Open Access‘‘Anti-lice Protector Shampoo’’: Clinical Study Shows Lack of Efficacy of Coconut Oil Derivatives in the Elimination of Head Louse Infestation
Author(s) -
Ian Burgess,
Nazma A Burgess
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6361
Subject(s) - shampoo , coconut oil , pediculosis , toxicology , tea tree oil , infestation , louse , biology , traditional medicine , essential oil , medicine , veterinary medicine , botany , food science , zoology , pathology
Coconut oil and its derivatives are widely thought to kill head lice by occlusion and asphyxiation. There is no evidence in support of coconut derivative-based products sold to treat pediculosis. This study was designed to test one such product.
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