HEAD LICE - It Won't Go Away!!

You need to get rid of it in everything...pillows, toys, rugs, curtains, your car seats, clothes, etc...

This may sound weird, but it works. My daughter also got head lice at school and it seemed like they would never go away. My father-in-law went on the CDC website and then talked to the pharmacist. They both said the same thing. Get Listerine (the good old-fashioned yellow kind, not the mint) and soak their hair in it. Wrap the hair with saran-wrap and let it sit for 2 hours. After that, wash the hair with shampoo ONLY. Once you have washed the hair, use NIX (follow the directions on the box). Also, the pharmacist said to get a metal comb and use it, not the plastic ones that come in the box. We did this treatment once and we haven't seen anymore signs of them. Hope this helps.

S.,

You are not going to like this because it is a daughter and not a son, but sometimes the best way to rid lice is to shave the kid's head. Dramatic? Yes...but the doc is right...RID is a chemical and you really don't want to use it multiple times. The hair will grow back...but lice can also damage the follicles if left untreated or she has them for a long time, so I know it is not a great idea, especially for a 7 year old. Better if it were summer time and not at school....but if the other home remedies don't work, that may be a last option...but do make sure that you are really cleaning everything else she contacts too!

HI S., my son got head lice really bad for a couple of months cause he had really thick curly hair. So we went to the doctor and she told us to use the other type of Head lice treatment. I can't remember what its called but that RID doesn't work. The other one is like 12 bucks for it. But it is totally worth it. We used it once combed his hair and we were done!!! Hope that helps. Next time I am at Target I will look at that name of that other product!! :-)

Oh the dreaded head lice. I did not read all posts,but mayonaise finally did it for us. You will probably have to do it a couple of times due to the life cycle of the eggs/nits and I agree with the blow drying.

Make sure you put all their bedding, stuffed animals, anything they sleep with in a trash bag. Then I recommend this comb http://www.headlice.org/licemeister/index.htm

It's time consuming to comb through their hair with this, but well worth it, because you can see the eggs & lice coming off on the comb. I highly recommend it.

Hi S. - when my kids' Elementary school became concerned about the regular use of lice treatments on children, the school nurse recomended a treatment with creamy conditioner and white vinegar. The same year, I watched an old movie, where the kids' nanny used the same method. My friends and I tried it on our kids and it worked great. It's completely save to use. Let me know, if you want the instructions. E.

One morning my 9 year old son got out of the shower complaining with his head itching and I told him he probably wasn't shampooing his hair good nor rinsing it well. I looked at his head and saw LOTS of black specks so at first I thought that he had left dirt in his blonde hair. I then saw a bug crawl on his scalp and I went nuts! I am a hairstylist (12 years) and not once have I had to deal with lice. I also checked my 3rd child who had long curly hair, she also had it. The other 2 were okay. I did do the RID shampoo for 2 days and sprayed the carpet and mattresses! I also used crisco oil on their hair and wrapped it with plastic wrap. Sometimes the bugs will bury in the scalp. If this is the case you either suffocate them or you can use a cheap perm and comb it through the hair and scalp. It wont be that harmful on the hair if you only leave it a few minutes. Do not forget to also use the neutrilizer. You have to wash everything in really hot water because the bugs and eggs can survive in submersed water up to 5 minutes. Hope this helps.

I've heard the electric lice combs work great.

http://www.liceguard.com/?gclid=CLOQgu-A0ZECFSgaYAodaT9Njg

Also make sure you are taking care of the home so she doesn't get reinfested. Wash EVERYTHING in hot water after she uses it once until the infestation is gone. Take all stuffed animals, pillows, non-washable bedding, etc out of her room and put it in the garage in garbage bags. After a couple weeks you can put them all back. Check with her teacher; make sure she's not sharing hats/brushes/combs/clips with other girls at school.

Good Luck, and let us know if the electronic comb works!

my nieces used to get lice all the time when they were little. This is what we found would work when nothing else would: get some Seabreeze facial astringent & completly soak the hair & scalp, wrap it in a towel or a shower cap & sleep with it in your hair. The next morning wash hair like normal & they will be gone. I have no clue how or why it works but it worked great for them. Hope you get rid of it soon...it's a huge hassle!!

I just looked in my book and I have some things that will most likely work. The products are safe and can be used over and over again, as long as you need to.

Contact me and we can talk!

T.
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