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I Need Help Getting Rid of Lice Fast
I finally thought I would lose my mind I started looking for natural .... to Lowe's and get this flea and pest spraypowder and sprinklespray down the house ...
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- Herbal Essences has kept the lice away from my daughter this year. Knock on wood. My mother-in-law told me to try it, and I think it works. The rest of the kids at ...
- Is she getting them from her dads house, and is he taking all the steps to clean his house?
- Grab a huge jug of mayo, some shower caps, a fine took comb and a bottle os White Rain Coconut shampoo. Grease the heads with mayo and tuck under the showercap. ...
Help Me Keep This LICE Away
Sep 18, 2009 ... guy said it definitely was not lice didnt look like a flea too small ... Best Lawn and Garden Insect control concentrate finally got rid ...
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- Bless your heart. My daughter only had lice one time, but getting rid of it almost gave me a nervous breakdown. You definitely want to be careful with using Rid, it is...
- I know how you feel with the lice, I have found this product at the health food store and they have shampoo and a spray that works wonders, it got rid of the lice with...
- Hi K., I am sure you are frustrated. It is really un-nerving to deal with this issue! Be sure to wash all the bed linens in hot water, vacuum the entire house and p...
"WHAT In the WORLD Is Biting My CHILD????"
I try to avoid the problem by putting natural mosquito repellent on my son before .... were the cause of these bugs until I talked to a pest control company. ... Even if you don't have pets you could have fleas. My mom had fleas in her ...
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- Could there be chiggers ( or however you spell them) in the playground? I don't live in an area where there are any,but I hear they burrow under the skin and are quite...
- Sounds like it might be chiggers. Check out this link...it may be helpful. http://pediatrics.about.com/od/dermatologytopics/a/06_chiggers.htm Or this wiki page fo...
- I have a very similar story. My 2 year old son is a mosquito/ant magnet. If there is one in the vacinity, it will bite him. Like your daughter, he scratches the bit...
Unknown Food Allergy
... any flea products or pet soap might do it. or any cleaning produts you may have used. Helpful? .... Go to someone who is more into natural medicine. .... There is more to it then that but nothing that any of us have control over. ...
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- It could very well be the acid in the apple juice - especially if it has added citric or ascorbic acid, there is a rare but real allergy to ascorbic acid and it's in a...
- Here's my "If I were you" advice... Feed her only fruits & vegetables- a vegan diet- until the rash disappears. And even with fruits and vegetables, you may have to ...
- Please call me. I can probably help you. It sounds like she maybe be allergic to gluten and if she is this can have really bad side affects and cause a lot of health i...
Organic Flea Control for Home
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on April 21, 2008
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Hi group! I have a 3month old and my husband was playing with her in the nursery yesterday on a little play mat. Well we have 2 indoor outdoor cats and he noticed a ...
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- Last year when my daughter was also 3 months old we had a horrible flea infestation. You could not even walk into the living room without having twenty fleas jump on ...
- Get a big bag of sulpher and dust your yard. It takes a little work, but it keeps the fleas and ticks away... and it is relatively non-toxic. I used a can with holes...
- I have a booklet called Healthy Pets. It is a collection of stories from pet owners and there are 19 short stories under the heading of "Fleas". I will be happy to gi...
All Natural Flea Remedy???
Asked by P.R. from Dallas
on May 26, 2009
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Our dogs have fleas and they are bringing them inside. I do not want to use a bunch of chemicals because we have 3 small kids, but I am not sure what will work that i...
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- You could try citronella oil on them. I know fleas are repelled by that. Might keep them off the dogs and yourselves until they get under control. I've heard Borax is ...
- I'm sorry to tell you that you would be wasting your money and time trying to find something natural to work on these pests. Some will swear by them but you can not co...
- If you have carpets try Borax. I am not sure about natural remedies for the dogs, however. My cats got fleas a couple of years ago and I tried several treatments (in...
Cat Flea Treatment
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on June 9, 2009
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I have discovered my cat has fleas and am in need of recommendations for flea treatment. I know veterinarians recommend either advantage or frontline but is there anot...
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- J., We had an awful infestation of fleas and the Frontline wasn't working on its own. We got some fleabusters (http://www.fleabuster.com/) and applied it ourselves...
- J., I am an emergency veterinarian who sees the cases of the inexpensive flea treatment that turns into the 1000 dollar flea treatment. Please use advantage or front...
- Try your Vet for a free sample of Frontline or Advantage or maybe your local SPCA or animal shelter has a coupon you could use. You can use a flea comb for temporary ...
Non Toxic Flea Removal?
Asked by M.J. from Seattle
on October 20, 2008
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For the last week i have found fleas on myself and twice on my son. i believe they were brought in by the cat and are now in the carpet. Does anyone know if there's a ...
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- we have found orange peel to work really well. We discovered it after a vacation and we returned to flea population explosion while we were gone (YUCK!). I was desper...
- i just went through this with my dog, and i have a 3 year old and a 16 month old. the best way is to use salt and borax. if you don't want to use borax salt alone wil...
- Do you have a cat or dog? They need to be treated AND you need to vacuum the house, sofa, chairs, etc every three days. You need to do the laundry--bedding, sheet...
Flea Trouble
Asked by A.Y. from Los Angeles
on September 2, 2008
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I am having trouble with fleas. I hate using chemicals but got to the point that I had to use the foggers in the house. Then I found tons of them on the patio so spray...
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- My house got infested in the midst of a heat wave. I got some scrap wood and spread it with oil of eucalyptus and put the pieces of wood behind and under furniture. T...
- We just had them too and after spraying it took about 2 weeks to completely go away. You have to vacuum constantly because what happens is, the eggs are still in the ...
- This is messy, but it works and it is not toxic. Mix Borax and Salt 50/50 and put it in a flower shaker and put it EVERYWHERE. Let is sit for a few hours and then va...
Who Else Is Concerned with Chemicals Marketed for Pet Flea Control?
Asked by J.W. from New York
on April 12, 2008
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Im researching what chemical free products are available for those of us who are concerned with fleas and ticks this coming season. We've recently taken our Boxer "DUt...
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- Market America has some great non-toxic, biodegradable cleaning products. The first set are called Snap (they've got powerful odor-free disinfectant that kills Staf...
- A few years back when we got our dog, my girlfriend who has always been against treating her dog with chemicals/medications. Advise me for flea control she adds garli...
- I worked as a vet tech for many years before I had my baby. I am also very interested in having a more natural family. Let me tell you, though, that I can almost guara...
