Can a person be treated successfully with natural products such as olive oil, mayonnaise, or petroleum jelly?
There are no guarantees with any of the treatment options, and any treatment is only as good as the person who is administering it. It is very difficult to suffocate lice. If these techniques are used, they must be combined with tremendous amounts of nit combing to remove all bugs and nits. In my opinion, isolation of the infested person is mandatory for not less than two days, since the method leaves a big margin for human error. I recommend using OTC treatments twice at a ten-day interval while using the other methods as back up in between. It is crucial to break through the life cycle of the lice by getting all of the bugs and eggs out of the head before new generations are allowed to prosper.