What to Know Before Using Essential Oils to Get Rid of Lice, According to Doctors
, to treat 123 children with head lice. On the last day of treatment, almost all of the children treated with the essential oils combination were lice-free. The same was true for those that were given a product to suffocate the lice. However, only a quarter of kids who were given a product that used pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide were free of lice.
More studies needs to be done before companies can claim that essential oils in lice products are effective.the evidence in using essential oils as a lice treatment still isn’t that strongIn fact, theon one company in 2014 after it claimed certain products, which were infused with citronella and other essential oils, could “dramatically reduce” the risk of head lice infestations.
, a pediatrician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. His simple take: “They don’t work that well.”Keep in mind that essential oils are incredibly potent, so using them directly on the skin can pose some problems, says, a pediatrician at Connecticut Children’s. First, they’re not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration “so different oils or the same oil from different companies could have completely different components,” she says.
Because of these factors, essential oils can also be irritating. “A child’s scalp is already irritated from the lice and from itching, so the oils can make this worse,” Dr. Garcia says.Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of data to support this either. That said, an older study published in thehad some surprising findings when it came to essential oils and preventing lice. For the study, researchers compared tea tree oil, lavender oil, peppermint oil, and DEET.
If you really prefer starting with essential oils first, though, Alan points out that these substances should only be used topically andingested. Tea tree “can be used in combination with other oils like lavender,” she says, and be sure to pair the treatment with a good,
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