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My grandmothers old west indian remedy was to 'wet up the head' with sulphur basically give it a good covering . She would mix it with vaseline I think, I'll check with her. She would get the yellow powder from the chemist. Leave it overnight cover the head, then comb the hair out on a white towel and you would see all the little blighters come out dead as a dodo. I only had nits the once and she never found anything, probably because my mother had been combing and pulled out a big bug before hand.0
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thanks for that, it has been awful, will have a search for the thread on this. there have only been big ones so far, and not seen any eggs, maybe i caught it in time,
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thanks sheel.0
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If your g/f's hair is shoulder length, then she should only condition the ends. They will be dry but the roots will be greasy and if you condition them it will make all her hair greasy. Or so my daughter in law hairdresser says.Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you can't get more time0
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I can't get a brush through my hair (it's absurdly thick and wiry) unless I use John Frieda or Tigi. Annoyingly expensive I will try filling the bottle up with water to make it last longer though thanksMFi3 member 105 - MFW date Oct 2023 - 12 years 9 months more0
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When my son and I went to American, we had them and my brother asked around. The advice was was your bedclothes daily and hoover the bed when it is empty. Put the hoover where they can't get out and crawl over carpet. Dye hair and use styling gels as they don't like to get smothered. Heat tends to kill them. We also put our pillows in the dryer. My sister in law cut our hair short.aww thats a shame
the conditioner only loosens the nits (eggs) it doesnt kill the lice so they will keep laying
there is a comb thingy you can buy thats zaps them electric
or mayonaise kills the lice also olive oil hard to get out though
tea tree oil is also supposed to be good
a louse lays an egg and it takes 7=10 days to hatch out you can tell how long the lice have been laying as they lay on the root of the hair shaft, so if theyre low down the hair shaft theyve been there a long time .
its awful isnt it, good luck
theres a thread somewhere about this in I wannaTime is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you can't get more time0 -
head and shoulders isnt much good really, IVe found t gel was good but thank gawd dont need it now YAY
also someone posted that they dab cotton wool soaked with white vinegar over their dry scalp before washing and its taken her dandruff away
on sunday my head was itchy itchy so i tried this and let it sit I just sprayed the hair with vinegar (I smelled divine) and combed it through
itch went and when I washed it I didnt do the vinegar rinse just to see and it was fine up till yesterday!! had to wash it then mind you before someone called the police ;D ;D
Would vinegar work on Psoriasis as well do you think?
My scalp is terrible at the moment and I don't really wish to get more steroid lotion from my GP if there is a safer alternative.
Thanks.Ageing is a privilege not everyone gets.
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Clutterfree wrote: »Would vinegar work on Psoriasis as well do you think?
My scalp is terrible at the moment and I don't really wish to get more steroid lotion from my GP if there is a safer alternative.
Thanks.
According to this web page, yes http://www.pr-inside.com/cure-your-dandruff-with-remedies-at-r236704.htmOne day I might be more organised...........
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Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb0 -
Our school nurse reckons people should use a fine tooth comb really regularly as it "chops the legs off" the little blighters. Trouble is we all tend to wait until we know there's a problem - I think she feels a regular comb through would keep the problem at bay.Resolution:
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We didn't have a Health and Beauty Moneysaving board when this thread was started but as we do now it is the best place for this thread so I'll move it across.
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