What are some home remidies for getting rid of head lice?
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lighter fluid and a match!
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Do not buy the lice treatments like Riddex. People who suggest those usually do not have much experience. That kills the lice (sometimes) but it doesn't help you get the eggs out!\n\nBuy Prell - it's a shampoo you can find at almost any place where you normally buy shampoo - it's green. The reason why this works is because it is a SUPER CLEAN shampoo - it makes the strands of hair so clean and slick that it is easier to comb the eggs out. Also, try Tea Tree oil. This stuff smells AWFUL! But - it kills the lice and the eggs, and helps to loosen the eggs from the hair.\n\nDirections:\n- Wash her hair with Prell and nothing else.\n- Apply the Tea Tree oil (you can buy this at Wal-Mart with the other natural items, usually with the Vitamins) to wet hair.\n- After applying it, put a shower cap over all of her hair and let it sit for about 20 minutes. It may get a little warm, but that's okay.\n- After 20 minutes, wash it out - her hair WILL stink but it'll be okay. ;)\n- Place a towel over the table and shake her hair out over it - preferably white so that you can see what's coming out.\n- Use a good (spare no expense) lice comb (metal works best and make sure the teeth are very close together) and go through each and every bit of hair with it.\n\nYou should find that the combination of Prell and Tea Tree oil makes everything just fall right out.\n\nHope that helps!
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Having two daughters who had lice for three years was a nightmare.\n\nI started off with the chemicals, tried the oils as already suggested, but then resorted to a Sunday evening ritual of 'The Nit Scrake'.\n\nMy girls often tried to wiggle out of this and I could have given up, but it became a ritual.\n\nSo just to explain. You get adult lice (the breeders) medium lice (cannot breed yet) and the nits the eggs.\n\nSo every Sunday, a good day as it is scrub up day before school.\n\nGet your daughter to lean over the bath, and wet her hair for her, then add copious amounts of conditioner, I buy the biggest and cheapest, rub it through and add more water, brush it through with her own hair brush to detangle and start combing with a metal lice comb, from the nape of the neck and forward to her brow, you must ensure the comb touches her scalp, you must ensure you do every area of her head,  rinse the little beggers off following each stroke. Your daughter will see them falling into the bath and start to undersand why she has to endure this.\n\nNow turn her over so that her face is uppermost...it is possible and do it all again.\n\nchuck the comb in a sink...count the little black dots with her, show her them close up, see the little wiggly legs and she may then take this more seriously.\n\nI now rinse the bath and offer an evening shower or bath whatever their preference. They can relax, wash their hair and its all over.\n\nSo all in all you will have caught most of the mature ones, left some eggs behind and not managed to get the tiny lice, but as they grow on in the week you can catch them next sunday, and when the eggs hatch you will catch them in about three sundays.\n\nYou should  notice a change in the size of lice being caught, but if they remain large...she is picking them up from somewhere or you are not doing a thorough job.\n\nThe reason why I do it over the bath is because lice will fall onto clothing or towels and crawl back up to the hair....I used to get covered in the early days and actually watched one wandering its way upwards and onwards.\n\nWe became lice and egg free in about two months, and my girls were absolutely infested, as long as you get the immature ones each week you will break the life cycle.\n\nWe all have our own hairbrushes..they are forbidden from using their friends brushes...easier to blame others for your lice!!.\n\nWe now continue this ritual, just to keep on top of things and have been clear for about five months.\n\nI now do this with a small white towel over their shoulders, but still then get them to have their bath or shower afterwards, and the towel goes straight to the wash as if contaminated.\n\nThe hard work is so worthwhile when you get a sigh of relief and a 'Im not itchy anymore'....\n\nI also clean the hairbrushes each week, but just as a note, check your own hair, one little itch means you have one.\n\nBut their hair is also so healthy now. I have saved myself a fortune, I have two girls who have an understanding of a life cycle, and I did not boil their clothes and bedding daily, The"nit scrake" ritual was more than I could bear.
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take Garlic, and a Black Walnut - Wormwood combo. These kill parasites in the body naturally.
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By chance I 'discovered' that Tea Tree oil is a miracle antiseptic and anti-fungal substance. It works very well against fungi and related (skin) problems. Also head lice will disappear. \n\nOn the web you will find examples of tropical fungi and certain skin conditions that could not be treated with regular medicines but seem to have been treated succesfully with Tea Tree oil. There is scientific evidence that Tea Tree oil works. \nIt is cheap, safe to use (try first on your skin for reactions), even safe for children. \n\nThe Australian brand Thursday Plantation (www.thursdayplantation.com) has dedicated products for vaginal infections. On the web you also will find homemade treatments consisting of a few drops of the oil.\n\nRegards Barra
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You don't need to cut your hair.I recommend a product used by the US Army Rangers it is called LiceX.It is guaranteed to kill head lice in ten seconds.It is the best product to kill head lice.You can find more information or order it at: http://www.headlicekiller.com/
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I would assume in a townhouse you could potentially see\ncockroaches, silverfish, spiders, ants, fruit flies, house flies, mosquitos, earwigs, woodlice, maybe cat fleas/dog fleas? \nYou could also have human fleas or head lice\ntermites, if you live somewhere nice and warm, also scorpions\n\nif you have house plants could could also have white flies, aphids, nematodes, springtails\n\nif you keep them as pets, invertebrate pets are tarantulas, madagascar hissing cockroaches, giant centipedes, walking sticks, praying mantis
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We have treated head lice at our house successfully with over the counter head lice shampoo.  If your doctor won't prescribe a lotion, maybe there is something else he can suggest instead.  Anything used to treat head lice contains pesticides and you don't want to use any of them for extended periods of time.  Treat everyone in the family with the shampoo on the same day.  Does your daughter have stuffed animals or throw pillows on her bed?  If so, wash those that can be machine washed and put those that can't in a large garbage bag, seal tight and leave for 2 weeks.  Also, be sure to vacuum your car, her car seat, and any other cloth seat where any of your heads touch.  If she likes to lay on the floor, keep that vacuum as well.  When washing clothing items, use as hot of water as you can.  Wash towels after each use in hot water as well.  Get rid of all your hair brushes and combs and buy new ones.  Vacuum your mattresses, wash or replace your bed pillows.  Don't forget to wash her blankets and her bedspread.  Washing everything in hot water and than machine drying should kill all the lice on those items.  When we had a lice problem, we took one whole day, washed everyone's hair in the lice shampoo then went through the house and vacuumed and washed everything that we even suspicioned could have lice on it.  The next week, we did the very same thing.  It was very time consuming, but it took care of the lice.  Perhpas your daughter is not being reinfested at home, but at a friend's home or at school.  Tell her not to share anything - combs, brushes, hats, towels.  Does she have her own locker for her coat at school or do the coats hang next to each other on hooks?  If she has to hang it on a hook, see if she can hang it on the end or perhaps she'll be allowed to keep it some where else during the day\n\nThe lice eggs, called nits, take about 1 week to hatch.  Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a person's head.  They can also live off of a host for 1-2 days.
