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Head lice are common among children, even if their hair does not r and is washed frequently. Even so, t enang, bun . There are several ways you can treat head lice in children.

Head lice are parasitic insects that live on the scalp and neck by sucking blood. If there are lice, there will also be nits that are pale yellow or brown in color, usually attached to the base of the hair strands. At first glance, nits look like dandruff. However, nits cannot be shed with just combing.

The easiest symptom of head lice for Moms to see is scratching. When there are head lice, the child will continue to scratch the scalp due to itching. This itching sensation is an irritation or allergic reaction that usually appears within a few weeks after nits are attached to your little one's head.

How to Get Rid of Head Lice in Children

Head lice won't go away on their own without being treated, Bun. However, the good news is that these parasites can be eliminated naturally as well as with anti-flea products, such as shampoos, creams and lotions.

The following are steps you can take to completely treat head lice in children:

• Cut your little one's hair as short as possible, if he wishes, to prevent more lice from laying eggs.
• Comb your little one's hair while it's still wet to loosen the eggs attached to the hair strands.
• Wash hair with an anti-flea medication while following the instructions for use. Repeat washing your hair with this medicine after 7–10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.
• Avoid applying the same medicine to a child more than 3 times. Ask the doctor to prescribe a different medication if the previous one was found to be ineffective.
• Avoid using two different types of drugs at the same time.

Apart from doing the steps above, you also need to tell your little one not to scratch your scalp excessively, because this can leave wounds. Although not common, these wounds can lead to infection.

Infection is usually characterized by redness, swelling, pain in the scalp or around the neck, and can be accompanied by swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

If your little one is under 2 months old, you should avoid using head lice medication. In this case, you need to remove the lice and nits one by one with a fine toothed comb and hands while your little one's hair is wet . Repeat every 3–4 days for 3 weeks.

How to prevent the spread of head lice

Although they do not cause serious illness, head lice are very annoying and can easily be spread to other people's heads through hair contact. In addition, some items that can be a means of transmitting head lice include combs, towels, hats, clips, and hair accessories.

Head lice are widely transmitted among children of kindergarten and elementary school age. The reason is, children of this age play more closely together. Parents or other adult family members can also catch head lice from children

Therefore, if your little one turns out to be suffering from head lice, the first step you can take to prevent its spread is to contact the school or daycare where your little one often spends time. This is important so that they can check other children.

The next steps you can do are:

• Soak combs and various hair items for your little one, such as headbands and hairpins, in alcohol or lice shampoo mixed with hot water for 1 hour.
• Remind your little one not to share the use of personal items, such as combs, hats, hair clips, towels, or headbands, with other children.
• Avoid drying your little one's hair with a hair dryer during the treatment period, to prevent the lice from moving to other areas.
• Wash your little one's clothes, towels, and toys with warm water, because nits can last a long time in these objects.

Head lice in children are quite unsettling. However, this condition can actually be treated and prevented in a simple way.

If you have trouble dealing with head lice at home or maybe your little one's scalp has been injured due to scratches, you should consult a doctor, yes, Mother.

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