You can treat lice and their eggs with prescription or over-the-counter medicines. After treatment, your skin may still itch for a week or more. This is because of your body's reaction to the lice.
Why does my scalp itch after lice?
If you’re experiencing itchiness on your scalp after lice are gone, it could be due to reasons such as healing louse bites, dry scalp resulting from treatment, incomplete treatment, or psychosomatic itching . A combination of any of these reasons could also be responsible.
Can lice be treated?
Not doing so only partially solves the problem. In reality, a partial solution is no solution at all. It’s necessary to first complete the treatment before expecting itchy conditions to stop.