When wisdom teeth emerge, they break through the gums, causing a flap of tissue to grow over them. Food can become trapped in this flap and a serious infection can occur, resulting in the necessary surgical procedure. In addition, wisdom teeth must be extracted if they grow in crooked or face the wrong direction.
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.
Now, there's a new option in pharmacies that might just make that note less dreadful. The prescription lotion Sklice (ivermectin) may safely knock out head lice in one 10-minute, comb-free treatment, according to a new study supported by Sklice manufacturer Topaz Pharmaceuticals, now Sanofi Pasteur. The findings appears in New England Journal of Medicine.