i just recently got lice and i used a lice shampoo and then i used that special comb that gets rid of lice and i saw some live ones! i used that comb with hot water for 30 minutes and i stopped seeing them, then i vacuumed the room , got a new brush redid my sheets, gota new pillow cover, and sprayed disinfectant spray everywhere, is this enough? should i do more to make them completely go away because i have 8 people in my family and i dont want any of them to get it. what else should i do? should I sleep with like a towel on my head or something?
2007-03-14 11:10:15 · 5 answers · asked by katee211 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Make sure that any stuffed animals are put in a plastic bag in the garage for at least a month so they all die. Vacuum your mattress and carpets THOROUGHLY, and spray them down with that spray that comes with, or is sold next to, the lice shampoo. Also make sure to do the same to any other furniture in the house that you may have sat on. A towel won't really help because the bugs will just crawl from your head to the towel to the bed and start the whole thing over! Until you're sure they are gone just don't let anyone sit on your bed or anything, and try not to get too close to them. One last thing that you could try, if you can't get rid of them, is to dye your hair. The chemicals from the dye will kill them off right away. Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be!
2007-03-14 11:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put conditioner on your hair, comb through. Then use the tooth comb to carefully comb through. The lice can't grip the hair or scalp because the conditioner makes it too slippery. Thanks, you got me itching now ! Good luck...SPUNKY...You obviously have a problem with your kids being in England, but don't slag off the rest of us. Most of us take daily showers and baths, which has nothing to do with head lice. Lice actually prefer clean heads. Don't use a question on head lice to vent your anger on other issues
2007-03-14 11:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My kids has this stupid problem -- ONLY IN ENGLAND, where over 80% of the people get it...Nobody EVER gets it here in the states, go figure... :-P
Go to your doctor and get the shampoo he recommends. Yes, it's a serious pain in the @ss and it burns, but it does work. Get rid of your bed sheets and definitely fog the room.
Sorry to hear you're encountering this problem, unfortunately in "Merry Old England" they still don't have such a thing as daily showers which would probably get rid of the problem overall right off the bat...
Best of luck, cheers !
2007-03-14 11:21:46 · answer #3 · answered by spunk y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may not have any more lice in your hair but its best to fumigate your house by a pest control team just in case. I believe there is also shampoo that can add fluorescent dye so that remaining lice and nits will show under black light (I don't know were to get it unfortunately.)
2007-03-14 11:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wash your hair with RID unless that is what you did use to much no good overkill you know what I mean.
2007-03-14 11:22:57 · answer #5 · answered by robert s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