It sounds ridiculous that you could use Olive Oil to treat head lice but it’s true! It's just another health benefit of olive oil. Olive Oil is one of the best smothering agents in the treatment of head lice. It has been lab-tested and found to be effective in killing head lice and it has few, if any, allergic properties and is relatively inexpensive. Oddly enough, the least expensive grade is pumice or restaurant grade and this is the best to use. A cool side note is that Olive oil can even be purchased with food stamps.
In order to smother head lice successfully, you must be persistent and know how and when to apply the smothering agent. It is a safe and effective treatment option but it can be complicated. The Olive Oil treatment program is approximately a twenty one day program and is based on the life cycle of the louse. You should do the olive oil treatment on specified days and manually remove nits. As long as you continue to treat the head lice with olive oil on the designated treatment day schedule, you should not infest anyone else.
Consumers have reported that the olive oil treatment actually makes nit removal easier. They also report that it remoisturizes the scalp after using a pediculicide (search Google for definition). Unlike pediculicides, olive oil can be used repeatedly or as a precaution even after exposure to head lice. Additionally, this should not compromise your child's health.
What Does the Olive Oil actually do the Head Lice? Olive oil kills head lice by covering the holes in which head lice breathe. Oddly enough, if the pediculicide fails to kill an insect, it means the insect is resistant. The insect will never be killed by that chemical, no matter how many times you use it. The good news is that with Olive Oil, this is not true. Each time you use olive oil, there is a good chance of killing each insect.
To find more information on these olive oil treatment plans, do a Google search on the internet. There are numerous options available that can help you.