How to Get Rid of Head Lice
There are 3 things you must do to get rid of Head Lice.
Step 1 - Use a Head Lice Treatment that Actually Works.
Unfortunately, many of the prescription and over-the-counter lice treatments simply do not work anymore. The lice have become immune to the poisons and some of the "homeopathic" remedies (such as Clearlice) just do not work for many people.
For example, both Clearlice and Licefreee! use ordinary salt as their active ingredients. (They just call it "Natrum muriaticum" or "Sodium chloride.") If you look up what those are on Google, you'll see it's just salt. Pretty expensive salt!
FORTUNATELY, there is an excellent natural product that actually works. It has active ingredients that are extremely effective at killing lice. The product is called LiceKiller. (It's made in the USA by a small family business that formerly were Organic Farmers. They know how to kill insects without using poison.)
Here's an old video of their formula in action:
LiceKiller is also recommended by MothersAgainstHeadLice.org.
Step 2 - Follow the Directions CONSISTENTLY.
The main reason people fail to treat their lice infestations successfully is because they do not follow the directions and they are not consistent in their treatment regimen. The start to feel better and see the rash going away and they skip a day or two of treatments and then the lice are able to start getting worse again.
It is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT that you follow the directions and never miss a day of treatment. And you should continue looking for lice for at least 7 - 10 days AFTER you have no more in your hair.
Step 3 - Treat Your Environment.
Lice live on your scalp for the most part. But they do drop off your head occasionally. And they will get into your clothing, your bedding, your furniture, your cars, etc.
So it is very possible to continually get re-infested with lice from your own house, cars and clothing.
To make sure you completely eradicate lice from your life for good, you should absolutely treat your environment. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. If you do, you will probably get a re-infestation and could be dealing with lice for weeks or even months longer.
How Long Will it Take to Get Rid of Lice?
If you do all three steps as described above, you should be able to get rid of lice as fast as possible. So how long is that? Well it depends on how severe your infestation is and how well you are applying the treatments. If you are good at treating yourself and if your infestation is not very severe, you should be able to be lice free in a few days.
Good luck!