Medical Definition of shingles. : an acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pain and caused by reactivation of the herpesvirus causing chicken poxâcalled also herpes zoster, zona, zoster.
Olive oil can help you get rid of adult lice by suffocating them. Youâll need to apply the oil by coating the hair well, and youâll need to leave it on the hair enough time. Time varies and no scientific studies could determine a time that would work for everyone; a minimum of eight hours is often suggested.
To prevent re-infection, place tea tree oil in a quart of water and use as a conditioner. This keeps tea tree oil in the hair at all times and the lice do not like this. Mayonnaise: Place mayonnaise on the hair as thick as possible (at least 1/4 inch thick through hair). Wrap hair in saran wrap and apply heat with a blow dryer for 20 minutes. The mayonnaise suffocates the lice and the heat helps release the glue on the nits making them easier to remove.