how to get rid of lice?

Answer 1

Use Nix shampoo.

Answer 2

All About Head Lice
Every year, millions of children get head lice. Contrary to popular belief, lice actually prefer to live on clean heads. It can happen to any child - so having head lice is nothing to be embarrassed about. The more information about head lice you know, the better prepared you'll be to completely eliminate lice from your family and home.

Head lice can be present at any time - but they are often spotted by the school nurse when children are back in school after the summer and December breaks. When a head lice infestation is confirmed, a school note is given to children to alert their parents. Children who have head lice are usually excused from the school until the infestation is gone.

This detailed site will help you learn the facts you need to know about lice: checking for head lice, treating head lice properly so they are completely eliminated and how to help avoid future infestations.

This facts guide has been split up into the following sections for your convenience. Follow the links for more detailed information:


What are head lice?
Information about the small wingless insects that generaly live on the human scalp.

What are eggs and nits?
Understand the difference between eggs and nits and where they come from.

Head Lice Life Cycle
Learn how long they live; from eggs, to nymphs, to adults.

What are the symptoms of lice?
The fourth biggest clue that your child may have head lice.

Answer 3

There are two ways. The first way is to use the harsh chemicals like RID. It's basically like shampooing your hair with insecticide. After you wash, it is very important to comb out all the eggs. The comb comes in the package. You can use the gel that helps loosen the eggs, and it makes a big diffrence. The last step is to spray all your furniture with lice spray. Spray all your mattresses. Wash all clothes, bedding and towels in hot water, and put in the dryer for at least 20 minutes of heat. Any stuffed animals that your kids may have need to be washed in the washing machine and dried in the dryer, or they need to be tightly bagged in plastic for two weeks to suffocate any lice on them. That's one way. There is a more natural way to do it, and it really works well. Coat dry hair thoroughly with baby oil and put a shower cap on. Leave on for at least an hour (this suffocates the lice). Then, get a cat flea and tick comb ( in the pet aisle at any store), and start combing really well. The oil helps the eggs to slide out. After you pull it through your hair, wipe in on a paper towel and you will see any adult lice, but also lots of little specks that just look like specs of dirt. Those are just the babies. Comb, and comb, and comb, working in sections. The combing is the most important part. It's a pain in the butt, but if you don't do it, the eggs will just hatch and you will never get rid of the problem. After you comb thoroughly, wash your hair with clarifying shampoo. Even a cheap brand like Suave works fine. Just make sure it is clarifying. You have to wash your hair several times to get the oil out. Then use a little conditioner. Then get a product called Aussie Hair Insurance Leave in conditioner. Spray your hair thoroughly with this. It has tea tree oil in it, and lice hate tea tree oil. Spray your hair every day with the tea tree oil and it will help prevent it. Then, using a good vacuum, thoroughly vacuum all mattresses, furniture, etc. Do the same thing listed above with your linens and childrens stuffed animals. Here's the bad news. Whichever one you do, you have to do it all again in 7 days. That way if you missed a few eggs and they hatch, you will get the last of them. If you use the tea tree oil conditioner daily, they shouldn't come back. Also, using any product in your hair, such as gel or hair spray helps prevent getting them. Lice need a clean hair shaft to attach to. So, using product in your hair every day will help avoid the problem. If you have kids, do the same with them. Good luck. E-mail if you have any questions. We live in an area where lice outbreaks happen at the school a lot, so I've sort of become an expert on the subject.

Answer 4

When I was growing up, my mom always made me wear hairspray to school, she said it would keep me from getting lice and it worked for me. If you get it try, Nix Shampoo with a very fine tooth comb.

Answer 5

no matter what kind of medication you use make sure you remove all the nits or they can just hatch out again,
it's very time consuming but that medication is very strong
and hard on the skin. Don't forget to wash everything
and put pillows, stuffed animals and in the dryer, the heat
of the dryer should take care of them. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 6

Rid-x. You also have to wash your rugs, furniture, and bedding with HOT water. If one nit is left alive, you have to start the whole mess over again.

One exception: You will have to bathe the family pets as well, but I don't suggest using hot water on them. You may want to take them to a grooming service. They deal with this issue all the time. And be sure to thoroughly was your car carpets, upolstery, etc.

Answer 7

RID, and other OTC medications, can be used. The old remedy was to shave half of the affected area, and set the unshaved area on fire, and stab them with an icepick, when they come running out.

Answer 8

little known fact....
TEA TREE OIL
buy it in its pure form
put 20 drops into your regular brand of shampoo use for 1 week and a hlf
leave on hair for fifteen minutes
then rinse and use conditioner
for bedding put 20 drops into a bottle of water and spray the bedding
it actually works........
i know from experience
my kids brought the little buggers home from school before

Answer 9

Don't forget the special little comb that extracts the eggs from the scalp. My boys ended up getting buzz cuts and it made the process much easier.

Answer 10

call the pharmacy and they will tell you the best solution because you can have many different kinds of lice

Answer 11

If you are male shave your hair and use insecticide on all the furniture that is soft. Check for mice or pets bringing fleas indoors. Avoid anyplace that isn't clean.