We noticed a few on my 8 yr old son's head/crown & I treated him with the OTC treatment, but I need to retreat in 7 days. This is the first time he has ever had this but the chemicals seemed to irritate his head/neck. Any home remedies??
2006-09-25 07:43:02 · 22 answers · asked by amy p 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
We use to get our heads shaved when I was young. (I've always heard that the lice can't lay eggs if the hair is shorter than a certain length).
2006-09-25 07:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by Murph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The mayo treatment actually works. Lice have a hard time clinging to greasy hair which is why kids who shampoo alot and have a clean head usually end up victims to the critters. You would think the opposite. I also know it is way easier to take the nits out outside in the daylight. The show up better than with a house light.
2006-09-25 14:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by djgirlkimber2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried it, but I've heard olive oil works - but you have to leave it on for a little while, then with it still on, comb out all the nits. I'm guessing it suffocates the bugs and loosens the glue from the eggs. Ask your pediatrician.
When my kids came home with head lice, we used the OTC treatment for the first round, then washed with cat shampoo for the second, and never had a reinfestation.
2006-09-25 14:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the chemicals it is the chemicals and the raw spots on his head where the lice have been biting.
You can shave his head. Down here in the south it's not uncommon to see kids with shaved heads running around looking like Sigourney Weaver's Kids (From Alien Resurection. hehe)
You'll still have to do the treatment but you probably won't have to retreat again.
2006-09-25 14:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have found a way to keep them off, I use this on my kids. Last school year we spent half the year fighting with lice we found nothing that could get rid of it. Someone told me to go get some Sauve coconut shampoo and conditioner. there is something in the coconut that the lice dont like. We have not had any more lice since we started using it. I would recomend besides making sure all his stuff is washed, using this shampoo and conditioner. Besides being cheap it has worked so far.
2006-09-27 08:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by mehskrfan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there really is no home remedy that is 100% effective. as a hairstylist, i have seen many cases in the shop. i recommend using otc product, such as rid,follow the instructions.i know it can be a pain, but it is more of a pain if they keep coming back because they were not treated properly the first time.strip all bedding, spray all mattresses, toys,carpets,furniture,ect. until it is taken care of.follow directions,keep treating untilhair is free and comb is clean after combing.if it persists,contact your doctor,he can prescribe a prescription that is stronger than otc.
2006-09-25 15:38:21 · answer #6 · answered by tlk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have found the best way to get rid and avoid getting lice in the future is by using a te tree oil shampoo and conditioner. Tha problem with the stronger treatments the head lice get immune to them but i have found tea tree oil stuff great but whenever i stop using they come back
2006-09-25 14:53:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hair salad! you mix olive oil and vinegar and put it on the hair, wrap it in plastic wrap and leave it for a few hours or overnight. also, did you use rid? when i was a kid i got head lice once, and i think it was rid that we used that irritated my scalp, and we ended up using another brand, i don't remember what, that had a different active ingredient. but hair salad works great as well! good luck
2006-09-25 14:51:39 · answer #8 · answered by MnKLmT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put olive oil on his hair and scalp and then let it set for 1 hour with a shower cap on his head.If you take a black light you will be able to see "nits" or "nets". then you can pull them off and into the sink to wash down.then when you wash it out blow dry it.that helps more than anything.Be sure to put all toys in gargage bag for 1 month and treat the bedding, house, hairbrushes(by boiling them).I know these things because when I was young i got head lice at school and we were poor and this is what my mama did for me and all my brothers and sisters.Hope this helps you.
2006-09-25 14:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by daddysgirl92280 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, unless you shave it completly down to the scalp. Sorry. Just retreat it and bag up pillows, stuffed animals, etc. for a week to make sure they aren't in the fabrics. Be happy you don't have a daughter with LONG BLONDE hair.....aaagggghhh!
2006-09-25 14:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Krazy K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