My daughter has Lice I think she may have gotten it from softball she played catcher and the girls all share the head gear.She has thick curly hair down to her butt how can I make sure it wont come back shes in the shower now washing out the Rid shampoo. How do I make sure its out of the house Please Help!
2007-03-19 08:53:33 · 12 answers · asked by Natalie B 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Coat her hair heavily with mayonnaise-the old really super fatty kind, cover with plastic and let it sit for an hour, then wash. The fat will make them AND the nits slide right out. Wash EVERYTHING in the house in water as hot as you can get it. The couches and other furniture either spray with lysol or I think it is RID that makes a spray actually intended to kill them on surfaces.
If she washes her hair every day, have her change to every other if it's possible. They are not caused by dirty hair and dirty hair does NOT make them more likely, it actually increases teh chances of them. With super clean hair they are better able to hang on. Durign lice season I have my daughter wash hers only every other day at the most unless she's been out somewhere to get it too dirty.
Boil all the combs/brushes, etc. Check EVERYONES head in the house and tie up all stuffed animals in plastic bags for at least 2 weeks.
2007-03-19 08:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Betsy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a spray for linens, upholstery, carpet, bedding. It works great. Also bag up any stuffed animals and put the bag in the garage or building somewhere after spraying them as well. It will take hours, but comb thru her hair in sections to make sure you get all of the eggs out. Putting mayonaise on your hair and letting it sit for about an hour as a second step after the rid is a good idea, it quickly suffocates any that may be left. Vaccuum all furniture and carpets, wash curtains and bedding. That should take care of it.
2007-03-19 16:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by catmomiam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rid shampoo will not work. You will think I'm crazy but you have to take gas, you know the one for your car. Rub it throught her hair so all the hair is wet. Then wrap her hair up with a towel very well so nothing, not even air, can escape. Sha has to try to last as long as she can with it then wash it all out. But before you wash anything, use that lice comb that came from the Rid shampoo and brush all those suckers out. You may have to repeat this a few times until she is done with the lice but it really works. My mom did it to me.
2007-03-19 16:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just treat the whole family with the lice shampoo and comb them all out... check everyone a couple of times a week with the comb to make sure they dont come back and tie your daughters hair back when she's around people who may have lice... a plait is best because they are less likely to be able to get into her hair if it's tied out of the way.
2007-03-19 16:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by dbx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need to actually comb the lice out with a special comb, and uses various types of shapoos. put all stuff her hair would hav touched in air-tight bags, or find a certain type of soap to wash it out. with her hair it'll b very difficult, but if u dont take care of it soon, your whole house will hav lice.
2007-03-19 16:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by astralprojector 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone in the house needs to be checked for lice.
all bedding needs to be washed and dried (in dryer)
carpets and furniture sprayed with lice spray and vacuumed.
all stuffed animals need to be put in a trashbag and tied shut for 2 weeks.
make sure not to forget the little things.. such as any hair ties, hairbrush/combs , hats.
2007-03-19 16:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by m j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to wash everything in your house, and spray the furniture with the rid spray. if the rid does not get rid of the lice, try using carosine. it smells bad and burns a little but it will get rid of the lice
2007-03-19 16:00:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
New pillows, treat all furniture including that bedding,
Keep washing her hair every day. Tell her to use rinse and in the shower keep combing it out . follow the instructions.because curly hair is easier to brush when wet and full of rinse. use that comb and brush
2007-03-19 16:33:05 · answer #8 · answered by Diana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after she gets out of the shower comb her hair then use a fine tooth comb have her sit on a white sheet so you can see and get rid of the ones that fall out and you need to wash all bedding and clothes, and vaccum all furniture and beds oh yeah don't forget to soak all brushes combs and hair ties in bleach and water
2007-03-19 16:03:09 · answer #9 · answered by Rosie 89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change all the sheets out and wash them once every three days, use rid more than it is prescribed, use the lice comb religiously, vacuum carpet and furniture several times
2007-03-19 15:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