This is not true of olive oil. Each time you use olive oil, it has a good chance of killing each insect. When applied according to the method and schedule demonstrated in the Head Lice to Dead Lice Treatment Program , olive oil offers a safe alternative to eliminate head lice. If used as a supplement to pediculicides, olive oil will increase the useful lifetime of available or new pediculicides by eliminating those lice able to withstand the insecticide. The Head Lice to Dead Lice Treatment Program helps schools and families eliminate head lice with a minimum of trauma and without over-exposure to toxins.
Head lice are tenacious little insects and they've been around for thousands of years.
While it can be fairly easy to eliminate many head lice and pick out most of the nits, the difficulty comes in getting rid of every single louse and nit so that an entire infestation is gone. You need only one pregnant female or an amorous couple to start the entire infestation all over again. To rid yourself of an infestation, it is helpful to understand the lifecycle of the head louse. The 21 Day Life Cycle of the Head Louse 1. Adult head louse These stages are very different from one another and are not all vulnerable to the same methods of destruction.