serious answers plse because this aint funny, just noticed that my little girl of 16 months as got head lice?

Question

how disgusting!! wot is the best stuff to use, as she is only 16 months, just goes to show her hair is always clean cos that is wot head lice like so ive heard!! i know where they ave come from an im not happy, the mother of the other children that my daughter as been near is a tramp she knows her kids ave got head lice but she dont do nothing about it, wot can i buy 2day from a chemist to get rid of them. sum1 help plse im so stressed an disgusted

Answer 1

This comes from personal experience. My daughter, can attract a head lice with in a fifty mile radius. She bathes every day. The house is clean. The laundry is kept up as is her bedding. I know its NOT because of MY house. Because of this Ive got bunches of experience in this feild.

You can, and I know this sounds really weird, but lice cant hold on to slippery things. You can put vegitable oil in her hair, soak it down, and make her stay that way for about 8 hrs. The vegitable oil will suffocate the lice. Also you can call your doc, and they can call in prescription things at the pharmacy. Oft times though, the prescription from the Doctors office, smells aweful. Anytime your daughter is around you, she will reek of this medicine that you have to leave in her hair for an alotted amount of time.

You also want to get a really fine toothed comb and comb her hair through, comb it through with the oil in it if thats what you so chose to do. Also comb through the hair, IF you decide to go with your doctors advice.

All bedding, pillows, clothing, toys must be washed or put into bags. Pillows can just simply go through the dry cycle. The heat kills the lice.

It doesnt matter if the hair is clean or dirty, the lice will be attracted. They like to burro in, and make a home. Right behind the ears on the head is where they often love to reside.

Also to prevent lice, make sure that you put conditioner in your childs hair, every time you bath her. Lice have a hard time holding on when conditioner is used, and so will jump to the next person.

If your daughter is in day care, make sure her bag is not near anyones that has lice. Make sure that other caps are not used around her, and what ever you do, do not allow your daughter back at the place where she contracted the head lice. Inform the mother that you wont be back until this problem is resolved.

If lice is let go long enough, infestion of the home can happen. Also because your daughter has head lice, its easy to spread them to you. Lice do jump. They feel warmth and go to it. They also stick onto things. It takes, or should take a total of 3 wks to totally beat them. After the first ..dousing in meds, ( everyone in the house needs treated) and cleaning of bedding and toys and such, make sure you do it again a week later, and then another week later to make sure youve gotton them all

Nits, which are the lice eggs, are stuck to the hair. Thats how lice do it when they lay them. Thats why a very fine comb should be used. Usually you can get a plastic one at your nearest pharmacy. I would go for the metal ones though they work much better. Comb her hair with this comb morning and night. for the next week or so. That will help rid her of the lice, and help her stop itching.

Good luck. I hope I have helped.

Answer 2

Anyone can get lice. Even rich people, even clean people. All you have to do is come into contact with a person who has lice, or a surface with recently dropped adult lice, and that will take up residence on your own head.

Its part of life. its no more disgusting than a misquito, although it does need to be dealt with.

I would go to your pharmsist, or even your doctor and get a shampoo that is safe for a child so young.

You will need to treat all the fabric surfaces in your house, and vacuume all your carpets and floors. Bedding, stuffed toys, pillows.

You will also need to pick through every strand of your daughters hair and pull out every nit, egg, and adult louse.

Chances are it will not be the only time your child gets head lice, at some point she'll be in school, a great breeding ground for lice :)

This is part of being a parent, and is the most common parasite children come into contact with. Just be glad its not round worms, which are the next most common.

Answer 3

The problem with pharmacy treatments is that the lice become immune to them. You need to condition the hair add some teatree oil. Then comb through the hair with a nit comb onto newspaper or something. Do this for 3 nights. Then check the hair everyday for two weeks. If you find anything within that time start the process again. You must have two weeks lice free, this includes eggs as the lice are still alive in the eggs and ready to hatch, before you can stop checking everyday. Hope this helps.
There isn't much you can do if other children that she plays with keep getting them.

