Twins suffer one of the worst cases of head lice in the country

[Editor's note: names have been changed to protect their identities]

Bea and Berna are twins and like most twins, they share absolutely everything —from clothes to hairstyles, all the way to head lice!

According to a "Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho" episode on Sunday, Bea was the only one with head lice, but when Berna started helping Bea get rid of her lice, they soon transferred to her hair as well!

According to the children's aunt, the twins had hundreds of head lice roaming on their scalp.

It's so bad that the lice can't be killed one by one anymore. The adults actually put the lice on a piece of paper and actually kill it with a rock or they burned the lice alive.

The twins have complained of countless times they couldn't even fall asleep because of how much their head itched.

According to their aunt, the twins could have gotten the lice because they would usually play outside under the heat of the sun, or because the twins weren't very fond of taking a bath.

Dr. Grace Carole P. Beltran, dermatologist, said that lice are common during summer season since this is when children play. Lice are fond of moist areas such as children's sweaty heads. The parasite is transmitted from one head to another through direct contact or sharing of things such as caps, ponytails and combs.

According to the twin's mother and aunt, they've tried so many products just to get rid of the lice. They've tried baby oil, gas and even a fabric conditioner!

The twins' aunt said they would put the gas on a cotton ball and wipe it on the children's head. The mother said that she heard it was effective as long as the children would wash it off right after.

But instead of healing the children, it actually made their scalp much itchier.

That's when the mother decided to just shave the twins' hair off since their head lice was just getting worse and started to smell already.

The mother was afraid that if the twins won't shave their hair off, the lice would go to their brain and cause cancer.

Bea was the first one who got her hair shaved off voluntarily and admittedly said that her head felt much better. Berna, on the other hand, kept refusing the treatment.

When her condition worsened, Berna finally agreed and her teacher, Dada, cut her hair off.

Teacher Dada got emotional while she cut Berna's hair not only because of the tons of lice on her head but also because she found so many wounds on the child's head.

She said that it was as if the child was taken care of too late already.

However, despite the twins shaving their hair off, some lice continued to roam on their scalp. The twins continued to feel bad since they couldn't even go out to play. Their own mother told them not to since they would only get teased by their playmates.

Even their neighbors were scared that their own children will be infected with the head lice.

The twins felt humiliated being mistaken for boys. More than that, they just wanted to heal because they missed going to school everyday already.

After finding out about their situation, the KMJS team took the twins to a dermatologist.

The doctor found out that Bea's lice are gone but Berna's severe lice infestation led to another condition called Pityriasis amiantacea, or extreme scaling of the scalp. The doctor showed their mother how to properly treat the lice.

The doctor said that using other chemicals can just lead to further damage.

Dra. Beltran reminds parents to stay away from harmful chemicals and use anti-lice shampoos and lotions instead. — Kaela Malig/LA, GMA News