Vacuum daily and discard vacuum bag. This treatment is used when two different brands of lice treatments have been used, the home care has been done, and the person continues to have head lice. Use Olive Oil Apply olive oil treatment for persistent cases of lice. Olive oil smothers and kills active head lice. Any brand of olive oil can be used.
Olive oil is easier to shampoo out.
It can be applied to either wet or dry hair. Leave oil on with shower cap overnight and shampoo the following morning. The treatment schedule has been carefully timed to coincide with the life cycle of the louse. If you do not use an anti-lice product, use the olive oil treatment on day 1 and 2 in addition to the other designated days. If any days are missed, the treatment schedule will have to be started over.