Eradicating Head Lice
While adult lice will usually die within twenty four hours of leaving the infected person’s scalp, that amount of time is more than sufficient to spread the infestation. Therefore, sheets, pillow cases, blankets, and stuffed animals should be put in a hot clothes dryer for thirty minutes to kill head lice on them. It used to be recommended that stuffed animals should be bagged for a few weeks to ensure that all adult lice and eggs were killed, but that is no longer considered necessary. The entire house should also be carefully vacuumed.