Lice On Furniture And Bedding

In order to control a lice outbreak in your home one of the first steps you need to take after ridding the hair of lice is to wash the bedding that was exposed to lice.

Lice on furniture and bedding.

Lice infestations can temporarily take over your house 3. Bedding is no comfort to parasites whose singular aim is survival. Place a vinyl cover over the child s pillow and wipe it clean with warm soapy water as soon as she awakes in the morning to keep any nits from getting on the mattress again. Lice dehydrate and die after 2 days off the head.

Although lice live on people they can jump from a person into various places in your home such as a pillow or your carpet 3 although lice can only live on their own for one to two days maximum during that time it is possible for them to jump onto someone s head or body and infest again 3. Add to the equation that lice crave the warmth of the head. 6 leather for those with leather furniture such as suede or faux suede fabric either vacuum or lint roll your furniture. Continue to vacuum your furniture each day until all signs of the lice and nits are gone.

Pillows blankets sheets and comforters must be washed properly to not only kill the adult lice but also the eggs. The best way to make sure that all head lice and nits are killed off is to use more heat after your hot wash to dry your bedding. There is about a 4 chance of head lice being on your bedding. The water should be at least 130 f 54 c to ensure maximum results.

Heat will kill off any surviving head lice. Wash all bedding in hot soapy water. Temperature of bedding furniture and clothing is generally at room temperature and therefore is too cold for lice. Dry the bedding on a high heat.

Cooler water temperature will not be enough to kill the lice. If possible cover the mattress with a vinyl cover as well and wipe each morning. You should not use any pesticide lice sprays on your bedding or mattress because they are toxic and do not kill lice. They thrive when temperature is around 99 degrees.

For those with vinyl leather furniture that is not easily vacuumed wipe down the leather with a wet cloth this is sufficient to remove lice.