the dreaded head lice

gin

My doctor will prescribe Hedrin or the like when I ask her, which, with 4 daughters with long hair, is a huge saving. But mostly I use the nitty gritty, cheap conditioner, and go through their hair while they play in the bath (topping up with hot water as needed). Anyone else with an itchy head reading this?

mymerrywidow

i used the cheapest hair conditioner there is and then combed them out. the nit cant hold onto the conditioner so come away easier.

Enterprise_1701C

I was going to post the same as judee - tried all sorts of chemicals when mine were little, got fed up and slathered their hair with the cheapest conditioner I could get and combed it out with the nit comb. Repeat for several nights until you get no more out then do for one more night for luck. This was the only thing that actually got rid of the nits for us!

raven83

Thank you for all of replies! I tend to use a nit comb and conditioner but is there anything that will deter them? i get rid of my kids headlice then couple weeks later they get it again its a right pain in the a***!!! is there anything you can out on the hair once its been treated? i did buy some special headlice deterint but it was awful smelling and didnt work

raven83

VeLoCiTY wrote: »

I know this probably won't be a great help as you are looking for something natural, but having seen a couple of posts concerning the cost of these treatments- I was just wondering if your local pharmacy possibly offer a Minor Ailment Service? I have used this service several times when I've needed Calpol etc for the kiddies. Basically, to avoid going to the doctor when it isn't neccessary and especially if you already know what it is that you need ie, Calpol, Cuprofen, lice treatment etc, the Pharmacist can prescribe it for you free of charge (providing you fall into that category, be it under 16, or whatever the criteria usually is where you get free prescriptions ) I hope this may help parents/carers who weren't aware of the service available, as it's not usually advertised

ive not heard of this, is this true then?:D

judeee

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Bug busting is evidence-based if thorough, but needs to be repeated frequentlly - if you miss the tiniest egg you find it becomes a problem again within a fortnight..

Luckily I got them all, because she never got them again and this was 15 years ago :rotfl:

tescobootsmad

raven83 wrote: »

Thank you for all of replies! I tend to use a nit comb and conditioner but is there anything that will deter them? i get rid of my kids headlice then couple weeks later they get it again its a right pain in the a***!!! is there anything you can out on the hair once its been treated? i did buy some special headlice deterint but it was awful smelling and didnt work

I use tea tree shampoo & cond on dd, it the alberto balsam one which is only £1 each, this seems to deter them and her hair just smells minty & fresh, she has not had them since I have started using it a couple of years and at 6 she is at the prime age of getting them (could be coincidence but it was recommended to me to deter nits!)

narabanekeater

Raven it certainly is. Theres quite a lot of things you can get for minor things

SpottedLeopard_2

Nitty Gritty comb and neem oil - natural oil which interferes with the creepies' breeding cycle.

raven83

narabanekeater wrote: »

Raven it certainly is. Theres quite a lot of things you can get for minor things

whats the scheme called?