Don't ruin your Thanksgiving due to head lice!

If you don't want to make Thanksgiving celebration and lice-giving one, be careful. Read here to enjoy Thanksgiving a better and healthy way.

In US, this Thursday families will have a huge get-together and enjoy meal of turkey and cranberry sauce. Yes, you guessed it right - it's 'Thanksgiving day'. There will be hugs and children playing round with siblings and grandparents. Here is the reminder that head lice can spread due to such emotional and loving gestures. There are cases of spike in head lice infestation after Thanksgiving day.

How Lice Spreads On Thanksgiving?

When its Thanksgiving, people visit families and friends to celebrate. We may not know but visit a family struggling with head lice. If only one and one only brings lice to party, there becomes a high risk of head lice spreading all over. There tiny bugs can crawl from one head to another by hugs and such loving gestures. On the other hand, there can be sharing of hats, hair accessories like hair bands, clips, also jackets etc which can ease the lice to spread. If it is a long stay, lice infestation increases. Moreover, lice can fall off on sofas, bed linen and spread further. Children wrestle, play, hug each other, watch TV together. They may be already infested with head lice from school, kids play areas and other such locations.

How to Prevent head lice on Thanksgiving?

If you are a host, most of the work is yours. Check yourself and your kids for head lice. If detected any adopt natural lice treatment methods to get rid of head lice. Lice-Nil is and effective lice eliminator oil which has a perfect blend of neem oil, coconut oil and tea tree oils. These essential oils and kill lice and also destroy nits. Vacuum the sofas, bed linen and wash heavy clothes like jackets that come in direct contact with hair. If you are guest, you need to check for head lice too.This will help lice spreading at party venue. Here, you can educate your kids on how lice spread and take extra precautions if detected. Raise an alarm if seen, it is nothing to be ashamed of. It is also advisable to check for head lice in children before and after gatherings.

What measures to be taken if lice detected on Thanksgiving?

If at all lice or nits are detected during Thanks giving gathering, don't panic. Instead let everyone present for the celebration know,"We have a problem!" Check the ones who have already got lice. As we keep first-aids kits handy, lice treatment kit also should be kept handy during these occasions. Use Lice-Nil oil such that head lice get killed and nits get destroyed due to it effectiveness to do both tasks. Nit-combing can also help in this case.

After Thanksgiving, check for head lice again. Vacuum the sofas, mattresses and wash all clothes, bed linen, stuffed toys such that there is no sign of lice left. This measures need to be taken to be safe irrespective of lice present or not.

Happy Thanksgiving to All!