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.
This method is as simple as it gets: use mayonnaise to suffocate head lice. Thanks to the oil contained in it, these little vermin will not escape when you cover your head with full-fat mayonnaise and leave it like that for eight hours by hiding your hair under a shower cap.