Headlice (merged)

barbie_babe

yes electric combs are rubbish.hard to get nits out and kids didnt like it .
nitty gritty comb is best .9.99 in most chemists.

jane130

I had an electric nit comb when they first came out and the problem was as it had to be used on dry hair the nits were moving faster than the comb .

we have been nit free for 4 years and this weekend they have made a comeback ... argghhh !!!!

trinnylilac

The fairy liquid worked brilliantly, In fact the kids hair has not looked so shiny for ages.
Thanks for all you advice.

Please God, No more Nits

Peakma

I mentioned it earlier, but just wanted to add a link to ebay( I hope thats aloud?) So you can see how good the nitty gritty comb is.It is so much better than a normal metal comb, the teeth are so close it even gets the majority of eggs as well as the moving lice.I've treied the electric ones and they seem useless.The teeth of the comb are really long, and it goes through thick long curly hair without bending.I would advise anyone experiencing the annoyance of nits to get themselves one of these.I used to spend hours for days on end picking through my wriggling boys, but now if they get them it's one bath loads of conditioner, a good comb through and job done.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NITTY-GRITTY-HEAD-LICE-NIT-COMB-ELIMINATES-NITS-EGGS_W0QQitemZ5633601859QQcategoryZ11855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

mizrudey

Last year i bought " Head Lice Repellent with tea tree & lavender" from my local Asda supermarket priced around under £2.00 . for 75ml.
- which i must say kept the headlice away... but now i am on my last few sprays..... and unable to get hold of another bottle as my local Asda say they no longer stock this :eek:

can anyone advise me who else would stock these repellents???

Thanx in advance....

heather38

there are a few repellents on the market, three that come to mind are biz niz (about £10 ish) and i think its call quit nits from boots and also rapell
hope this helps

black-saturn

Savers chemists sell a headlice repellent with tea tree in it. I don't know if they actually work though.

mizrudey

heather38 wrote:

there are a few repellents on the market, three that come to mind are biz niz (about £10 ish) and i think its call quit nits from boots and also rapell
hope this helps

Thanks :T i will check it out ,, as my child is bringing home one (louse) everyday from school... and everyday i am traumatized whilst checking and de-lousing her hair.. :eek:

scotslass_3

As I said earler in this thread, I made my own, with a small plastic empty spray bottle from the garden centre( looks like the ones hairdressers use to damp hair), washed out (and never having had any weed stuff in it!) I just filled with some water and drops of tea tree oil , and sprayed on prior to school a gentle mist of louse repellant! Has worked so far!!

kal25

Any shampoo with tea tree oil in should do the trick. I brought tea tree & apple mint shampoo from boots and that seemed to work on my son, you could also use the conditioner to help. Bottles are around £1.50 so much cheaper than buying all this chemical stuff. I haven't used any chemical stuff at all since I had them when expecting my first son. I had them once and within a few days had them again, as I was 7mnths pregnant could not use the chemical stuff again, my auntie recommended tea tree oil shampoo and as I say I have never used the chemical stuff again. Tea tree oil always seems to work and less expensive. :-)