What is the best way to get rid of nits and keep them away?

Question

I have tried coconut conditioner and tea tree products. I don't want to keep using the chemist products such as debac and full marks as they get immune to them. I would like away of keeping them away to start with, any ideas of the best methods?

Answer 1

My daughter had them from the age of three and we battled constantly - until we discovered the Nitty-Gritty comb. It has teeth very close together which strip out the eggs and so break the life cycle. You use it every couple of days for a fortnight, with conditioner. Wipe the comb with a tissue after every swipe, so you don't re-infect. They have a website, and it costs around £10 including p & p.

I promise you, I don't work for them, and it's the thing that finally worked for us.

As for keeping them away to start with, very difficult. They are always around, and when kids put their heads together...
I have to say that she only got re-infected once after getting rid the first time; we used the comb again and have been clear since, fingers crossed.

Answer 2

Maybe after the treatments you could switch to using a tea tree shampoo or add tea tree oil to your current shampoo? I know it's a smelly substance, but I've heard it keeps lice away. Are you treating all the furniture in the house with the spray as well as the bedding? They can drop or lay eggs on sofas and chairs too. I'd also recommend vacuuming a lot -- and tossing the bag each time. Maybe treating car seats would be a good idea too. And perhaps spend as much time away from the house as possible when you're not actively cleaning. After all, these things don't live for very long -- maybe three days or so? -- without a human host. That's pretty awful, and I realize some of my suggestions may be redundant - or things you already know, but if you've already tried all these I'm at a loss, short of shaving everyone's heads!

Answer 3

Strange as it may seem, lice actually prefer clean hair, so maybe reduce the number of times you wash it each week. Also trying to avoid (yes, obvious, I know!) direct contact with people carrying them - not always easy though...

Other than that, use a lice comb and the methods you already use to get rid of them, rather than chemicals - the one time I used Debac, I ended up with a yellow 'fro (I usually have wavy dark blonde hair!) so I'd avoid it if possible.

Try a health food shop too, they usually have organic, chemical-free alternatives, which include tea tree.

Answer 4

The fastest means: shave all the hair on your head and pubic areas that means groin and armpits. If u dont want to do that for your head, get a perm but definitely shave everywhere else then use debac for 5 days after a daily bath. Only way to get rid of eggs. Subsequent to that, swallow (dont chew!) a piece of garlic twice a day everyday for 30 days (to be double sure). Those little vampires really hate garlic! They'll be off u before u say 'nit!'

Answer 5

my niece was always getting nits and it was driving my sister in law mad. since she started using tea tree shampoo and conditioner she hasnt had them since. Use an ordinary shampoo occasionaly too maybe once a week or so and other times tea tree

Answer 6

Use a METAL nit comb and use it every day and then when the nits have gone continue to use the comb at least once or twice a week.

Answer 7

Watch TV - apart from travel there's not much more they're allowed to advertise except hair lice lotions and other over the counter medications

Answer 8

Buy a monkey who will sit on your shoulders and eat the nits all day. That'll do it nicely and make an interesting conversation starter!

Answer 9

washing your hair with shampoo with tea tree oil in is meant to keep them away.

Answer 10

shampoo ur hair with the lice stuff and buy the spray for ur pillows and sheetz