Part of the glamour and fun of parenthood comes when your little darling keeps scratching his or her head. On investigation, you discover (oh joy!) that the light of your life has head lice. Obviously, you want to get rid of them, as easily, quickly and cheaply as possible, and by killing the lice at no risk to your child or you.

Some of the chemicals used in treatments for head lice are pretty nasty. There is the obvious fact that if they kill lice, they might not be terribly good for tender skin, and can be absorbed through the skin, too.

And a lot of them don't work, or work partially, so a few weeks later, you once again have little parasites crawling around the head. Nice!

Increasing immunity means that head lice treatment is getting tougher with chemicals.

But you don't have to use the expensive, unreliable chemical head lice removal treatments. With a little persistence, and little cost, you can get rid of them for good.

This article shows you how to treat the whole family for head lice without worrying about the effect of insecticides and pesticides contained in many over-the-counter creams, lotions, shampoos and treatments.