Answer 4

Boots do a really good natural remedy for head lice,I'm not sure what its called but it will be a lot milder on your baby's skin.Plus head lice have become immune to a lot of the chemicals in normal treatments.I work in childcare and this is a very common problem,especially when some parents don't treat the problem like the lady you were talking about.Good luck,it may take a few treatments,and make sure to comb through your daughters hair with a fine toothed comb regularly

Answer 5

You really shouldn't use anything on a baby that young without a dr's knowlage and suggestion. there are of course shampoos and whatnot but really I don't think they are good for skin so soft and precious as a 16 month old, they are very harsh. If I was you i would call a dr. and get a suggestion. My six and a half year old got head lice once and we didn't use a shampoo but we did get a comb that has special electronic waves that go through and zap the lice dead and then it pulls out the eggs. She got completely rid of the lice within two days and we kept combing for two weeks to be certain they were gone. Had to wash all bedding and boil all brushes and stuff but they never came back.

Answer 6

16 months is a little young for some of the shampoos on the market - they're quite toxic and they don't always work very well.

I use a battery operated comb that zaps the lice - you use it on dry hair every day for about two or three weeks (just to be sure). It beeps continuously, but when it finds a headlouse it stops beeping and zaps it dead. You just wipe it off on a tissue and carry on. Your child won't feel a thing. My one is called a Robi-Comb and I got it at the chemists. It cost about the same as the shampoo, but with no mess.

You will also have to treat yourself and everyone else in the house.

You will also have to machine wash all bedding, pillows, hats, scarves, coats and clothes, including soft toys she may be burying her head into. You also need to thoroughly wash all hair care stuff - brushes, combs, slides, hairbands, clips etc.

Then use the comb once a week. If there's an outbreak of headlice in families around you, they can be back to visit unless everyone who has them is treated.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Headlice are nothing to be ashamed about, my children come home from school all the time with them, the best solution is the wet combing method ( washing and conditioning and go through the hair with a headlice comb every 2-3 days) and ive found that once you have cleared the head of headlice is everyday for 3/4 weeks put leave in conditioner in your childs hair as it makes the hair too slippery for the lice to cling to


NONE OF THESE 15/30+ MINUTE TREATMENTS WORK

Answer 8

I have found that wet combing with a fine tooth comb is the only reliable way to get rid of head lice and nits. You can get fine tooth combs from chemists. You have to wash your child's hair then sit them in a chair by a table, put newspaper on the table in front of them and stand behind her and comb the hair in sections from root to tip. All the lice and nits should fall out onto the paper. However you may have to do this every day for several days before they are all gone.

Answer 9

If you go to the drugstore and buy something over-the-counter it could potentially be harmful because I believe that they recommend the product for certain ages. Your child's pediatrician can prescribe the best thing for your child. He knows your child best (besides you) and he'll know what's got the best effect to treating it (prescribed medicines are much more effective than over-the-counter remedies). I've also known parents to shave their children's hair because children under two hair may not have a lot of hair and will grow back fairly quickly. This method is also cheap and effective. However, some parents wouldn't want their daughter to go around bald either. I recommend taking your child to the doctor because he'll give you the best treatment. Also remember to disinfect everything that your child has come in contact with to prevent the reoccurance or spreading of lice again.

Answer 10

My little girl had headlice a few weeks ago - I was horrified and disgusted too. But, just deal with the issue and don't make a big fuss of it in front of her! They don't mind whose head they live on, in fact, the cleaner the better, according to some people.

There are loads of things you can buy over the counter - I used Full Marks lotion which you put on when the hair is dry and leave on for 10 minutes, then comb through with a fine tooth comb. It gets rid of live ones and their eggs. Make sure you wash it really welll afterwards and continue to comb for about a week, every day. They'll soon go.

I'd advise you to tell your friend that your daughter won't be playing with her kids until she gets the situation sorted.