My friend needs to get rid of her headlice?

Question

My friend has headlice, and she's only 13. She doesn't want her mom to find out because her mom will make it harder than it has to be. I'm the only person she has told and she doesn't want her friends to know.

She needs to know how to get rid of headlice without buying the shampoo and spending money.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Answer 1

PLEASE READ!!!!!!! An earlier reply to the lice problem by Thalia must be addressed. (Please no offence Thalia)

"DO NOT PUT COCKROACH SPRAY ON ANY PART OF YOUR BODY"

Cockroach spray is a pesticide and can be deadly. It is not meant to go on humans or any other living creatures. It is not meant to kill lice. "Lice shampoo" is not good for our bodies, but may be used in small quantities for a short period of time.

Imagine the size of one louse and the amount of pesticide it would take to kill it. Now picture the size of a cockroach and the lethal amount it would need.

OH, MY GOSH!!!!!! These girls are 13 years old! Old enough to trust adults to know what we are talking about, and yet not mature enough to differentiate between right and something sooooo completely stupid.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but I am absolutely MORTIFIED by this response.

Answer 2

I had headlice when I was younger, I didn't have to wash anything just use the mousse on my hair but I guess I didn't have them for a long time. If there's a nit comb in the house she could use that, and other people have suggested taking a really long bath, but nothing gets rid of them completely apart from the shampoo or mousse. She needs to get some of that, it doesn't cost too much so she should just do it. Maybe you could steal some from your house if a family member has had headlice before.

Answer 3

My middle daughter at age 4 got lice. I tried all of the shampoos, but it's not really good especially for young children. My doctor told me that the lice don't like Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo and they can't stand heat. Have her wash her hair with J&J baby shampoo and the hottest water that she can stand. Then use a blow dryer twice a day. If it's wet, blow it until completely dry. If it's dry blow dry for 5 minutes. Make sure she washes her clothes and bedding and anywhere else that her head may rest like her favorite spot on the couch, or in the car, but that might need a lice spray.
This is the only thing that worked for my daughter and it was easier than the usuall shampoos and lice combs. But really, the best advice I can give, is to tell her to talk to her mom. Her mother will be the best lice fighter she's got. And she will understand. And do it quickly. It can really get out of control. I know somebody who's daughter has had it for several years now. I would hate for that to happen to your friend. Good Luck!

Answer 4

If her mother would be hard on her for having headlice, she's not a great mother. Unless she's drunk or absent, she's going to notice the lice.
Having said that, the best remedy is the shampoo, which only costs a few dollars. Shaving the head works. People used to use kerosene, which is very hard to get out of the hair. She could try rubbing alcohol, but she would need to protect her eyes while using it (and be close by a sink with running water just in case).

Answer 5

I find using a nit comb normally bought at under 50p from any chemist shop very efficient and also alternative from using otherwise harmfull chemicals that are in head lice prepartions available on the market.

Instruct your friend to wash her hair as normall and condition - then comb using the nit comb fine end through her hair in 2" sections at a time starting from the root to the tip [begging at the nape of the neck area] the back of the scull hair line. Be mindfull not to hurry the process incase she would miss any hair.

Repeat the exercise in the opposite direction now from the front of the forehead to the nape.

Wipe conditioner and lice off onto kitchen roll after each 2" section and place it onto kitchen roll. Place the used kitchen roll when finised job into any used carrier bag for binning,

Rinse hair as normally squeeze excess water and gently pat dry with clean towel, brush hair and continue styling as per usual.

Steep the combs and hair brushes used in 50/50 vinegar and very hot water solution for at least 20-30 minutes. Rinse out afterwards and towel dry keep keep for personal use [only not to cross infect others in the house hold].

Dont forget to wash through any hair toggles alice bands bubbles etc.,

Change her bed linen.

I find it is best practice to continue this exercise on a weekly basis for a few months just to be safe and this can be done discreetly.

This is an non chemical physcial approach and found to be an excellant choice both enviromental friendly efficent and cost effective

Answer 6

there is no other way of getting rid of headlice you have to get the certain type of shampoo. My cousins once had lice and didn't want there mother to find out so they ignored it. After about a week her mom found out and her scalp was all cut up from her scratching so much and there was so much lice that they had to cut off most of there hair. So she should tell her mom and get the shampoo before it will get even worst.

Answer 7

Without even a nitcomb - these are only about 30p she wont get rid of them,
if she cant afford one she should ask at her doctors or at school, they will get her one, then all she needs is to use loads of conditioner after washing her hair - leaving the conditioner on, then go through the hair from the roots combing downwards, the live lice and nit eggs will come out quite easy.

However there is no guarantee she will get them all in one do over, so she will need to repete it over and over for a few days. Why not tell your mum? Then she would be able to help? Its not fair though that she cant tell her own mother, thats kind of upsetting.

Otherwise the conditioner and nit comb are the only options. You can get the nit comb from the chemist.

Answer 8

you can try putting conditioner through her hair and combing with a nit comb, or fine comb as its also called.... comb hair onto a sheet of white paper so you can see the results.... you need to do this every 2/3 days to remove all lice. Unfortunately it is almost impossible to remove the eggs, and I dont believe that the special shampoos kill the eggs, but if you fine comb every 2/3 days, you will remove the lice after they have hatched and prevent them laying further eggs. It is extremely important not to share hair brushes, combs, hair towels etc at any time and realise that head lice can be passed to family and school friends. Its important to remove them as quickly as possible. Sometimes this can take weeks...... maybe have a little faith in her mum

Answer 9

There's really no way to get rid of them without spending money, unless you have lamp oil lying around the house. Shampoo is the best way, but you also have to realize that if she's had it at home, she needs to tell her parents because chances are, the bugs have gotten into her clothes and sheets and you need special shampoo for that too.

Lamp oil, if layered through the hair and then wrapped in a towel to smother the little buggers will work, but it itches like mad. Beyond that though, there's not much hope.

Answer 10

She can try olive oil. This will smother the lice. You put it on your hair, wrap it in a towel, and leave it on for 2-3 hours. The only trouble with this treatment is that you have to do it every 3rd day for about 6 treatments. She would also have to wash her clothes and bedding to be sure to get the nits and lice out of there. The dryer helps to kill them in stuffed animals, etc. Other than that, she will have to get the shampoo,etc.. Good luck!!!