dose any one now how to get rid of head lice,tried everything in the book,a?

Answer 1

yes try nitty gritty its brilliant better than tea tree oil, better than all them other chemical stuff out there like full marks and the other stuff that stinks lol.no its the best ever, gets rid off them in one go(although you are supposed to re apply in 2 weeks), but it also leaves the hair in gr8 condition, you can also by nitty gritty replant spray it is the best thing since life's bread I'm so telling you!!!!!!!!!!!!. since I've used this on my girls touch wood they have never got another attack even when there is an outbreak going on in schools. you can buy it in asda's or you can go to there web site. most chemists sell it now as well. its not cheap but hey what is expenses when you are sitting for hours upon hours trying to get the beggars out!!!!

well id rather have a little expense than sit there doing that again and again, then having to wash and clean and hover all beds.

good luck.xx

Answer 2

Neem oil. Do a google search for neem oil lice and you will find dozens of sites, many studies have been done. Most of the medications in the shampoos are toxic and dangerous. Neem oil is natural, comes from a tree in India, it's great for a lot of skin conditions. Best of all, neem oil is even toxic to the nits so they shouldn't hatch.

However, the neem oil smells horrible, sort of like motor oil and burned onions. Usually it's mixed with another oil to tone down the smell. Comb through hair, wear a plastic shower cap overnight, shampoo out in the morning. Repeat same thing 7 days later. Repeat 7 days later. Then do head checks every week for another month. There is a product called a Robi-Comb that costs about $30 do a search, it's an electric comb that zaps the nits. Only use this to do checks afterwards, NOT as a method to get rid of the lice. If you can make it through the two months of weekly treatments, you are free. Don't need to worry about nitcoming and picking through, that is horrible and tedious. This really works and is pretty easy if you can stand the smell.

Answer 3

Get a good lotion i.e Full Marks treat head with this and leave it in over night. Then for the next week countinuously use nit comb to get rid of any dead lice left behind.
I would recommend to retreat with lotion after 1 week just to make sure nothing remains, then check on nightly or weekly routine, that way you catch it before it gets really bad. Again maybe once a month use the shampoo that deters nits, not sure if full marks have this but know prioderm did it years ago, this is what I did with my kids and it worked, you just have to be patient and willing to give an hour or so each night just to check. Hope this is of help.

Answer 4

Both my girls have got these at the moment. I have treated them with a head lice killing product from the chemist. Apparently it is best to get one with malathion in it because head lice have become resistant to other chemicals. You put this product on dry hair and it is left on for 12 hours and hair should be left to dry naturally. You then wash it as normal and comb through with a nit comb, get one of the white ones from the chemist cos you can see the lice and eggs easily. I did this a few weeks ago but they came back because all it takes is one lice or egg to survive. So the kids haven't got them as bad this time but I have found a few large ones alive. If you see the white nits in their head, these are empty egg sacks out of which the lice have already hatched. If you see dark egg sacks then the lice are inside ready to hatch. So it is pretty vital to get the head lice themselves as well as the ones that are due to hatch. Apparently it takes about 9 days for the lice to grow to a size big enough to stay laying eggs themselves so you do have time to get rid of them. After applying the product that kills them, you really need to wet comb their hair every day, easiest to do it when they are in the bath. Make sure you have applied conditioner first, either a tea tree one or get some of the essential oil and add it to your normal conditioner. If you repeat that every day until you find no more lice or eggs they should be clear, but still worth wet combing every week. Check other family members as well cos they can be transferred to adults from kids. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

The thing I found best especially for boys hair was to rub Tea-Tree oil in to their head/hair after their baths. There is something in the tea-tree oil that the lice don't like. It smells a bit funny at first but once you get used to it its not that bad. You can use it on any skin type too but if you do find it irritates your child's head then put some in your normal shampoo.
You only need about 10 drops if your using it neat and I would say about 50 if your adding it to shampoo...
Good Luck xxx

Answer 6

Yes and let me tell you it is a pain. You have to shampoo everyone in the house with lice shampoo andthen combing out with a nit comb and spray the house with lice spray and wash and dry all blanket and pillows and vacuum all carpets well. Also get any stuffed animals and bag them for 2 months or just put in the dryer.Then repeat again in 7 days. Hope this helped some.

Answer 7

I bought a magnifying glass with a little light on it. I condition my daughter's head while it is bad, at least once a day and comb through with a nit comb. After there is no evidence of live lice, I rince it and then go through her hair with the magnifying glass, squishing every egg and lice I find.
It takes two weeks. Complain to your school. They might be able to get all the schools in your area to have a "headlice week" . Our school did this - no kids were allowed to go into school unchecked.

Answer 8

My little girl has been plagued with them since starting school last September!

I've tried all sorts of shampoos etc, but have found the only one that works is a new one, available from Boots called Headrin - and its not smelly.

You rub it in, leave overnight and comb it out. Then repeat 7 days later.

The best comb i've found is a metal one from E-bay. It cost about a tenner, but its the only one that works on her fine hair.

Once they've gone, tea tree spray is good to keep them away.

We've had no nits since July - the longest time ever! We'll see what happens when she gets back to school.

Answer 9

Sounds boring, but its true regular combing with a good quality nit comb, I use Full Marks mousse if there are any live creepies and then the nit comb, yes wash all sheets etc, but they only survive out of hair for 24 hrs so cuddly's etc only if. Check all family members. And once they have gone, I get a brilliant shampoo and conditioner from my local chemist. Its called Dr Johnsons, Aromatherapy repellant shampoo and a seperate bottle thats conditioner. It has tea tree and neem oil in it. Keeps those nasties away.
Good luck, (scratching already!)

Answer 10

You can try all these expensive shampoos. they won't work. Use condioner and a lice comb in the normal way, till all the adults are gone. When there's only eggs remaining, Give your child odourless garlic perles, 1 every day, because the garlic gets into the bloodstream and the lice don't like the taste, a bit like vampires. Continue every day don't stop. It worked for my daughter, and she still on them.