Can you kill head lice with dandruff shampoo?

Answer 1

No. The active ingredient in Head & Shoulders shampoo is Zinc Pyrithione. This successfully kills fungus and bacteria and treats seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff) but not lice. Today, chemical treatments called pediculicides are used to treat lice including organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethrins. Some people confuse dandruff for lice eggs and therefore assume that Head & Shoulders shampoo treats lice when really it is just getting rid of dead skin flakes.

Answer 2

Do you mean without washing your hair with medicated lice shampoo? If so, yes you can, whenever my kids get head lice from school, I totally load their hair with conditioner, put a shopping bag on the head for at least an hour, usually an hour and a half, then rinse thoroughly. The trick to doing it that way, is that you MUST be very meticulous and take the time to search through the WHOLE head and remove any eggs and/or dead adults, the conditioner makes it much easier to comb through the hair, as well as to remove the eggs that are glued to the hair. You may have to repeat this process in a week to 10 days in case you miss any eggs, but its much easier and cheaper plus less harsh on the hair, rather than the expensive lice shampoo, which if you have thick hair, one bottle is barely enough for one treatment.

Answer 3

no it can just kill your dandruff...if you want to kill head lice get a bottle of alchol and pour it all over your hair then tie a plastic bag around your head and let it sit there for 2hrs then comb out your hair with a head lice comb for 1hour or untile you dont see anymore then wash your hair with head lice shampoo then wash with regular shampooand conditonar and repeat...it really work trust me I had 9 nieces that were infested and it works all the time it will take long but its worth it trust me=)

Answer 4

No, You will need to put lots of conditioner in your hair after shampooing and then comb through with a nit comb. Do this on a daily basis, for about a week. Good luck :)

Answer 5

Yes it is possible to kill head lice by dieing the hair.

Answer 6

Yes, depending on the quality of your shampoo!

Answer 7

Don't do that--it would work, but the insecticides in dog shampoo would be too strong for humans. There are head lice shampoos for people--RID is the most popular one--which work well.

Answer 8

Noo

Answer 9

What kind of dandruff shampoo do I need to use