One of the common human ailments is lice. If you are lice infested then the condition is known as pediculosis. Lice are of three types head lice, body lice and public lice. The life span of lice is short (30 days) however they make up for this by multiplying fast. They thrive on the human body and if they are kept away from it for more than a day or two; then they will die. As the name suggests head lice are to be found near the neck and behind the ears. If they are present in the scalp then one scratch himself/herself into a mental and nervous wreck.

To get rid of head lice the home remedy is to rinse you hair with vinegar; it would kill the lice to immediate effect. Rub your scalp with mayonnaise and brush it off after 2-3 hours. The lice would be brushed out dead by doing this. Another potent home remedy is to wash your hair with mouthwash. Herbal remedy is in the form of messaging your hair with lemon and butter and rinsing it off after 20 minutes. However, do not forget to shampoo and condition your hair after this. All these are proven remedies to get rid of head lice.

The jargon for hives is urticaria. If this thing happens to you then you would scratch yourself into mental and nervous wreck. It appears all over the body in the form of protrusions. It appears in such profusion that you would become a very sore creature indeed. They are red in color and are inflamed. They may disappear on their own; however, only to appear elsewhere. Usually it is the affect of some thing which you have eaten or imbibed and once you have discovered the source; you would need to abstain from it altogether. Anybody could suffer from this skin dysfunction.

However, there are some home and herbal remedies for this ailment. Cold compress works at times to alleviate the itching and pain. Calamine lotion also gives a lot of relief in hives. Milk of magnesia is also a very effective treatment for urticaria. You need to apply this lotion to the affected area. It would give a lot of relief from the itching. The drinking of herbal tea like peppermint and passion flower tea is also very beneficial for treating hives. Cornstarch and baking soda bath is also a good remedy for hives. Mix half a cup each of them in bathing water and have a bath with it.