Nit shampoo for schools.

[claire21]

http://www.lice.co.uk/schools/nitfreechallenge.htm

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[okiegirl]

thank you,bout time school did something about the constant nit problem!

[saintscouple]

Some may find this thread of interest http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=552783

[welshdeedee]

30 free bottles of Nice n Clear will be provided to schools who register for the challenge.

30 free bottles will be provided to schools who register for the challenge. All we ask for in return is your feedback on Nice ‘n Clear.

http://www.lice.co.uk/schools/sellnicenclear.htm

Good luck!!

[bella165]

thanks ive just sent my local school the link

[JoJoArmani]

link not working?

[Mine's a guinness]

thank you,bout time school did something about the constant nit problem!

Wow, what a cop out. If parents checked their own child's hair on a regular basis there wouldn't be a nit problem. How about all schools send a member of staff round to each child's house on a weekly basis, maybe they could help them out with their homework, rustle them up a healthy meal and sort out any other problems whilst they are checking them for nits!

I think this offer is great, the bottles could be passed to members of staff who've caught nits off the kids in their class because some parents just can't be @rsed with their own responsibilities.

[Goofygaz]

Quite agree with you. I work in a school and legally all we can do is inform the parents/carers and send letters home.
As for feeding the children, helping them to do their homework and providing toothbrush, toothpaste and showering stuff, we do that at my school already !!!
Unfortunately it is frustrating when your child gets nits especially when you have cleared them up only for them to catch them again.
I would send the children home and them not to return untilL cleared, but in general the children who generally suffer are better of in school as at least they are safe, fed and learning and hopefully having fun.
Sorry if I have upset anyone, and I know all schools are different but I don't think people always realise what we have to do and no I am not a teacher on teachers wages I am a humble teaching assistant.
Thankyou for letting me vent and excuse any spelling mistakes.......:rotfl:

[Jessbehan]

In fact, in the last couple of years a school has been taken to the human rights courts for sending a child home with nits. Our council has advised school's not to send home full stop.

Thanks for this post, members of staff will really need these on hand!

[juneville]

thanks for that, just registered local school. I've just bought the nitty gritty comb (£9.99 from boots, chemists), sounds expensive but uses cheap conditioner, not chemical stuff etc. Gets rid of nits and eggs in one go, just need to repeat twice a week for a fortnight. The comb is guaranteed for life as well.
http://www.nittygritty.co.uk (http://www.nittygritty.co.uk)

[morticia1296]

I would send the children home and them not to return untilL cleared, but in general the children who generally suffer are better of in school as at least they are safe, fed and learning and hopefully having fun.

Excues me "GOOFYGAZ" i really hope your not saying that all kids that get nits are all the sort of kids that are in danger at home...
My child has had nits on a couple of occassions, and under no circumstances is she generally suffering, unsafe, unfed, or not having fun at home. I think for someone that works in a school your views are very blinkered.
You should have more tact and check yourself before you add posts in future, and yes with comments like that i'm sure you've upset quite a few parents.

By the way, all children can catch nits, clean, dirty or otherwise - learn the facts first.

[ahsar32]

just thought i'd say you can get the nitty gritty comb on prescription from your nurse/doctor, they cost around a tenner in my local chemist but worth every penny plus if it breaks you can send it back to the address on the packet and they will send you a new one as it's supposed to be unbreakable.

I downloaded a letter from here and gave it to my nurse.
http://www.nittygritty.co.uk

[mrs-moneypenny]

mine caught them from school (the primary in particular) and its so frustrating but i find them and deal with it as i check the hair regularly, (with having 5 kids i dont want them spreading through the house so i check regularly and when there a problem i check daily as soon as we get home from school so they are removed before they breed! the problem is made worse by people who dont bother checking so those poor children have vast colonies of the things to share amongst the class,
I work in the school and policy there is if we see a 'walker' ie live louse, the family get a phone call to collect their child and are asked to treat the problem before returning. No proof is needed or questions asked about the treatment.
We CANNOT look for anything even if we suspect child has them, if while looking for a bump when child has banged head we see them that is ok but you cant go checking.

