Rastaguard Lice and Mites Prevention and Treatment
Here is the recipe for Rastaguard, my anti mites and lice treatment. You will add this to 1 liter of the simplest shampoo, conditioner, or body wash you can find. Usually, they carry the 1 liter bottles at Careline outlet stores. The oils, you can find at Superpharm or most other pharmacies. If you don’t want to make your own, you can buy some from me.
- 25 drops Tea Tree (ti tree) oil
- 15 drops eucalyptus oil
- 15 drops rosemary (rosmarin) oil
- 10 drops mint oil
- 5 drops bergamot oil
- 5 drops lavender oil
- 2 drops citronella oil or 5 drops orange oil
Turn the bottle over and over again to mix it somewhat, and then shake vigorously. Let it settle before using.
Rastaguard Body and Hair Oil
The recipe above plus
- .5 liter mineral oil (baby oil or “liquid paraffin”)
- .5 liter olive oil
- 1 heaping tablespoon unrefined shea butter
- 1 teaspoon oblipicha (sea buckthorn) oil
Shake vigorously until the shea butter is dissolved into the rest of the oil. It may take a few days with a few sessions of shaking.
The reason I use mineral oil in this recipe, even though I would normally use only vegetable oils for other purposes is because mites and lice HATE mineral oil. It gunks up their system and eventually they die of starvation.
Usage
Prevention
When the weather begins to get warm, use the shampoo once every week to two weeks, and the body and hair oil once a week.
Treatment
Use the shampoo every second day for one week. Use it once a week or every two weeks thereafter.
Use the body wash every day that you shower for up to two weeks. Be advised that if you are also using a crotamiton cream, your skin will become very sensitive, so you should stop using the Rastaguard body wash and the oil on your body after 2 weeks. Continue to use the shampoo every week or 2 weeks though.
Warnings!
Do not use the Rastaguard body oil in your body’s creases. It is only for the arms, legs, and hair.
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