![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-a-headlice-expert-how-to-actually-prevent-your-kids-from-getting-nits/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nits-op.jpg&description=IT SEEMS that nits are a constant threat when your children are in primary school. And one woman is on a mission to end the stigma and reveal the correct ways to remove them. Rachel Maroun has been treating children with headlice for seven yearsCredit: Rachel Rose Maroun Rachel Maroun, 22, from Sydney, Australia, has been treating headlice for seven years. She often documents the worst cases on her TikTok account Trashy Washyy to help eradicate the stigma surrounding them. headlice are more common in children because of kids' hormones and the headlice expert reveals that these tiny creatures can easily tell the difference between adult and child, and even male or female. The headlice expert reveals to Fabulous the common myths she sees on how to treat headlice, what to do instead and how to prevent them. There's no food or sauce in the kitchen cupboard that can help banish these parasitesCredit: Getty Myths Although most children have had headlice at some point, including ourselves - there are still so many myths surround the parasites and how to get rid of them. Expert Rachel says: "Odd home remedies such as covering the hair in mayonnaise or peanut butter are definitely no help! "The biggest myth to me would be the chemical lice 'killing' products most people use at home. "These worked years ago before lice became 'super lice' developing a strong resistance to over the counter products leaving many parents at a loss for a solution. "There's no product out there that can kill both the eggs and the lice, and if there was, it definitely shouldn't be placed on the head of a child!" Rachel is adamant the old fashion way of treating lice is the most effectiveCredit: Getty Treatment So if peanut butter, mayonnaise and chemical treatments don't work, what can parents do to get rid of lice? If your child is in primary school start checking their hair weekly with a metal lice comb and conditioner. Expert Rachel says: "Their life cycle sits on a weekly basis so you definitel){kind=link}
IT SEEMS that nits are a constant threat when your children are in primary school.
And one woman is on a mission to end the stigma and reveal the correct ways to remove them.
Rachel Maroun, 22, from Sydney, Australia, has been treating headlice for seven years.
She often documents the worst cases on her TikTok account Trashy Washyy to help eradicate the stigma surrounding them.
headlice are more common in children because of kids’ hormones and the headlice expert reveals that these tiny creatures can easily tell the difference between adult and child, and even male or female.