Silicon-oil products, or dimethicone products, are highly effective in treating lice, especially when used with a good metal lice comb.
Dimethicone oil is a common ingredient in hair conditioner. In lice formulations it coats the adult lice smothering them. As important, the oil coats and detangles the hair and makes it much easier for the metal lice comb to remove the eggs as well as the dead adult lice.
The Lice Clinics of America CURE! Lice Remover Kit liquid gel is dimethicone-based. It is applied to the hair using the provided dispenser. This enables a high level of dose control, just squeeze enough liquid gel to saturate and coat the hair near the scalp, then rake it into the hair with the dispenser until everything is wet with the gel.
After allowing the liquid gel to sit in the hair for 10-minutes, you will use the fine-tooth side of the dispenser and then the provided metal lice comb to remove lice and eggs. It’s easy and the entire process takes about an hour.
Enough liquid gel is provided for two treatments. The second treatment should be done 10-days after the first treatment as this is the optimal time to kill any lice that may have been missed in the first treatment before they mature and start to lay new eggs.