Any child can get head lice, clean well cared for loved children for stable families are just as likley to get them as anyone else.


this post is not intended to judge or accuse anyone of anything.

our school tried selling 'nit combs' but no one was interested, it was thought parents were embarrassed to buy them in case anyone found out and thought they had a problem, in my opinon the reverse is true if you have a comb and check the hair they are less likey to have problems as if any 'wander in' you can find and deal with it.;)

[milkywoo]

i totally agree with morticia1296 , i have four very well cared for children but mine get nits too. every child can get them, clean or otherwise!

[melandtony]

im forever doing my kids hair and my little girls always getting them. theres a few kids in the school where you just know for sure the parents wouldnt sit and de-nit the kids. it drives me nuts !!!. ive just emailed the school with this link aswell. i brought one of those nitty combs in the holidays , there brill.

[ukdangerous]

First posting - so please be gentle!!!

I have to agree with the majority sentiment in that any / all children can / do get nits.

As we have 4 of the little darlings (and my wife has long hair), I seem to be buying Nitrin continuously (sorry not sure of name and also whether we can post brand names or not - so sorry if not suposed to) and usually spend about £40 - £45 a go for a full treatment to clear all :mad: .

I will however be advising her of the comb listed above and also passing along the sign up to the schools / nursery (1 x 8yrs, 1 x 6yrs, 1 @ nursery and 1 ankle-biter at home) that they all attend (the children not my wife!!!!).

It if saves us some money and does as good a job I'm all for it. :j

[SPANIEL36]

i asked my doctor for one of these nitty gritty combs last week, lloyds chemist stock them too and i gotta say its the best thing i ever used on my daughters hair, all the little white eggs that are really noticeable and embarrassing...they all came out. Wish i'd got one of these years ago

[geordie_lass]

The Nitty Gritty comb is the best £10 I ever spent, I can't speak highly enough of it. It can be used on every member of the family and is very effective. As mentioned it's also available on prescription, I only found this out after I bought it.

The pharmacies in the Durham area have a scheme where you can get free chemical headlouse treatment from them if you bring in a louse stuck to a piece of paper with sellotape. It's possible that this could be nationwide so it's worth asking before you buy any treatments.

[Goofygaz]

I do apologieze to Morticia and milkymoo if my comments upset you.
But I never made any personnal attacks towards anyone and I certainly did not say that that kids who have nits are in danger I was meerly saying that in our school there are certain cases where children are not lucky enough to have caring parents who look after them . perhaps i should have been more precise in the way I wrote and not generalized.
As for your comments Morticia about me being blinkered and needing more tact you should perhaps read your message back to yourself to see how it sounds.
At the end of the day we are not here to pull each other apart you have a view and so do I .
As long as we all look out for our children and believe me we wouldn't be posting on this board if we didn't we are doing a good thing.
Am just off to comb through my girls and myself, luckily enough hubbie has no hair.
Take care and please be nice to each other

[lmcg123cat]

I am a school nurse assistant and can I just say that as far as I am aware any child with headlice can get FREE treatment from their GP, they should not be having to pay for it, as geordie-lass said here in Durham it is free over the counter in the chemist but any child who has head lice and gets an appointment with the nurse or GP should be able to get it free. And can I be a pain here and point out that nits are actually the empty egg shells not the live lice...:D .....a child with a head full of "nits" may not necessarily have head lice. Please remember also when traeting that you need to leave the lotion on at least overnight..not ten mins as it says on some bottles...and repeat after 7 days to kill any lice that have hatched out from eggs unaffected by the first treatment.

[dozy_dora]

I am a school nurse assistant and can I just say that as far as I am aware any child with headlice can get FREE treatment from their GP, they should not be having to pay for it, as geordie-lass said here in Durham it is free over the counter in the chemist but any child who has head lice and gets an appointment with the nurse or GP should be able to get it free. And can I be a pain here and point out that nits are actually the empty egg shells not the live lice...:D .....a child with a head full of "nits" may not necessarily have head lice. Please remember also when traeting that you need to leave the lotion on at least overnight..not ten mins as it says on some bottles...and repeat after 7 days to kill any lice that have hatched out from eggs unaffected by the first treatment.


:T :T :T :T ..........EGGSactly!!:D

In addition ..........inbetween 2 treatments comb conditioner through hair with nitcomb, also helps to get rid of newly hatched lice

[SPANIEL36]

my girls have come home tonight with a news letter and friday is NIT DAY!!! they are telling every parent to de-bug this friday so hopefully our school will be nit free come monday... (doubt it tho!!)

