The  eco.kid range of haircare products for kids from Australia is everything a eco-parent could want, and more.  It’s biodegradable, wild harvested, waterway friendly and organically certified.  And while it’s not a head-lice shampoo, eco.kid products do help to prevent head lice because as with many things in life, prevention is better than cure.  They do this by creating an environment that is very unpleasant to head-lice.

eco.kid Prevent Shampoo gently cleanses the hair without damaging the sensitive balance of natural oils on the scalp. It contains 100% botanical essential oils, releasing pure fumes from the hair and scalp which assist to repel insects. It also contains natural terpenes and hydrocarbons that will attack the outer protective lipase coating of head-lice, delivering phyto-chemicals which attack the insect’s nervous system.

eco.kid Nourish Conditioner carries on where the Prevent Shampoo stops, using the same natural technique of discouraging head-lice.  It also feeds growing hair.  Nourish conditioner contains plant-derived moisturisers that naturally bind and sustain moisture and nourish away knots and tangles. Gentle anti-inflammatory peptides soothe sensitive scalps and re-balance the natural protective mantle of the skin. It is an effective detangler and promotes healthy shiny hair.

eco.kid Daily Leave-in Tonic contains plant-derived moisturisers that naturally bind and sustain moisture to nourish away knots and tangles.  The natural phyto-chemicals contained in the essential oils that make up 3% of the product discourage head-lice and attack their central nervous system.

There are two eco.kid styling products for really cool hair a matte styling clay, and a shaping paste.  Again both of these contain natural bug discouraging ingredients.

And for when and if the beasties do strike, there’s the eco.kid Lice Bomb.  This product is 100% essential oils which delivers an aggressive attack on head lice and their eggs. The natural terpenes and hydrocarbons contained in essential oils are safe and completely non-toxic to humans, but instantly dissolve away any protective lipase coating on the exoskeleton of lice or lice eggs enabling the full potential of the essential oils to attack the insect.  Lice Bomb needs to be used in conjunction with a nit comb.