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  • skintas_2
    skintas_2 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
    yeah i get a tea tree repellent, gonna get some more aussie tea tree shampoo,......thanx all x x
    i will be debt free, i will
  • fsdss
    fsdss Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    lush do a shampoo which smells like coal tar . it works wonders for a nit repellant
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  • Years ago, after trying virtually everything to get rid of nits from my DS & DD, I bought a comb from Boots that take batteries..when you comb it over the head it actually kills the lice when it comes into contact with one. It emits a noise, which changes when you've caught one...very satisfying!! You need to do this over a few days, but it means no nasty chemicals are used. Remove the empty eggs from the hair shafts with conditioner and a comb. Good luck! P.S..the lice live on the scalp, the nits (eggs) are on the hairs themselves.
  • skintas wrote: »
    the nurse at my doctors told me to wash my hair with white vinegar, does anyone know how to do this, thanx :beer:

    Is her surname Sarsons?
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  • Anything tea tree or coconut is hated by lice & get the nitty gritty comb, its the best thing since sliced bread. They cost around £10 but are well worth every penny.

    If you get free prescriptions they are available on prescription If you click this link http://www.nittygritty.co.uk/ng/resources/nittygritty_available_on_prescription.pdf
    it takes you to the print out that you can take to your doctor so he knows what to prescribe.
  • ailuro2
    ailuro2 Posts: 7,540 Forumite
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    The electronic one is called a Robicomb, we got one years ago because you can use it to detect them too.

    So far we've been very lucky and DD hasn't picked up any nits. We don't check her every week, just when she says someone has got nits.
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  • kippers
    kippers Posts: 2,063 Forumite
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    My daughter has really long thick hair too. I wack on loads of conditioner and comb small sections of hair with the nit comb. It used to take about an hour and i would do this every 2-3 days for approx two weeks. All the family need doing as well each time.

    I tried everything to keep the nits at bay, tea tree this and that, tight plaits, repellant etc but she still caught them over and over again!

    Good luck getting rid of them.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,342 Community Admin
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    i use the electronic comb and have found them easy to deal with , luckily my dd has stopped being friends with the girl who is permanently infested !
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  • shegha
    shegha Posts: 238 Forumite
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    Nits don't like tea tree, but the trick is once you have got rid of the lodgers .
    Keep them away.
    The reason they like clean hair is its easy to hold onto, so once you have washed your/childrens hair put some kind of styling product to coat the hair shaft so the nit can't grip.

    My sons I gel their hair, mine i use a smoothing cream and serum.

    Also I have heard of using mouthwash one of the anti bac ones same way as the vinegar (both have removal properties)
  • geekgirl
    geekgirl Posts: 998 Forumite
    If you want to use the vinegar you wash the hair in the normal way then smother the hair with vinegar then squeeze as much out as possible and dry in the normal way. I never liked this method much for my kids.

    I always used the conditioner method.
    Buy the cheapest conditioner you can get your hands on, wash hair in normal way then smother with conditioner. Get yourselves comfy with either a film on you both enjoy or some music to listen to and start combing the hair through in small sections with a nit comb. If you think you need some extra conditioner on as you work your way through have some next to you and dab some on. You need to do this religiously for it to work every 2-3 days as this is how long it takes for them to hatch, (stops for a quick scratch as I always itch when talking about nits!). I did this for about 10 days in total till I was sure they were gone.

    Then I would repeat this once a month (just on one hair wash) to see if they were back, if they were I would start the 10 day process again. The tea tree is a lot better to keep them away in between times I think. I also used to put my daughters hair up in a little rounded bun like plait with a big scrunchy over it so it didn't dangle on other kids hair when they were working together at school.

    Good luck with it, my poor daughter was always catching the little blighters whereas my two sons very rarely got them even though their hair was as clean as my daughters.
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