Abrasive pediculicide compositions comprising materials, kits, and methods of use

#The present technology relates generally to pediculicide compositions, method of use, and kits thereof. In particular, disclosed herein are improved pediculicide compositions comprising one or more abrasive materials, methods and kits thereof. The present technology is useful for treating human head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, through abrasives, to break up and disintegrate lice and nits, in a human infestation.

#The following description is provided to assist the understanding of the reader. None of the information provided or references cited is admitted to be prior art to the present technology.

#Head lice are parasitic insects that infest a person's head and neck. Lice live off the scalp by drawing small amounts of blood. Each louse can lay about 7 to 10 eggs, also known as nits, every 7 to 10 days, thereby allowing the lice to multiply relatively rapidly. Prior to the nits hatching, there is a strong glue-like bond formed between the shaft of the hair and the nits, which makes it very difficult to separate the nits from the hair and remove the nits.

#The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here. Various embodiments are described hereinafter. It should be noted that the specific embodiments are not intended as an exhaustive description or as a limitation to the broader aspects discussed herein. One aspect described in conjunction with a particular embodiment is not necessarily limited to that embodiment and can be practiced with any other embodiment(s).

#So that the present invention may be more readily understood, certain terms are first defined. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which embodiments of the invention pertain. Many methods and materials similar, modified, or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice of the embodiments of the present invention without undue experimentation, the preferred materials and methods are described herein. In describing and claiming the embodiments of the present invention, the following terminology will be used in accordance with the definitions set out below.

#The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and similar referents in the context of describing the elements (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context.