Ulyana Vosonina/ article author
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Dust soap for lice and nits

When infected with lice - head lice, a person is faced with various troubles, ranging from painful itching and ending with an uncomfortable state while in society. Therefore, the question of selection anti-pediculosis in such a situation arises by itself. However, many people who have experienced modern insecticidal drugs do not get the desired result, as a result of which they turn to well-known folk methods of struggle. One of these is the dust soap for lice.

Features of the tool

For the first time, people began to use dust soap against lice at the beginning of the last century, when there were no preparations for controlling parasites in such volume as today. Attracted by the low cost of a soap bar. But the effect was simply unsurpassed - sometimes just one treatment with dust soap was enough to get rid of lice. Used this tool against fleas.

The composition of the dust soap is very reminiscent of laundry or tar soap. A distinctive feature is only dichlorodiphenyltrichloromethylmethane - a powerful insecticidal component. Penetrating under the chitinous cover of insects, the poison causes imminent death lice. The insecticide also has a detrimental effect on nits, corroding their protective membranes.

Dust soap
Dust soap

After some time, scientists were able to determine that the popular dust soap has side effects. The poisonous substance acting on insects also accumulates in the human body. The accumulation of insecticide occurs with repeated use of dust soap, it can also penetrate damaged areas of the skin when combing. Severe poisoning can result in extreme poisoning. Signs of intoxication are:

  • the occurrence of a headache;
  • state of weakness and nausea;
  • manifestation of an allergic reaction;
  • shortness of breath and shortness of breath;
  • cramps.

Even fatal cases are known. This is precisely what caused the ban on the production of dusting soap in many countries of the world. Finding it on sale is difficult now. It is possible that specialized sites for the sale of antiparasitic drugs are the only opportunity to purchase this effective product.

Important!

Given the fact that the basis of the dust soap is an insecticidal component, experts do not recommend treating the child’s head with it.

Precautionary measures

When using dust soap, it is necessary to observe safety measures, since it is necessary to use dust with extreme caution.

  1. You can not do the treatment with dust soap alone. Due to the presence of an insecticidal component in this soap product, the possibility of intoxication cannot be ruled out.
  2. Dust soap should be treated in a well-ventilated area.
  3. Mandatory during the procedure is the use by the person conducting the treatment of personal protective equipment, in particular safety glasses and a respirator.
    Remedies
    Remedies
  4. In order to avoid the ingress of toxic substances into the body, it is not recommended to talk during the treatment. A person on whose head a poisonous agent is applied must also close his eyes.
  5. If dizziness or unpleasant sensations of burning of the skin appear, the processing should be stopped. Wash hair and hands thoroughly with water.
  6. It is contraindicated to use dust soap from lice and nits if there are injuries on the skin in the form of scratches, scratches, abrasions and small wounds.
  7. Insecticidal soap is not recommended for use by a person who is weak or sick.

Application rules

Given that the toxic composition of soap can adversely affect human health, you need to know how much dust to keep from lice and nits on your head. First you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for applying insecticidal soap.

  1. Dust soap from lice is applied to wet hair with gentle massage movements, foams well and spreads over the entire length.
  2. After that, the treated head should be covered with a special plastic hat or bag, and a terry towel on top.
  3. To remove lice with dust, just leave it on your head for 30 minutes.
  4. Wash hair with running water using shampoo. This is best done several times.
  5. After the treatment, a restoring balm will help to improve the condition of the hairline, which is used in accordance with the instructions.
  6. After the procedure, the hair is combed several times with a special comb with small teeth to remove dead lice and their nits.
Combing lice and nits
Combing lice and nits

Despite the toxicity of this soap substance, as well as the possible consequences after its use, many people leave positive reviews about dust soap for lice.

Reviews

I think dust soap is one of the best ways lice control. Yes, and it costs no more than 50 rubles, which is also an advantage of the tool. The main thing is not to keep the dust foam on your head for too long, then there will be no consequences.

Julia, Omsk

Not recommend elimination of lice and nits in children use dust soap. Even in early childhood, such an experiment was conducted by my grandmother when I washed their heads with my sister. It didn’t really affect me, from its specific smell only a little headache. My sister was very ill, either because she was smaller than me, or she got this “miracle cure” more, but in the end she even had to see a doctor.

Marina, Kirovsk

Dustov soap repeatedly brought me lice in childhood. There was simply no other way. The only thing is the specific smell, which lasted for several days. But nothing, everyone seemed alive and well. However, if I now had to deal with the destruction of lice, I would choose anti-pedicul shampoo.

Oleg, Sevastopol

In my opinion, only extreme lovers can use dust soap from lice. Okay, before there was nothing, but now in the pharmacy you can find a large selection of safe and effective drugs for pediculosis treatment. I don’t understand why take risks ...

Anna, Kazan

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