Reply To: Do I need to burn my bedding?

Forums Pubic lice Do I need to burn my bedding? Reply To: Do I need to burn my bedding?

    second_tuesday
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    Stop washing, you’ve done plenty. They don’t survive long away from a human host, so a normal hot wash of bedding, towels and recently worn clothes is enough. Anything you can’t wash can just be set aside for a few days.

    Nothing needs burning and you don’t need to shave either, which is the other thing people do out of panic. Treating properly and treating partners is what actually matters.

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