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tee tree oil and blow drying will not kill them they just help prevent them because they do not like heat or the smell of the tee tree oil
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This happened to my son(sent home from school)at this exact same time last year and talk about stress! It was already Christmas, my DH worked out-of-town and I was manic and a bundle of nerves. I ended up using both OTC pesticides and some herbal concoction that soaked on hair for hours(or overnight)that a local drugstore sold(best thing I ever used). I also used vinegar & lemon juice to loosen the nits(in a little container to dip the comb in and in a spray bottle to spray hair all over). I've found that out of all the eleventy zillion remedies the only tried & true thing that works is combing out the child's hair thoroughly day after day --Many a days I spent over 8 hours combing and in tears(yes you may have to keep checking and keep washing bedding)but it you do not comb good & thoroughly, it's pointless in my experience and in that of many others. I hope & pray for you at this time. It's AWFUL!! A hair straightener is good to use too because of the heat.Comment
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well so far, he still has no nits that I can find, DD has nothing, I haev nothing, DH has nothing. WTH? I found another live louse on DS with the comb, but still no confirmed nits.
I called the doc and she called in a prescription shampoo at the pharmacy for me, so i'm going to do that too.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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Another thing, if you see no nits(I used a magnifying glass), this is a good time to zap/kill those ****ers right now because they may be mostly all newly hatched nymphs and haven't had the chance, nor are mature enough, to lay more eggs/nits yet so get them at this opportune time. So, if I were you I would act now from experience.Comment
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~That's even betterhappyface! I've always wondered, with those RX lice treatments, do you still have to use a comb or no? I guess you or the rest of your family don't sleep with or use the same brush as your daughter? The school nurse told me last year that lice do not like adult hair because of the oil it gets during puberty and that is why it is much more likely for children to get them. ~Don't get me wrong, they will still go into a teen or an adults hair or an African American's(or black hair) it's just that they are less likely to and if they have a choice they won't choose them, they will choose the small child. I've also heard to use tea tree oil or coconut in your shampoo and lavender to prevent them(I started using Suave coconut shampoo). Good luck!!lovethis:hug:Comment
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I had lice last year (for the first time). I was nannying at the time for 2 boys. A notice came home from the school saying it was going around. A few weeks went by and the boys started itching their heads. Mind you, we read stories every night- so they boys would rest their heads on my shoulder.
Now, I started getting nervous. They insisted that they did not have lice and their mom said it was allergies. I wanted to believe that the mom would check them.... Ya right
The itching went on for maybe 3 weeks (I was only with the boys 2 days a week). When I went back the next week, (now my head started itching), I noticed what to be nits. Now, I don't know how the the mother didn't notice.... (She was the type of mom who was always straightening their hair, clothes etc...). I finally told the younger boy to sit still so I could check his hair. I saw lice right away. I called the mom and told her I needed to leave to check my own hair and she needed to come home to start treated her child/home. She was shocked that they had lice (she is a lawyer- so book smart, but she doesn't have a lot of common sense).
I ended up having around 20 lice in my hair (gross). My husband and son didn't have any. I did put olive oil on all of our heads. I also made my husband and son wear a shower cap until I was clear. My husband and mother combed my hair everyday with loads of conditioner. It took about 2 weeks to make sure all was clear. My mom was very thorough, but she did miss one egg, that my husband combed out the next day. So... You have to keep combing, even if you think you are clear. That one egg would have re-infested me all over again.
I bought a nit comb on amazon- as the one at Walgreens/Cvs doesn't work the best.
It was all time consuming, but at least we kept it contained to just me.
In regards to the mom I worked for, I understand that these things happen. I was just steaming mad that she let it go on for sooo long. How can a notice come home from school, then your boys start itching like crazy, and you not think to check their heads???
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~How's this going? ...Good I hope and pray
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Thanks for asking I keep meaning to update and then get distracted.
Everything seems fine. I treated both kids with the prescription stuff (that was really expensive! Glad we have insurance) and the bugs are gone. I'm still working through the laundry though. SO. MUCH. LAUNDRY.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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Thanks for asking I keep meaning to update and then get distracted.
Everything seems fine. I treated both kids with the prescription stuff (that was really expensive! Glad we have insurance) and the bugs are gone. I'm still working through the laundry though. SO. MUCH. LAUNDRY.
~Yayhappyface!!
(SilverSabre25 quote)"Thanks for asking"(end quote)
~You're very welcome. As I said earlier, I know how it felt to me when I went through it and all the emotions & adjectives for me were negative....Crazed even
. So, I just wanted to see if all was well and/or if you needed anything .
(SilverSabre25 quote)"I'm still working through the laundry though. SO. MUCH. LAUNDRY" (end quote)
..Thinking of all that laundry on top of all the Christmasy things you have to do-- Yikes
! TY for reporting back on how the Rx stuff, it was maybe "Sklice" I take it:confused:, works....Good to know
, I've always wondered. ..Just a tip though to be on the safe side, I'd keep checking for eggs, nymphs & such at least every other day or so for quite awhile. That also helps keeped it nipped in the bud before it gets too awful bad again....If it does, that is(knocking on wood)and I seriously doubt it because of the way/the method you treated them with -- Good job. ..Glad y'all made it through! ~God bless!~
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yes, Sklice is the name. Super effective if you can afford it or have good insurance!~Yayhappyface!!
(SilverSabre25 quote)"Thanks for asking"(end quote)
~You're very welcome. As I said earlier, I know how it felt to me when I went through it and all the emotions & adjectives for me were negative....Crazed even. So, I just wanted to see if all was well and/or if you needed anything .
(SilverSabre25 quote)"I'm still working through the laundry though. SO. MUCH. LAUNDRY" (end quote)
..Thinking of all that laundry on top of all the Christmasy things you have to do-- Yikes! TY for reporting back on how the Rx stuff, it was maybe "Sklice" I take it:confused:, works....Good to know, I've always wondered. ..Just a tip though to be on the safe side, I'd keep checking for eggs, nymphs & such at least every other day or so for quite awhile. That also helps keeped it nipped in the bud before it gets too awful bad again....If it does, that is(knocking on wood)and I seriously doubt it because of the way/the method you treated them with -- Good job. ..Glad y'all made it through! ~God bless!~
I've been checking each kid's head here and there...not a detailed check (DS won't sit still) but as good as i can manage. And a few swipes with the lice comb. So far, nothin'.
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