I Need Advice on Preventing Head lice...please Help!!!

I am a hairdresser, and have had a daughter who got lice in school, and do not know of any products to repel them. Even when my daughter got them - no one else in the family did (we are a family of five). I spotted the problem early - which may have made a difference, but lice will go to any human head - regardless of the use of styling products. It is a really tough problem to deal with, and I have heard of others who had a hard time getting rid of them. The best way to repel is to ask your daughter to not share hats, scarves, hair ties, etc. with her friends - but unfortunately, that's one thing kids love to do!

there was a child in my daughters class that had lice repeatedly. some great advice i was given was to french braid my daughters hair tight and hairspray it. we have never had lice yet...

I've read many times that if you add a little tea tree oil to shampoo that it will repel lice. You could also just dab a little tea tree oil behind the ears and on the nape of the neck. It is a very strong smell, though, so I'd just stick with adding some to her regular shampoo. They also sell hair and body products with tea tree oil already in them.

I was once told that drying hair with a hairdryer helps. I had a little girl in my class one year (I was the teacher) who had lice the whole year. I did daily head checks, and never got lice myself. The school nurse told me it was because I dried my hair every day. Who knows if that's true, but I did make it through the year without getting it or taking it to my own kids.

Good luck keeping those buggers at bay. None of my kids have ever gotten it, but after dealing with the poor little girl in my class I know how very difficult it is to get rid of them and keep them gone.

S.,

A friend had recommended a Paul Mitchell scalp treatment a while back when my daughter was starting school and I was paranoid about head lice. It has tea tree oil in it. I can't say if it works or not, but my children have not had any lice yet.

S....my hairdresser suggested using a condition with Tea Tree oil in it. We found one at Target that didn't have a heavy odor (Tea Tree smells terrible!). He also suggested using hair spray on my daughter during "risky" seasons.

ways to get rid of lice:
Spray listerine (ORIGINAL FLAVOR) on head and cover with a cover with shower cap for about 2 hours, rinse out. Put vinegar on wet hair, let set for a few minutes, then use a nit comb and comb out hair.

I have also heard by many people that spraying listerine can be used a preventive measure. I have not tried it, though when my daughter starts school I am going to give it a try. Good luck

my niece had them last year and I didn't get them and I was told the same thing... that it's cause I use hairspray! you should treat the hair 3 days after the first treatment and again in another 3 days to make sure you got all the lice and all the eggs.

I have heard of quite a few people swearing by Avon's Skin So Soft original oil mixed with water and sprayed onto the hair. It repels the lice. I'm not sure of the ratio. You would want just enough water so the spray would not make the hair oily.

hmmm..actually i heard that Paul Mitchell from hair salons has a shampoo with tea tree oils..i for got the name of the shampoo,,but i have seen it.. and has worked to prevent them from your hair.

My cousin is a beautician and told me 14 yrs ago,that tea tree works wonders. I always give my children their baths in the evening and put mousse with tea tree in their heads about a 1/4 inch from the scalp. I started this when my 21 y/o was in second grade and she never got them again. Now,so far so good with my 3rd grader and 1st grader.Don't go buying the expensive items that are advertised. Just look at the ingredients and anything with tea tree is good to use.

Hi S.; There is a product called Quell Shampoo, buy some and wash everyones hair with it. Follow directions because you have to leave it on your head for 20 min. or so before you wash your hair. Then take EVERYTHING in your house;sheets bedding,etc and wash it with Lysol. Then Do Not let your daughter stay with that friend again. Your children should be taught Never to use anyone's comb,brush,hair bands,hair ties,etc. Lice is extremely contagious. Also you should know that the incubation for head lice is 7 to 10 days. They are very hard to get rid of. Good Luck
Oh, you can buy Quell or Kwell Shampoo at any drug store or Walmart in the medicated shampoo isle.
V. S
V. S.

Go buy tea tree shampoo. ( you can buy it at the beauty supply store and it is not expensive) this prevents lice from sticking to the hair shaft because it has tea tree oil in it. Believe me it works.
Good luck.T.

my girls would get it all the time. I bought tee tre oil and add it to our shampoo. About 20 - 30 drops, just shake the shampoo before use. thier heads have been clean for about 11 months now. It was nice going a school year without it. Good luck.