After much research Gaia has come up with a natural solution for the Lice Plague that affects most families with school age children every year.
Our product, PIOJOSAN, uses Neem Oil as its active ingredient. Neem oil has an extensive history of human use in India and surrounding regions for a variety of therapeutic purposes. Neem oil is not known to be harmful to mammals but leaves louse eggs unfertilised after treatment and live lice infertile.
Out tests on live lice have shown that the louse dies on contact with PIOJOSAN treatment and that after treatment no more live lice hatch from the eggs.The Neem Oil not only destoys the protecive shell of the louse but also affects the shell of the egg. Remaining eggs need to be removed with a comb. To be on the very safe side we recommend that the treatment be repeated after 6 to 9 days!.
The treatment of human head lice is a process that has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis) has increased worldwide since the mid-1960s, reaching hundreds of millions annually
It is recommended to wear hair in a gathered ponytail, bun, or braid. Sharing of coats, jackets, hoodies, sweat shirts or towels should not be done. Hairbrushes, combs, hair ties, headbands, etc. should not be shared. Using a t Tree or Lavender spray as a deterrent is also preferable. Applying it in the morning and again in afternoon.
We have suspended a large amount of Neem Oil in Sesame Seed Oil which enhances the effect of the Neem and protects and nourishes the hair. Further we have added T Tree, Lavender and Star Anis. The treatment should be applied liberaly all over the head and combed through and left for at least 1 hour under a showercap.
The same essential oils are used in the acompanying PIOJOSAN Shampoo which will wash out the Lice treatment with ease and also in the PIOJOSAN Spray which you should use daily to prevent re investation and use to spray cloth and pillows.
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Piojosan can be bought at GAIAbathtime, c-Corderia 28
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Wikipedia informs:
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| Mother hunting for headlice, detail of a painting by Jan Siberechts |
Because eggs hatch 6–9 days after oviposition, treatment with a pediculicide is recommended to be repeated at least once after 10 days, when all lice have hatched. Between the two treatments (Days 2–9) the person will still be infested with lice that hatch from eggs not killed by the anti-louse product. Between the treatments, it is advised to wet the hair and comb daily with a louse-comb to remove the hatching lice.
Hold a towel over the face to prevent contact of the product with the eyes of the infested person; and, if the product does come in contact with the eyes, rinse well with water. While the hair is still wet, use a louse comb 3–4 minutes, to remove lice and eggs.
One to three days after the last treatment (Days 11-13), hair should be checked with a louse comb. If no living lice are found, the treatment was successful, even if nits/eggs are visible on the hair. If living lice are still present, repeat the treatment using an anti-louse product with a different active ingredient. Prophylactic treatment with pediculicides is not recommended.
Itching may persist for up to a week after head lice eradication.
However, head lice are known to be resistant to commercial products.
It is recommended to wear hair in a gathered ponytail, bun, or braid. Sharing of coats, jackets, hoodies, sweat shirts or towels should not be done. Hairbrushes, combs, hair ties, headbands, etc. should not be shared. Using a t Tree or Lavender spray as a deterrent is also preferable. Applying it in the morning and again in afternoon.
