5 Ways to Get Rid of Beg Bugs in Hair

Can bed bugs really live in your hair? You know the nasty critters can infest your bed, furniture, and clothing. Given the opportunity, they feast on your skin until they’re full to bursting. I have positive news, though: bed bugs cannot live in your hair. They can get into it, bite your scalp, and leave welts, but they can’t survive in your hair. However, that doesn’t mean you’ll never have to deal with an infestation.

 

How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs from Hair

Even though you know the truth about whether bed bugs can really live in your hair, you should still take precautions to recognize and eliminate them. They can’t infest your hair, but they can still cause you pain.

Any little guy in your locks is just going to jump off onto your bed or couch, so you have to get them out of your hair. Adult bed bugs are only a quarter of an inch wide.

They look like apple seeds, but they’re brownish red, and their abdomens are oval-shaped. Their tummies turn vivid red after they’ve fed. Bearing all that in mind, here’s how to get bed bugs out of your hair.

 

Comb It Out

Since bed bugs can live in your hair, your primary objective is to get them the hell out of there. Combing helps. Comb your hair as often as possible, and wash it nearly as frequently. Anyone with facial hair needs to comb and wash, as well.

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Use Alcohol

Nope, I don’t mean booze, although you might want to pour a glass of wine or two just to deal with your bed bug debacle. Rubbing alcohol can make bed bugs back off your coif. Either add it to your shampoo or rinse your hair with a bit of it before washing.

 

Cedar Oil

Cedar oil and products with cedar oil are helpful when dealing with bed bugs. Add a few drops to your body wash, shampoo, and conditioner. Just be aware that cedar oil may cause an itch of its own.

 

Toil with Oil

To win the battle against bed bugs living in your hair, oil is a panacea. Apply olive or mineral oil to your hair, then cover your entire head with a shower cap and leave it on overnight. This method efficiently smothers the bed bugs, their larvae, and their eggs. The next morning, wash your hair with lice shampoo.

 

Hit the Spa

A sauna can kill bed bugs fast. Even if you make a steam room in your bathroom, just get the temperature up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or thereabouts. High temperatures ruin bed bugs.

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In closing, bed bugs can really live in your hair, but not for the long term. You won’t get an infestation, but you might get some bites. Today’s bed bugs are resistant to most insecticides, which is why they’re a problem again. Have you ever had bed bugs?