Cleaning Lice On Carpeting And Clothes

However much less frequently they are spread by sharing clothing or belongings onto which lice have crawled or nits attached to shed hairs may have fallen.

Cleaning lice on carpeting and clothes.

For more read our article lice and carpets clothing. As above keep this garbage bag somewhere it won t accidentally be opened. Either remove rugs and put in the dryer for 40 minutes on high heat or vacuum them or place them in a garbage bag for 48 hours. Vacuum the floor if it is carpeted.

The most important thing about getting rid of lice isn t cleaning inanimate objects it s making sure you ve gotten rid of lice. Instead of wasting precious resources on unnecessary cleaning go to the article ultimate lice cleaning checklist that explains what to clean and how to clean it. Take the bag outside and shake out the enclosed item then vacuum well to remove any dead lice. If you have anything that can t be washed such as silk or wool items you can place them in a sealed plastic bag for 2 weeks to kill the lice.

Head lice are spread most commonly by direct head to head hair to hair contact. If a fabric item cannot be washed or taken to a dry cleaner seal it in a plastic bag and store it for two weeks. Once the clothes have been washed put them in the dryer on high heat. A common misconception about treating people and homes that have had contact with lice is that the only way to get them out of the house is to put everything in the home that is made of any type of fabric in plastic bags for two weeks and have the furniture and carpets cleaned.

Once you return to the items the lice will have died. Only launder dirty clothing. To learn how to use dry cleaning to get lice off clothes read more from our nurse co author.