Natural Head Lice Removal in the Classroom

The start of a new school year is almost upon us. As your children get ready to go back to school, have you given much thought to head lice? It's a topic that makes many parents shudder. Head lice can be a pain to get rid of, especially in a school classroom setting where kids are in constant close contact, making it easy for head lice to transfer from one student's head to the next.

But a case of head lice is a curable problem. Get rid of head lice without using toxic chemicals. Avoid commercial head lice removal shampoos and chemicals. Protect your child's health and safety, and the health of the environment, while also eliminating head lice with the following natural head-lice-removal tips:

Natural, Safe, Organic Ways to Get Rid of Head Lice:

Just say "no!" to those commercial head lice products that are often full of dangerous, potentially toxic chemicals.

- Make a natural, organic hair shampoo that is gentle for children, but deadly to head lice. Mix coconut-castile soap (Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap makes some great, natural castile soap products) with organic tea tree oil. The castile soap will clean your child's hair, and the tea tree oil's natural antimicrobial properties will cool and refresh your kid's scalp. Wash your child's hair with this mixture at least twice.

- After washing your child's hair with the tea tree oil castile soap, comb through the hair with a special nit-removing comb. This comb is made of very, very fine bristles that will catch any head lice eggs. It is very, very important to break the head lice life cycle by killing both the adult head lice and the eggs!

- Wash your child's hair again with the natural head lice soap, and comb again. When finished, comb some tea tree oil through your kid's hair.

- You'll need to wash and comb your child's head every day. Meanwhile, you'll also want to destroy any head lice that might be on your kid's bedding, pillows, etc. Head lice can't survive extreme temperatures. Wash your child's bedding in very hot water spiked with tea tree oil (which can help deter head lice from settling there).

These natural home remedies to head lice is a great way to rid your child of these irritating pests without resorting to potentially toxic chemicals. When used repeatedly, these natural techniques can break the head lice life cycle in your child's hair and successfully eliminate head lice from your household.