Head Lice: Older Child
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Lice
Asked by T.M. from Philadelphia
on March 19, 2009
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We have our first bout of lice :( I have spent hours doing the girls hair with the lice shampoo and comb. I cannot for the life of me get out all of the eggs! Is th...
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- Unfortunately, my daughter had lice last summer. I only found 2 bugs but the nits would not go away! I treated her hair but the nits were still there. My mom read t...
- My daughter has had lice twice, first in third grade, and then fifth. The first time, after doing research on the net, I realized she had it for 2-3 months (I felt lik...
- Grab ahold of the eggs between your fingernails and pull out - this seems to work better than the comb. There is discussion about whether or not the shampoo kills the ...
Head Lice
Asked by K.H. from Janesville-Beloit
on August 16, 2007
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HELP my 4 year old step-daughter got head lice last Friday, it is now Wednesday night. We did the shampoo on Friday and Saturday and then Tuesday we went to the doctor...
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- Hi K.: It sounds like the nits weren't completely removed the first attempt. Try the shampooing again. (RID) Also, purchase the lice removal comb at Wal-Greens. ...
- When my oldest started school she had that problem. we had to put olive oil in her hair overnight and put a shower cap on. then in the morning we had to sit for severa...
- I highly recommend going to the healthfood store and picking up a tea tree oil shampoo. My 3 yr old had lice last year and I used the harsh, expensive store treatment...
Head Lice
Asked by S.Z. from Oklahoma City
on June 11, 2008
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My 9 year old has been scratching like a monkey lately so I checked him out and sure enough found head lice. I understand that these things happen and I treated the p...
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- Call the health department. You will not have to break your custody agreement the health department will not let him go back to his fathers until HE takes care of the ...
- Contact your attorney. It seems like to me that you could do some kind of emergency thing where he won't have to go back over there until his house has been checked ou...
- I would recommend talking to an attorney, or letting your ex know that you will be talking to an attorney if he isn't willing to do what is necessary and responsible a...
What Really Works for Head Lice?
Asked by S. from Dallas
on May 21, 2008
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Our school has an epidemic of head lice! Now we are having to deal with it, along with our nearest neighbors. What really works, and what should I avoid? Thanks for an...
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- use dog shampoo, its cheap and it works, make sure it says on there it will kill lice. then just comb out the nits
- Apply Melaleuca oil directly to the scalp and then wash hair with a shampoo that contains Melaleuca oil. This works as a treatment and as a preventative!
- Walgreens has a product called "lice ice" that is supposed to be the one to get. I have heard it is easier to use than most of the other treatments. Good Luck!
Lice Help
Asked by T.W. from Chicago
on January 8, 2011
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I have head lice and need someone to pick these nits out of my head. I used the lice shampoo twice and combed out at least 2 dozen nits but I don't know if they're all...
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- I think getting lice professionally removed will be quite expensive. When my daughgter had lice sometime ago, I mixed a few drops of tea tree oil in coconut oil and ma...
- Is your child in school? Go to the school nurse and ask her/him. They are trained to look for that.
- Ugh! That was my worst fear when my daughter had it this fall. Who would pick my hair? I did end up having a friend who was an experienced picker come over (she worked...
Head Lice - Oh Man
Asked by L.P. from Minneapolis
on August 17, 2008
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A stylist found nits on my daughter's head yesterday and we've been lice busting ever since. She and I both seem to have it. We've used Nix and now are picking nits ...
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- I didn't see anybody mention this, but when my brother and sister were in elementary school it seemed like they kept passing it back and forth, and we had gotten to th...
- Wow you got a lot of responses so far so I didn't read through them. This is what I learned between having a neice who brought it home from camp.. while we were visit...
- It is a bear - but maybe this will help you laugh a little or at least know you are not alone! http://www.familytimesinc.com/FT_0708/drMom_0708.htm
Help! Head Lice
Asked by S.D. from Kalamazoo
on April 4, 2008
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I need some advice and help. My daughters 12 & 5 have been dealing with head lice for months. My oldest daughter has thick curly hair and my youngest has long straig...
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- Actually it's the kids with the clean hair that get lice most of the time. When you have hairspray or mousse in your hair, the lice have no way to cling to the hair. O...
- They have a leave in spray you can get at Walgreens to help prevent head lice. I used it after my daughter and I got head lice at a daycare I worked at. I dont know if...
- Get yourself some tea tree oil and put it in the regular shampoo. Or mix it with oil and massage it into scalp. Don't put it on straight, though, because essential o...
Lousy Lice
Asked by B.H. from Nashville
on September 27, 2006
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Hi, I'm in need of some advice... My sister-in-law has custody of her neice, who is five. Every other weekend I take her to give my sister a break, the other weekend i...
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- Mix some vinegar and water, then comnb out the nits! Its the only thing that helped me when my daughter had it for 2 weeks! Kathy
- Oh my! We went through this when my oldest daughter was in 1st grade (now 15 yrs old). WHAT A NIGHTMARE! There was a girl in her class who kept "sharing" lice with ...
- I'm having the same problem- have you gotten any good tips yet?
Help with Lice
Asked by S.A. from Spokane
on January 29, 2007
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Ok so I have a stepdaughter age 5 and we have been dealing with lice pretty much non stop since she was 15 months old. We have contacted CPS and the response we get i...
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- Does your stepdaughter go to kindergarten yet?...if so you may want to speak to the school about the problem and suggest they call CPS and let them know what the situa...
- I had this problem with my daughter when she started school we couldn't keep her from getting close to the other kids. So anyway...Have you heard of Melaleuca? It wi...
- Dear S. A. , Well, for one thing, I am wondering if your stepdaughter's birth mother realizes that she has to clean the sheets, blankets, pillows, and things that ...
HEAD LICE - It Won't Go Away!!
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on February 19, 2008
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My 7 year old brought lice home from school a month ago. I have treated her hair 5 times with the store bought RID kit. I have washed everything in my house many time...
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- 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. Cont...
- 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 & complet...
- 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 d...
