How long to lice last?

Answer 1

If you are getting the right treatment done for it such as getting a professional to pick it the lice out, using special shampoo and conditioner, it will take about 2-3 weeks.... It also depends on how bad it is

Answer 2

lice can last about as long as a day. but that is only if you know you have it and use treaments. also the lice will come back because all female lice do lay about

50-100 eggs.so when you have lice make sure to do the treaments about 2-4 for days out of 6 weeks.plus use the nit comb to try and get every nit out.lice DO NOT fly,jump,or leap they crawl very fast.

Answer 3

If you have a sensitive scalp you may notice itching the same day, if you have picked up mature head lice.

Adult head lice may be about the size of a sesame seed or slightly larger. Lice eggs (nits) are found on hair shafts, they can be mistaken for dandruff, but they can't be easily brushed out of hair. The most common spots to find adult lice are behind your ears and along the back of your neck.

Symptoms include; 'tickling feeling' from movement of hair, intense itching. Seeing lice or nits on your scalp, body, clothing, or pubic or other body hair. Small, red bumps on the scalp, neck or shoulders are caused by a reaction to the lice saliva.

Nits are found firmly attached to the hair shaft about 1/4 inch from the scalp. They are oval and usually light colored or white, and take about a week to hatch into a baby louse called a nymph, then take about seven days to mature.

Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a person's head, if the lice falls off a person, it dies within two days.

The best defense, is a strong offense when dealing with these pests - the sooner the better.

Search for head lice when hair is wet. Use a fine-toothed comb (or a louse comb), clear tape (to stick on hair to pick up nits), a magnifying glass, and a strong light.

Wet combing should be done every two to three days over a two-week period (more often if you believe you have been re-contaminated).

Treat all family members, living in the same house (if lice are found) and be prepared to clean the whole house. Remind children not to share brushes and combs - but jackets in the coat closet are also a means of exposure, so contamination can happen no matter how careful we are.

Pronto, R&C, RID, Triple X - Pyrethrins are natural extracts from the chrysanthemum flower. Pyrethrins do not kill unhatched nits, retreating in seven to ten days is recommended.

NIX AKA Permethrins is safe, effective and may continue to kill newly hatched eggs for several days after treatment. A second treatment may be needed in seven to 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.

Currently Permethrin is the recommended first defense (over Pyrethrin). If the treatment with combing, used twice over ten days - is not successful, see a medical doctor for the newest RX treatment.

Ulesfia AKA benzyl alcohol lotion 5% - a new RX medication that smothers the lice. It can be used on children as young as 6 months. It is made of mineral oil.

Do not use OTC treatment on children under 2 years. (Wet combing followed by an RX lotion if combing alone is not effective.

Machine wash all washable clothing, (hats, scarves etc) bed linens and towels in hot water, (130 degrees F, 55 degrees C - for at least 20 minutes) to kill the lice and nits.

Clothing, bed linens, stuffed animals, small rugs etc., that cannot be washed or dry cleaned, need to be sealed in a plastic bag for two weeks, then opened outdoors.

Vacuum the floor, carpet and furniture. Throw away the vacuum bag immediately or spray the chamber with Lysol spray. Don't spray with fumigant sprays. (They can be toxic if inhaled.)

Wash all combs and brushes in hot soapy water, soak in rubbing alcohol or Lysol, for 1 hour.

At home herbal and oil treatments ie, Vaseline, butter, olive oil; do not appear to be beneficial according to a study done in 2004.

Answer 4

Lice can live in a persons hair for up to 50 days. If the hair is treated with lice medicine, the lice will die off immediately.

Answer 5

It can take between 2 and 3 weeks to notice that you have a lice infestation.

Answer 6

as long as it takes for you to notice how much you scratch your head.

Answer 7

1 or 2 weeks

Answer 8

4 hours