What an itch! How do you soothe your scalp?

Lice immediately associate with itching – sometimes the idea alone is enough to make you start scratching. But did you know that this itching is not caused by the little bugs crawling over your head (in other words, you don’t feel their legs), but rather by the wounds they make in your scalp to drink blood? Even after a successful treatment that has killed all the lice, the itch and irritation can persist. Don’t scratch yourself to death, but read our tips on how to soothe your scalp!

Quicker itch with re-infestation

Actually, we’ve simplified things a bit above. The itch you get when you have lice is not directly caused by the wound they make, but by the saliva they mix with your blood to prevent it from clotting immediately. This trick allows them to drink more easily. An allergic reaction to this lice saliva causes itchiness, but this side effect does not occur immediately if you have lice for the first time – it can take up to several weeks before you notice anything. With re-infestation, you do get immediate itch.

Elimax after-treatment shampoo to the rescue

Are the lice dead and you still suffer from itch and irritation? That’s very normal, but of course quite annoying. Fortunately, Elimax after-treatment shampoo provides relief. This product contains allantoin, a natural soothing agent to soften the skin. It fights the itch and relieves irritation.

Nice extra with after treatment

Moreover, the after-treatment shampoo has a number of additional benefits:

• You can comb out nits easier thanks to the panthenol added to the shampoo (nits stick with a kind of glue and are difficult to remove from the hair even when dead, so this is no unnecessary luxury).
• The after-treatment shampoo degreases the hair.

And it’s totally easy: you can find the shampoo simply at your pharmacy!