficult. The fact is that both larvae and adults are miniature, outwardly resembling grains of grain. These are whitish formations, which can only be noticed on dark hair, and this is not always the case.

How to detect

In view of the tiny sizes, it is difficult to detect nits in the hair. Control measures should first of all be aimed at eliminating the root cause, so carefully examine the scalp: the adults most often live here. These are small, even microscopic, diamond-shaped bodies of elongated shape, the color of which varies from light gray to burgundy shade.

But the nits in the hair need to look closer to the roots. They are located on the hair shaft only 2-3 cm from the scalp, often merge with a shade of natural pigment, due to which they become almost invisible. In order to facilitate the task, use a little trick: wet your hair and perform a thorough examination.

If we talk about symptoms, then they simply do not exist. This is the complexity of the course of the disease. In themselves, louse eggs do not cause any discomfort to a person. Remaining unnoticed for an impressive period of time, they become dangerous, getting rid of them becomes more difficult. In no case should you allow the emergence of adults from them, which will spread with great speed, bite, causing itching, burning and other unpleasant symptoms.

Fighting Correctly

Quite often there are nits in a child. Indeed, numerous laboratory and medical studies have shown that children are at risk. Games with sand, active outdoor activities, summer swimming in the local river - all this can lead to not the most pleasant consequences. Quite often children "bring" lice from kindergarten. Of course, adults are not insured against this ailment. Be that as it may, it is necessary to immediately begin fighting them when the first symptoms are found. It is important to understand that you will have to face some peculiarities. First of all, nits are insignificantly small, and, of course, they spread with great speed.

Mechanical restoration

Nits (what is it, we already found out) can be destroyed mechanically. It is required to conduct special measures aimed at combating the appearance and further dissemination of these parasites. The nits can be withdrawn from a child or an adult at the initial stage without the use of special means. The methods of mechanical action are sufficiently effective, therefore we will consider them first.

The most radical method is shaving - it is resorted to only in exceptional cases. This method shows maximum effectiveness, because the eggs of lice once and for all will leave your head. But not everyone wants to lose their hair. This method will be appreciated by men, but it certainly does not like women, no matter how effective it is.

Combing is a less radical alternative. In the pharmacy you should buy a comb from nits: it is distinguished by often rather long teeth relative to each other. They cleverly grasp the hairs, comb them well, relieving the settled parasites. In order to improve the efficiency of combing, it is important to follow some tips and recommendations:

• Before using the comb, it is better to moisten the hair a little;
• Before the procedure, comb the strands well, divide them into several parts;
• Be patient with patience and free time - it is better to conduct the procedure before bedtime;
• Observe the regularity of the procedure - twice a day for 10-14 days.

Use of medicines

In a modern pharmacy, finding a cure for nits is fairly easy, but not all of the presented options demonstrate the necessary efficacy. Most often on the shelves of pharmacies you can find drugs, the active component of which are insecticides - they are really effective in fighting with adults, that is lice, but in the case of larvae, one should not expect such a result. Nevertheless, as an additional measure that will help to get rid of parasites as soon as possible, you can use external means: shampoos, sprays and serums. Pay attention to lotions for scalp and hair treatment. The most popular of them are:

• "Permethrin" - a drug from nits helps to solve the problem after several treatment procedures.
• "MediFox" - due to the content of castor oil and alcohol, helps to solve the problem of dryness of the scalp and hair loss in parallel.
• Avicin.
• "Foksilon".

Ointments - not the most convenient to use a tool from nits, because it is necessary to apply a thick layer of the drug on the scalp. The most effective for today are:

• "Nittifor";
• "Nix";
• "Benzyl benzoate" is contraindicated in pregnant women and children under 6 years of age.

ethnoscience

Traditional medicine can do wonders. Our grandmothers escaped from parasites exclusively by folk remedies, which brought a good result. Here are some of them:

• Use of essential oil of tea tree - on 200 ml of usual shampoo it is necessary to add 25-30 drops of oil. With a strong infection, you can strengthen the effect by adding another 50 ml of alcohol diluted in water in an equal proportional ratio. The finished solution is treated with scalp, the hair is tied with a handkerchief, wrapped with a towel and left overnight.
• Compress from kerosene - perhaps the most popular tool. With its use, you should be extremely cautious - overdose can cause dryness of the scalp, the appearance of irritation.
• A compress made of cranberry or lemon juice perfectly copes with the nits' shells, softening them, fights with adult individuals.

Prevention

It is difficult to guarantee that after successfully getting rid of lice and their larvae you will forget about the problem once and for all. But compliance with the simplest recommendations will help avoid infection:

• Observance of elementary rules of hygiene;
• Regular washing of hair and scalp (at least once a week);
• Regular change of bed linen;
• Use of clean towels;
• Daily combing of hair, moisturizing the scalp;
• Use of an individual comb;
• Regular examination of hair and scalp.

We hope that now you will not have the question "What is nit?".