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In February 2016, a meme asserting that the soft drink Coca-Cola was an effective solution for eliminating head lice began circulating on social media. Although this claim has frequently appeared in answers to lice-related questions on web sites such as MamaPedia and Budget 101, it has not been vetted by any authoritative source. The Coca-Cola lice remedy is also mentioned in the miscellaneous treatments section of Itch No More, an Australian business that specializes in head lice removal, but the company provides no information on how that method ostensibly works: The National Pediculosis Association, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about head lice infestations (and selling lice combs, a removal method that's endorsed by the American Academy of Dermatology) said in an e-mail response that they had never heard Coca-Cola as a lice remedy, nor could they provide any scientific reasoning why it would work: The organization stated that the effectiveness of these methods, such as Coca-Cola, may only appear to work due to the determination of the parents: Coca-Cola is not an officially endorsed product for removing head lice, and while some people may have found the beverage to be seemingly effective on an individual basis, there is no evidence that this is a reliable method of lice removal. If you're trying to get rid of your nits, it's probably best to stick to the tried-and-true methods: a lice comb, medicated shampoo, and patience.
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