Hey everyone. Please help! I'm battling head lice and don't want to tell anyone. Nothing has seemed to work so far, but now I think I have a a plan to rid them, without nit picking. It might be costly, but I think it will work and want opinions! I've researched the life cycle of the louse. Since they can't survive off the head for more than 3 days, I can apply vegetable oil mixed w/ tea tree oil, cover my head nightly for 5 days just to be safe. Since the nits hatch within 7-10 days, I can reapply the oil mix about 3 days later and do that nightly for about a week to be on the safe side. It takes a newly hatched louse to become an "egg-laying" adult about 7-13 days, sooo if I smother the new lice before they lay eggs, the reinfestation should stop. I can cover my hair longer than a week if necessary, hopefully that won't damage my hair. I'm just so desperate for a solution. Will this idea work??
2007-02-24
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