Even after treatment, viable eggs may hatch and young nymphs emerge. Isopropyl myristate (IPM) and cyclomethicone D5 do not have an effect on egg development. Only after the operculum (the opening ...

Isopropyl myristate/cyclomethicone D5 (IPM/D5) extracted the same specific cuticular wax hydrocarbons as those identified by Scherer to be critical to the survival of the head louse, therefore it ...