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Head lice problem

2017-01-19 12:44:04
My daughter has a very bad problem of head lice.Have tried Mediker,Perlice but no improvement.She washes her hair every alternate day and we cut her hair short too because of the problem still if we do not comb the hair with a lice remover for 3 days,4th day we get around 10-15 .Please suggest a solution.
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Hello Head lice is a common problem in girl childs in school age. Please apply neem oil once a week. You can use NYDA medicine which is available online every 10 days in scalp for good results. Wash the hair every alternate day

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