1 Close your eyes and cover eyelids with slices of raw potato or cucumber for 15-20 minutes. 2  Wash with warm water and apply a cream. 3  Grate a cucumber, squeeze to take out its juice and refrigerate. 4  Make a mixture of lemon juice, lanolin cream and cucumber juice and apply around the eye for 10-15 minutes.
If you choose to remove lice from household items, here are some tips: 1  To rid hair brushes, combs, barrettes, and other hair ornaments of lice, soak them in hot water [at least 130Â°F (54Â°C) ] for 5 to 10 minutes, soak them in isopropyl alcohol, or wash them with a shampoo that is used to treat head lice. Dry-cleaning or storing clothing in a plastic bag for 2 weeks will also destroy lice. 2  These methods are the main treatment for a person who has body lice. 3  Vacuum carpets, upholstery, and mattresses to remove hairs that might have live eggs attached. 4  You do not need to fumigate the house with insecticide sprays.
Head lice are the most common form of lice that are seen in infestations, especially among children between the ages of 4 and 13. Head lice only survive on human blood. Without a human hosts, most lice will only live for a maximum of 48 hours.This is why sealing clothes and toys after infection in a plastic bag is a great way to get rid of lice. Lice on a human host can survive two or three weeks. However, living lice lay eggs.ead lice are the most common form of lice that are seen in infestations, especially among children between the ages of 4 and 13. Head lice only survive on human blood. Without a human hosts, most lice will only live for a maximum of 48 hours.