Effective treatments or OTC (over-the-counter) medications
are easily available at a UK’s online pharmacy – PharmacyOutlet.
Everyone with head lice in your house should be treated as
early as possible. If a particular OTC head lice treatment does not work for
the first time, you can use it again or try a different treatment, or ask your
pharmacist or GP.
There are effective OTC medicines to treat head lice and
they are available easily online. Most products are available as a shampoo,
lotion or cream that is to be applied to the affected areas of the scalp, left
on for a period of time, and then rinsed off.
Since the lice service on the clothing, not on the body,
there is need of oral medications, unless a person is severely infested. The
best way to get rid of lice is to wash your clothes in hot water.
OTC head lice medications
that are usually recommended for head lice include:
- Permethrin crème rinse is the first choice of OTC head lice treatment. It destroys lice and their eggs. You need to apply the lotion, keep it for a certain period of time, and then rinse off.
- Pyrethrins and Piperonyl Butoxide are usually available as a shampoo that is to be left on the hair for approximately 10 minutes and then rinse off.
- Dimeticone lotion another OTC head lice treatment available as a lotion or lotion spray that is to be applied and left overnight.
There are other OTC products for head lice treatment, ask
your pharmacist whether they are safe and effective. Some treatments are to be
taken twice (seven days apart) to make sure newly hatched lice are destroyed. Detection combing is often advised and should be done at
least two or three days after completing the treatment.
Speak
to your pharmacist on 03333 222 400, who can recommend you a suitable OTC head
lice treatment and suggest you how to use it correctly. PharmacyOutlet deals in
some of the most effective OTC products for treating head lice.
