Head lice are very common and should be treated. But before that make sure that the person has lice so that you can cure properly. Many times there are no lice, its dandruff that itches and makes you feel like you have lice. There are home remedies for head lice that can remove them without you spending money on costly shampoos and medicines.

If you have lice then there are few symptoms that you should check, such as itchy scalp, red bumps on scalp and neck, live lice, nits attached to hair. This leads to restlessness as you feel there is something constantly moving in your hair. It is embarrassing when you keep scratching your scalp in front of others. To get rid of lice there are many medicated shampoos that you get in the market.

One of the best home remedies to get rid of the lice is to use a lice comb and/or tweezers. In this process it would take a bit long to clear all the lice but this is supposed to be the most effective method to clean your hair. Even if you use medicated shampoos, you still have to remove the lice with comb. Removing lice with comb would take long time but this would clean your head properly.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Nix is considered to be the most recommended treatment for head lice. This treats your hair and cleans it within few days of regular use of Nix.

If you do not want to use any kind of chemical on your child’s hair then using a lice comb is the best way to remove lice. This method has also been proved by The National Association that hair can be cleaned of lice completely with the help of comb.