Check with your pharmacist for commercially available shampoos. They're widely available and generally quite safe. Another safe remedy involves soaking the hair in warm water to soften the eggs of the lice. The next step is to comb the eggs out of the hair using a fine-toothed comb. It's also important for everyone in the house to be treated for head lice.
Common sense is an important component of any home remedy.
Lice treatments are no exception. Not only does the treatment smell bad, there's a risk the gasoline can damage or burn the youngster's scalp. In fact, there has been at least one reported case where a teenage girl's hair and body caught fire after her gasoline-soaked hair was exposed to a flame. Remember the most important part of treatment is common sense. Other Topics Health Watch is intended to provide general information only and should not replace the advice of a medical professional.