lice thread?

[mtemm]

a month or so ago there was at thread about dealing with lice. well, my sister just called and my niece has it, so was trying to find the thread to send to her. does anyone have a link to it?

 

[PatsMom]

I don't have a link but I can tell you from experience that it is not fun! If someone hasn't already told your sister, mayo works pretty good. I did the chemical shampoo, then an hour under a shower cap slathered with mayo, then combing out nits. The mayo smothers any live bugs the shampoo misses and makes the hair slippery so it is easier to comb the nits.

Combing good and washing everything in hot water and vacuuming good seem to be crucial in getting rid of an infestation. Don't forget the car!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Are you talking about this link? It was in my favorites.

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/theliceprogram/index.html

Then you have the lice comb page, licemeister. I bought this comb. It does work well.

http://www.headlice.org/licemeister/index.htm

 

[mtemm]

thanks! I'm actually looking for the thread that ran on here.

 

[nkjzmom]

We dealt with this last year. A hairdresser recommended baby oil or olive oil to help with combing out the nits. I much prefer those to mayo! Also she mentioned that washing your hair with a lavender scented shampoo/conditioner would keep them away...there is something about the lavendar that the lice don't like. I don't know if this is true but we haven't had any come back. Hallelujah! It was a pain!

 

[Justanopinion]

I don't know what thread you are referring to but what to give you this advice.

Do not waste money on shampoos and combs.

Go buy a .50 bottle of rubbing alcohol. Flip the head over, pouring the alcohol from ear to ear along the hairline. Then flip head backwards, again pour alcohol along the hairline from hear to hear.

Depending on the childs age, you can put a wash cloth over eyes or nose to cover the smell. If child is really young put the alcohol in a spray bottle and spray on.

Put a plastic on the head for one hour. A walmart bag, saran wrap, or an actual shower cap.

This will not only kill all the lice but there will be no need for combing.

I promise you this will work. Have done this several times with several family members.

 

[bananda]

i dont know the link. but you can use a hair straightener to kill the lice.

 

[SandrA9810]

My aunt's once and for all method. Vaseline.

My sister and I used to get lice all the time from school, got sent home on a few occasions too. Well my aunt heard on the news about using vaseline on the head. The one minor problem, was she didn't remember how to get it out. After about 2-3 days of greasy hair, pulled back into a ponytail/braid to try to make it less obvious, we found that simple green works. And simple green is a non-chemical degreaser (or something like that, it's less harsh than others). My aunt and I both had greasy hair, she didn't want to take any chances of getting them. But I never did get them again after that, and that was May 1997. I also remember it vividly because my aunt chopped my hair off to my shoulders and I was very bitter at her, and I have yet to cut my hair that much ever since.

The key to getting rid of them, is cleaning towels and bed linens in hot water. For furniture and flooring you can use a flea powder/spray (Adams I feel is best). Lice, fleas, roaches, they all fall under the same category. Don't forget the back packs, brushes, and anything else kids put their hair near to.

Rids and all the other shampoos are waste of money. They might kill off some, but they don't do much after the second go around. I think it's the fact of life, especially when kids are in school, as nasty as those little buggers are.

 

[mlynn]

I was just at my daughter yearly and she said Lice is really bad this year. She said if my girls get to call and get the RX lice shampoo because the over the counter doesn't kill it.