how can i stop my kids from getting lice?

Question

I have washed, treated everything, checked head if they stay & they still get it !! HELP

Answer 1

Shave their heads

Answer 2

You say they still get it. Does that mean that you've gotten rid of it for over a month and it re-appears or that it just continues and you can't get rid of it?

My dd caught it from trying on a hat in a store as did my neice just last week.

One thing I found when my dd got it was that almost nothing works. I tried the chemicals (bad move), I tried the combs - big joke.

The only thing that worked was hair conditioner. Cheap, dollar store conditioner. Glob it on their hair when their hair is dry. It drown the adults and makes the hair very slick so that the eggs come off easier.

Leave it on for 20 minutes (I used a bathing cap over their head so it didnt' drip). Then rinse it off. Comb every small section very carefully, picking off everything you can see. Do this 2x a day and they should be gone in less then a week.

Once we tried this method we were finally free after fighting the little bugs for 2 months!!

Good luck.

Answer 3

Kids can do a few things to avoid lice: don't share combs, brushes, clothing, etc. If they do get it, use a commercially sold preparation for the hair and use a nit comb to remove any eggs that may still be attached to the scalp. Lice can live in carpeting, furniture, bedding, stuffed animals etc. so full treatment is important for the child and the environment. Good luck!

Answer 4

I too have this problem with my daughter. The best way to get rid of them is to comb out the hair either daily or every other day with the lice comb (metal ones are best). There is also a new product out called "Lice Ice". It is all natural, you leave it on for 8 hours plus and you can also dilute it to spray bedding, toys, pillows, and even the hair again to help prevent reinfestation. When I was growing up, it was green alcohol which choked me every time, but choked them as well, I guess. My mom swore by it.

Also, I hate to admit it, but single mom=broke mom, I have used flea shampoo on her as well. It isn't that healthy for humans, but kinda knocks the lice out so they don't hold on for long. I apply the flea shampoo to dry hair, wet it enough to comb it out, comb, then rinse.

The most important thing is to comb, comb, comb.

Good luck!
;)

Answer 5

I had the same problem before.
lice eggs hatch from heat... so avoid heat. What my mom did before, is she combed my hair with shampoo in the shower with a thin comb that had plenty of teeth in it sort of the Men comb for shaving. after take conditioner and comb the hair again for a 2nd time to get rid of more, make sure you shower with cold water.. or warm but dont put as much hot.
try taking your kids a bath 2 times daily...
if this doesn't work.. there is a special comb for lice... im not sure if its in states haven't seen one in States...
bu i've seen alot in the phillipines.

Answer 6

i dont think there is away for you to get rid of it for good. find out where their getting it if you can, its hard or maybe someone is coming to your house that dont treat their head, this year my kids went all year without getting them . thank god. i know this sounds crazy but what i did is dipped a brush in alocohol then brushed hair real good let it dry on there,then put the medicine on their hair. this knocks them out first. it seems easier to get rid of . havethem cover their face with a towel and also do this outside . many people i know have been doing this it wont hurt them .

Answer 7

health stores sale a product you can spray on ur childs hair that repel lice..not sure what its called though..but it is all natural and ive heard it works great...

Answer 8

Three main types of lice may affect the human body. One type attacks the scalp and head, other attacks the body, and the third attacks the genital areas, and occasionally the eyebrows and eyelashes. The parasites may also be found in the clothes.

In the hair, small oval shaped nits may adhere to the hair shafts in great numbers. These are often difficult to remove. In a few days they mature, becoming fully grown lice. Itching is usually severe, and the skin shows evidence of much scratching.

Body lice are common in people who are crowded together and living under poor sanitary conditions. They spread rapidly during wars and other disasters. As such times lice will sometimes transmit serious conditions such as epidemic typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever.

