headlice again!!!

demonicangel

Havent had the lice problem yet but i have read on another forum that making a spray out of water, a few drops of tea tree oil or neem oil is good to prevent them.

Thats reminded me to get some tea tree and neem oils as i use cloth naps on my youngest, i can use them on them as well

black-saturn

demonicangel wrote:

Havent had the lice problem yet but i have read on another forum that making a spray out of water, a few drops of tea tree oil or neem oil is good to prevent them.

Thats reminded me to get some tea tree and neem oils as i use cloth naps on my youngest, i can use them on them as well

Nothing prevents them I'm afraid. Once they get one on their head they will reproduce. The lice don't go on their head and think "Oh yuck theres some kind of spray on here I'm not laying eggs on this". They will breed in any conditions.

I've just invested in a nitty gritty comb too and am very impressed so far. I also tried Hedrin on my 2 children but found it expensive. It is available through prescription but I had to keep giving my kids an afternoon off school to visit the doctor to get the prescription as he wouldnt prescribe it without them there :rolleyes: They both have very long hair and it was costing me about £44 every time I did the treatment.

johnjp

If you`re going the tea tree oil route, which I reckon works best, dampen their hair with neat oil - I use an Aussie brand which is made up with Lavender, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Rosemary and Sassafrass. Then cover the hair with a shower cap and wait one hour. It suffocates the !!!!!!!s so they`re not so clingy. `Lice scents to kill` from https://www.sunspirit.com.au

johnjp

!!!!!!!s is not a swear in Australia

johnjp

Right I`ll try !!!!!!s instead

johnjp

sods! that ought to be acceptable!

Triker

Oooh hello, just had to reply, I have been there, like you don't know, :rolleyes: about nits:rotfl:

Right another big vote for the nittygritty and plain conditioner.
Also made up a homemade repellant spray, moneysaving as well, few drops tea tree oil, few drops of lavender and water. Shake together and a quick spray before school helps to repel the blighters.

Very good luck to you, you are not alone.:D

anonymousie

Get a bug buster kit. Best thing ever, no chemicals etc just effective physical de lousing- do it properly alternatve nights for a week and the battle of man vs louse is temporarily won:beer:

The b***ers willbe back the next week or month, but do just the same (with same set of combs- available from the chemist or on prescription.

I would never use a delousing chemical on my kids -too toxic and the lice are very resistant. the "natural cures" may be OK but this way the blighter are gone!

Read the bit about cocoanut being alledgedly good- Boots basic cocoanut and almond conditioner is great - we use this and the leaving detangler on our youngests long flowing locks.

bargain_babe

Constant combing and checking seems to be the only way for me to get rid of them in my girls hair. If you leave it for longer than a couple of days I find that they can come back.

My Girls haven't had any for a long while now, but I panic as I now work in the Nursery department and I see plenty of 3 yr olds with lice(yuck) I'm afraid it seems to be the same old culprits (the ones whose parents don't seem able(or bothered) to rid them of the infestation once and for all) No amount of nit letters sent home and even speaking directly seems to help.

And like lots of you I'm itching now - wheres that nit comb?

lil_me

black-saturn wrote:

Nothing prevents them I'm afraid. Once they get one on their head they will reproduce. The lice don't go on their head and think "Oh yuck theres some kind of spray on here I'm not laying eggs on this". They will breed in any conditions.

I've just invested in a nitty gritty comb too and am very impressed so far. I also tried Hedrin on my 2 children but found it expensive. It is available through prescription but I had to keep giving my kids an afternoon off school to visit the doctor to get the prescription as he wouldnt prescribe it without them there :rolleyes: They both have very long hair and it was costing me about £44 every time I did the treatment.

Try asking at the pharmacy, all the ones round here can prescribe with evidence if you prefer using the treatments.

Our kids aren't 'allowed' to be sent to school with them as it got so bad, but of course some parents ignore this and still the kids end up with them.