{"id":11898,"date":"2021-09-26T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/?p=11898"},"modified":"2021-09-23T17:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T15:01:57","slug":"lice-old-and-new-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/en\/lice-old-and-new-remedies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lice: old and new remedies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Lice<\/b> represent an age-old problem for humans; these parasites that feed on blood have proved to be particularly tenacious and still threaten our daily lives, despite the clear general improvement in hygiene conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To combat lice infestations, the most disparate <b>methods<\/b> have been used over the centuries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the use of <b>mercury-based solutions<\/b> and <b>ointments<\/b>;<\/li>\n<li>rinses with white <b>vinegar<\/b> diluted in water;<\/li>\n<li><b>complete shaving<\/b>, a radical solution practiced especially among the most basic social classes and in the communities where they lived closely, such as barracks and boarding schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But the remedy par excellence against lice was the<b> fine-tooth comb<\/b>, like the ones we keep in our shop; for greater effectiveness, the comb could be immersed in olive oil which, thanks to its consistency, made it possible to capture lice and eggs (<strong>nits<\/strong>) and at the same time moisturize the irritated areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11932\" style=\"width: 944px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11932\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anticabarbieriacolla_pettinedentistretti.jpg\" alt=\"Pettine per pidocchi\" width=\"934\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anticabarbieriacolla_pettinedentistretti.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anticabarbieriacolla_pettinedentistretti-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anticabarbieriacolla_pettinedentistretti-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/anticabarbieriacolla_pettinedentistretti-600x642.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An ancient fine-tooth comb made of bone kept at Antica Barbieria Colla<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although today there are various chemical products to treat lice and there are even electric combs on the market, the fine-tooth comb remains <b>the most valid remedy<\/b>, especially to eliminate nits that are very small and tend to &#8220;stick&#8221; to the hair and the scalp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The intervention with the comb is an operation that requires time and patience, it should preferably be carried out in daylight, near a window, repeated for several days and at the end it is essential to soak the comb in boiling water to eliminate the eggs .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lice represent an age-old problem for humans; these parasites that feed on blood have proved to be particularly tenacious and&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anticabarbieriacolla.com\/en\/lice-old-and-new-remedies\/\" title=\"Read Lice: old and new remedies\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[348,345,346,347],"class_list":["post-11898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-finetoothcomb","tag-lice","tag-nits","tag-remedies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lice: old and new remedies - Antica Barbieria Colla Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lice represent an age-old problem for humans; 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