Important Symptoms of head lice are:

* Having an itchy scalp
* Seeing red bumps on your child's scalp and neck
* Seeing live lice moving around on your child's head
* Finding nits (lice eggs), which are tiny white oval shaped specks that are attached to the sides of hairs

Lice can infest people of all ages, rich or poor, any status, any country. Lice prefer clean hair because their nits can stick to cleaner hair better than oily. Head lice and body lice are similar in appearance, although head lice are somewhat smaller than body lice.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HEAD LICE

* Prepare a mixture by adding1/2 cup olive oil with 2 or 3 tablespoons tea tree oil. Apply to hair and rub into scalp. Leave on hair for 30 min. to 1 hr. Wash hair to remove oil.
* Rinse hair with vinegar Wait 5 to 10 mins and rinse hair with hot water. Repeat vinegar rinse.
* Wash the hair, apply mayonnaise all over hair and scalp, cover your head with a plastic bag, and keep on overnight. The next morning, rinse the hair and comb out with a lice comb. All the lice will come off as well as the nuts.
* Pour lamp oil all over the head until your hair can't hold any more. Place any type of wrapping around your head, preferably not cloth. Wait for about 15-minutes and shake your head over a sink. Most of them will just fall out but comb your hair with a fine toothcomb and conditioner, because combing will be difficult, to get the rest out.
* Boil a handful of neem leaves in a mug of water and use the water on your hair after shampooing. Soak with the water on your hair for few minutes after shampooing and rinse with plain water. Repeat if lice persist.
* Saturate hair with olive oil, put in a shower cap, or a wal-mart size bag with clip, and leave in overnight. Brush out hair, then use nit comb to get out nits and bugs.
* Mix equal parts cooking oil and vinegar to remove the nits and bugs.
* Saturate the hair with rubbing alcohol and leave it in your hair for 15-30 mins. Then 7 days later do it again.
* Wet your hair thoroughly and apply the dog shampoo and put towel on hair for about 30 minutes or longer. Then wash as normal.
* Do not share personal items like combs, brushes, clips, hair bands, hats, scarves, coats, brushes or towels.
* Never try on hats or any headwear while at a shop. This way you put yourself at risk of contracting lice.
* Never touch head to head with any person.
* Wash your all the clothes after you visit to a hairdresser.
* Check your child's hair behind and above the ears and on the back of the neck carefully every day.
* If nits are found - thoroughly wash bedding linen, pillows, towels, coats, scarves, hats, brushes, combs, etc. in hot water with tea tree oil or dettol added.
* To prevent the spread of head lice, if any family member is infected, treat all members of the family at the same time.
* Brush hair vigorously 2-3 times a day using a bristle hairbrush to knock off the nits.
* Rub Vaseline on the scalp and apply on hair thoroughly. Vaseline will suffocate them, but it will be very difficult to wash off the Vaseline. It may need about 6 washes. Rub some corn flour (or plain flour, maida) into the hair before washing the hair.
* Prepare a mixture by adding Eucalyptus essential oil - 20 drops, tea tree oil - 20 drops, aniseed essential oil - 10 drops, lemon oil - 10 drops in about 75 ml olive oil. Apply it to hair thoroughly; leave it there for an hour.
* Rub shaving cream on the scalp and apply a thick foam coating on hair for half an hour. The chemicals in the cream will kill the lice and eggs.
* Prepare a mixture of neem leaves, basil leaves and 8-10 cloves using beer .
* Spray the Listerine on scalp and leave it there for at least 10 minutes then rinse.
* Put three teaspoons of lemon juice in a small container. Pour in one tablespoon of butter. Apply to hair, and wait 15 minutes. Rinse hair, no need to use comb.
* Mix 10 tbs of olive oil, 10 drops of lavender oil and 10 drops of tea tree oil. Leave it for 30 minutes the lice will turn white and be easy to find, pick them out one by one then wash hair with tea tree oil shampoo to keep them away, it will kill all the nits as well.
* Prepare a paste by adding one part limejuice and one part garlic. Apply to the hair.
* Mix 10-15 drops of black walnut extract with about 15-20oz of water in a spray bottle. It will help to remove the lice.

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