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Friday, August 05, 2005Nigel Hill and his team asked the parents of 126 children aged 2-15 with head louse infestations to use pharmacy-bought insecticide products or the wet combing method, called Bug Busting, after washing the hair with normal shampoo and conditioner. Overall, 56 of the children were treated using the Bug Busting method and 70 using over-the-counter delousing products. The researchers then checked how many still had head lice two to four days after the volunteers had finished their treatment. The cure rate of the Bug Busting method was far higher than that of the chemical treatment - 57% compared to 13%. The authors said: "For every two or three people using the Bug Buster kit rather than pediculicides an extra person would be cured." However, only one dose of insecticide was used in the study as recommended by manufacturers. Here's a wet-combing method taught to me by a nurse: After each pass of the comb through wet hair, rinse the comb by swirling it in a bowl or glass of water. Discard the water and replenish it with fresh when it's cloudy. Repeat until the water no longer gets cloudy when the comb is rinsed. It works, but it's extremely time consuming. posted by Sydney on 8/05/2005 01:32:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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