I need real help! Please will anyone help some 1 who is good at hair!?

Question

my room mate who is like my best friend got lice! we dont know how to cure it! can some1 get me help?

Answer 1

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Topic Overview

What are lice?

Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and survive by feeding on blood. When a large number of lice live and reproduce on a person, it is called an infestation.

Three different kinds of lice infest humans:

Head lice are usually found in hair, most often on the nape of the neck and behind the ears. Head lice infestation (pediculosis) is common in preschool and elementary school–age children. Adults can be affected, especially if they live in a household with children.
Pubic lice ("crabs") are usually found in the pubic area but may also be found on facial hair, on eyelashes, on eyebrows, in the armpits, on chest hair, and, rarely, on the scalp.
Body lice live and lay eggs in the seams of clothing. The lice are only present on the body when they feed. Under certain conditions, such as may occur during natural disasters or war, body lice may transmit life-threatening diseases such as typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever.
What causes a lice infestation?

Lice are spread easily from one person to another through close bodily contact or through shared clothing or personal items (such as hats or hair brushes). They can not jump or fly.

What are the symptoms of lice infestation?

The most common symptom of lice infestation (pediculosis) is itching in the affected areas. Symptoms vary depending on which type of lice is present.

Head lice may not cause any symptoms early in the infestation. Itching on the scalp may develop weeks or even months after lice have infested the person. Scratching infested areas can make the skin raw. The raw skin may weep clear fluid or crust over, and it may become infected.
Pubic lice cause severe itching of affected areas. Their bites may cause small bruise-like marks (maculae cerulea) on the torso, thighs, or upper arms. Pubic lice most often affect the genitals, but they may also appear in the areas around the anus and armpits, in body and facial hair, and on the eyelashes. If pubic lice infest the eyelashes, the edges of the eyelids may be crusted, and lice and their eggs (nits) may be seen at the base of the eyelashes.
Body lice cause intense itching, especially at night. Itchy sores appear in the armpits and on the waist, trunk, and other areas where seams of clothes press against the skin. The lice and eggs (nits) may be found in the seams of the person's clothing but are generally not seen on the skin.
How is lice infestation diagnosed?

A close visual examination for live lice or nits in the hair is usually all that is needed to diagnose an infestation of head lice. A health professional may examine the lice or nits under a microscope to confirm the diagnosis.

Pubic lice and body lice can also be diagnosed with a close visual examination of the affected areas or the person's clothing.

How is it treated?

Lice and their eggs (nits) must be destroyed to get rid of an infestation. The most common treatment is a topical nonprescription or prescription cream, lotion, or shampoo to kill the lice and eggs. Sometimes a second treatment is needed to make sure that all the eggs are destroyed. When two or more topical treatments have failed to get rid of the lice, a prescription pill called ivermectin can be taken.

A new type of hair sealant that kills head lice by suffocating them is currently under medical review.

Some people have a lingering allergic reaction to lice bites that causes itching for 7 to 10 days after the lice and nits have been destroyed. Corticosteroid creams or calamine lotion may be used to relieve the itching. In the case of severe itching, oral antihistamines may be used.

Frequent scratching can cause a skin infection. In the most severe cases of head lice, hair may fall out, and the skin may darken in the areas infested with lice.

Answer 2

You need to go to any drug store like Sav On or Rite Aide and buy "Rid" is a lice killing shampoo that includes the solution and a comb. This is what you need to do:
Apply RID Lice Killing Shampoo according to label directions.
Apply to dry hair only.
Massage until hair and scalp are thoroughly wet with product
After completing application, allow product to remain on hair for 10 minutes, but no longer.
Add sufficient warm water to form a lather and shampoo as usual.
Rinse thoroughly.
A fine-toothed comb or a special lice/nit removing comb (included) must be used to help remove dead lice, eggs and nits from hair.
A second treatment must be done in 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.
It is important to wash in hot water (130 degrees F) all clothing, bedding, towels, and hair products (combs, brushes) used by infested persons.
Hopes this helps.

Answer 3

go to any drug store pick up a kit.The most common brand is called Rid. Use as directed. If you spend a lot of time with her, you might want to treat yourself also. there are also sprays that she'll want to use on things that can't be laundered like furniture. all bedding should be washed in as HOT of water is allowed. If you can't launder it in hot water, use the spray. All clothing and hats should be treated. You, and anyone else that is in close contact with her should also check and treat themselves. You'll also need to retreat after 7-10 days to get any nits that escaped the first round. It happens. I know it's embarrassing but it has nothing to do with cleanliness. ANYONE can get it and I've had people from 3 to in their 30's come in the salon with it. It's going to be fine, but you'll be scratching and feeling crawling for weeks even though there's nothing there!!!!

Answer 4

go to the drug store and buy rid for lice shampoo your hair with it (follow the directions) also buy the rid for beds.spray on your bed and pillows also boil your hair brush and you as a friend will have to pick out the eggs . also go through your hair with the cootie comb that come with the shampoo. also mix some red vinegar with your conditioner so that the eggs you don't get out your hair will not hatch. till all gone. It takes time so good luck.

Answer 5

Maybe this will help:

She asks me why...I'm just a hairy guy
I'm hairy noon and night; Hair that's a fright.
I'm hairy high and low,
Don't ask me why; don't know!
It's not for lack of bread
Like the Grateful Dead; darling

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen
Give me down to there, hair!
Shoulder length, longer (hair!)
Here baby, there mama, Everywhere daddy daddy

CHORUS:
Hair! (hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair)
Flow it, Show it;
Long as God can grow it, My Hair!

Let it fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees
Give a home to the fleas in my hair
A home for fleas, a hive for bees
A nest for birds, there ain't no words
For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder of my

CHORUS

I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining
Gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted; Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied!

O-oh, Say can you see; my eyes if you can,
Then my hair's too short!
Down to here, down to there,
Down to where, down to there;
It stops by itself!
doo doo doo doo doot-doot doo doo doot

They'll be ga-ga at the go-go
when they see me in my toga
My toga made of blond, brilliantined, Biblical hair
My hair like Jesus wore it
Hallelujah I adore it
Hallelujah Mary loved her son
Why don't my Mother love me?

Answer 6

They sell medication in any drugstore. Shampoos and sprays.

Answer 7

go to the doctor and get medication ASAP