[something_girl]

My 11 year old daughter has had nits/lice 3 times in the last year! My 15 year old however, has never had them. It's really frustrating when it keeps happening!

[rammy007]

Over the weekend i found my DD had headlice,i have treated it and keep checking morning and night.She has gone back to school today and i rang the school to inform them so they can send a note out to the kids in the class and they have told me they are not allowed to send a note out now as its against human rights.I am absolutely disgusted surely the parents should know there is a possibility their child may have headlice.I am so annoyed it has cost me over £20 to get rid of these and theres a good chance she will get it back.The best of it they are going to camp next month in tents.Does anyone know the correct stance on this as i thing the human rights thing has gone totally mad.

[mistresslisa]

Over the weekend i found my DD had headlice,i have treated it and keep checking morning and night.She has gone back to school today and i rang the school to inform them so they can send a note out to the kids in the class and they have told me they are not allowed to send a note out now as its against human rights.I am absolutely disgusted surely the parents should know there is a possibility their child may have headlice.I am so annoyed it has cost me over £20 to get rid of these and theres a good chance she will get it back.The best of it they are going to camp next month in tents.Does anyone know the correct stance on this as i thing the human rights thing has gone totally mad.

My sons school sends out a de-bug letter whenever they are aware of a headlice case, it just gives general information as to treatment etc, so i dont understand why your childs school is saying this :confused:
I am very lucky my son has only ever had them once when he was 2 before he started school, but i am dreading my daughter going to school she hates her hair done at the best of times lol:rotfl:

[rammy007]

My sons school sends out a de-bug letter whenever they are aware of a headlice case, it just gives general information as to treatment etc, so i dont understand why your childs school is saying this :confused:
I am very lucky my son has only ever had them once when he was 2 before he started school, but i am dreading my daughter going to school she hates her hair done at the best of times lol:rotfl:

Been on to various agencies who deal with education and the bottom line is that Headteachers are not to send out letters informing parents of an outbreak i am gobsmacked that in this day and age that this is the case.

[joneseylee]

I am absolutely sick of doing my daughters hair. I de nit her hair every sunday and my ex does my daughters hair every wednesday.Every week she has nits yet when you tell the school they say there is nothing they can do about it. I feel so sorry for my daughter as she has really thick hair and it can be painful detangling/ de nitting her hair with such a fine tooth comb. Something should be done about this.

[denice37]

my kids school doesn't even send letters home as they've been told it's not pc! We've got to rely on word of mouth. So while i'm checking my lot every week the parents of others don't so it's never ending!

[pammie39]

hi all i'm a newbee. my daughter has had 2 bugs in her hair at separet times. i use anti-dandruff shampoo and spray leave in conditioner. her hair is long and thick. so far so good!:j

[pammie39]

hi all i'm a newbee. my daughter has had 2 bugs in her hair at separet times. i use anti-dandruff shampoo and spray leave in conditioner. her hair is long and thick. so far so good!:j

[becdoh]

YOUR GP (IF SIGNED UP FOR THE MINOR ALIMENT SCHEME WHICH COVERS HEAD LICE, EARACHE, CONTIPATION AMONG OTHER THINGS) WILL GIVE YOU A NOTE TO GIVE TO THE PHARMACIST SO YOUR CHILDREN CAN GET FREE NIT SOLUTION (THE SCHEME IS FOR PEOPLE ELIGABLE FOR FREE PRESCRIPTIONS), YOU CAN ALSO ASK YOUR GP FOR A NITTY GRITTY COMB ON PRECRIPTION - GO TO nitty gritty website homepage SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF PAGE AND CLICK ON 'HOW I GET A PRESCRIPTION' THERE IS A READY MADE LETTER YOU CAN TAKE TO THE DOCTORS. I cant post links but if you put into google nit shampoo bar tea tree and geranium you should get a link to an ebay soap site which has a
FOR A SOAP BAR FOR NITS WHICH MAY SAVE ON SEPERATE SPRAYS, CREAMS, ETC AFTER SHAMPOOING AND IS £1.49 AND £1.25 P&P. IF YOU G.P IS SIGNED UP FOR THE MINOR ALIMENT SCHEME - TELL YOUR SCHOOL!!!!!!!!! . mind you after doing the whole thing nitty gritty comb + nit solution and nit solution 7 days after my daughter has still managed to get nits from somewhere. schools need to campaign!! and that is what i have asked our school to do.