i dont have it but i was just wondering if there was any myths or facts that could keep them away
2006-06-07 15:26:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
No, hair color or hairspray cannot keep you from getting head lice. To prevent it, keep your hats, combs, brushes, barettes, pony tail ties, and head bands (all hair related items) to yourself...do not share them with anybody. Lice is a bug that attaches itself to the shaft of the hair. You have to use special shampoos and a special comb to get rid of it. You also have to clean all your bedding, clothing and hair items to make sure that there is no lice on them.
Getting head lice does NOT mean that you are dirty, as some people think.
2006-06-07 15:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by sisbee8 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Head lice love clean hair. Hairspray does help to keep them off, also if lice is going around your school, keep your hair pulled back in braids or a pony tail.
2006-06-07 15:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by pbjhart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Head lice are transferred from one person to another by some kind of contact. They don't fly, but they can jump. If you've shared something with a person that has them, you might get them too. There is nothing you can use to keep them away.
2006-06-07 15:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by Cathy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lice likes clean hair. They cannot lay their eggs on oily dirty hair because they use the hair shaft to attach them too. I would say coloring will definately kill them and the hair spray might detour them.
2006-06-07 15:29:41 · answer #4 · answered by Loo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha, I'm black...but I think I know this one. My roommate had lice and she colored her hair consistently. I'm not an expert, but I do believe that it is still possible. The ammonia and other products can be pretty harsh, but you're not applying them directly to your scalp.
2006-06-07 15:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by lilsedalemami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, however, the amonia in haircolor may kill off some but it takes a specific chemical to actually get rid of head lice which hair spray (alcohol) and color (amonia) can not accomplish alone.
2006-06-07 15:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Phil-lys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ur not safe from it. my mom is a hair dresser and it isn't at all true. if u get them then u need the lice shampoo to kill them. no other hair chemicals will kill them.
2006-06-07 15:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by angela934 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wondered that same thing awhile back ,,i don't know but i do know that if you get it,,the cheapest way and easiest way to get rid of them is to put mayo all over your hair and leave for a few hrs. the thick oil in the mayo suffocates the little buggers,,,plus the mayo is also good for the hair ! double duty !
2006-06-07 15:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by ggmsixer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but if you spray your bed sheets with alcohol and dip your combs and brushes in the same it will kill the nits. My beautician told me this. That is what she does. Oh they don't like clean scalps either.
2006-06-07 15:32:49 · answer #9 · answered by pebbles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
duh...my cousin had it and i saw them the next day. all i did was put my hair into a braid and pack it w/ hairspray and gel :)
2006-06-07 15:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