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soap n water. =) showers too.o ya, if dont touch anything on ur head if uve come in contact w/ something outside. wash ur hands first.
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You can  buy a billion different NIX bottles and they probably still won't die. I had lice as a kid and it was NASTY! What you need to do is sufficate them. Try covering your head with Thick conditioner. It doesn't have to be expensive. (VO5, suave) Completely cover the roots and tips so there is no air around your hair. \n\nWrap your head in something to keep the conditioner from getting everywhere.. Usually a shower cap or a plastic bag. Do this in the late afternoon and sleep with it on your head. They can't hold their breathe for that long! (12 hours tops) When you take a shower the next day, you will find a TON of dead lice eggs and bugs in your shower. Those who don't fall out... can be combed out. They will fall out easier because of the conditioner. Plus, it's great moisturization for your hair. No chemicals at all, and it costs under five dollars.  :) Good luck!
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You May NOT have lice!  You may have something entirely different.  Are you itching anywhere else?  Do you see signs of other "bugs"? I urge you to e-mail me as even if you do have lice you do not have to use the over promoted chemical cocktails sold in pharmacies.  Many times if it is lice, it is easily treated with a natural product called Melaleuca Oil.  Melaleuca Oil kills staph, step, bacteria, e-coli, parasites (aka lice and scabies), fungus and candida (or yeast).\n\nLet me know if you see any lesions or other signs other than the itching scalp.  I would never recommend puttinig poison on your scalp or any other part of  your body.  \n\nUsed successfully for a number of things over the yerars.\n\nI had what I THOUGHT was lice, but was something much more serious.\n\nGood Luck and Be Well.
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If you have lice you need to get your parents to treat your scalp with some stuff made to kill the lice. That's probably what your doing home today. \n\nWho is the him that you cant get ahold of? I cant give you any ideas if I dont know who your trying to get ahold of or why. \n\nSorry!
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I know of nothing. Most people use a fine tooth comb to remove the eggs.  When we were girls with long hair, my Mom would sit us in front of a bright window and manually slide each nit from each shaft of hair(the best method).  It hurts no matter what method you use. You are pulling and tugging on a strand of hair. I did the same with my daughters when they brought lice home from pre-school.  \n\nYou should repeat the lice shampoo 2 weeks after wards and recheck the head.  You will have phantom itching for years.\n\nYou have to be super clean with all your linens.  You have to wash all your bedding in HOT water and soap, and all your towels(I boiled mine).  Vacuum all your upholstered furniture. Clean, or throw away all hats. \n\nSome people from third world countries just shave the heads of the victim.  I'm sure you've seen pretty little girls in dresses with no hair.  Such a shame.  Trauma for the child, I'm sure.
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It is an STD.  Crabs are a louse that can be found on any hairy part of your body.  You get them through intimate contact with someone who has crabs.\n\nThey are very easy to get rid of.  Go to the drug or grocery store and buy any shampoo that treats head lice.  Put the shampoo on any hairy parts, leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse it off in the shower.  The shampoo will come with a fine tooth comb.  Use it.\n\nYou'll have to repeat the process in 7 - 10 days.  After that you should be fine.  You may itch for a couple of weeks after.\n\nWash your clothes, sheets & towels in hot water & put them in the dryer on high for 20 minutes.  You'll be fine.\n\nYou can usually see crabs - they're about the size of a pin head & are grey or rust colored.\n\nThey don't get on pets, toilet seats or travel through your clothes.
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The problem is that you can't kill the eggs. The nits are encased in a very strong type substance that cannot be penetrated. The most important thing is to retreat the hair after 7 to 10 days and you HAVE to get all the nits out by hand or by comb.  I find those plastic combs ineffective. I ordered a metal comb called medi comb from a dealer on ebay. It works the best but you will still need to hand pick some. They are such a pain! Also using hair styling products (after hair is nit/lice free) daily helps prevent reinfestation from contant with others (at school/bus/etc.). I also flat iron/or hot iron curl her hair at times or braid it. Anything that keeps it back or helps to kill those pests! Also watch closely the friends they play with and if you see any kind of scratching check the child immediately and send them home to tell their parents if you find any nits or anything. Check over the ears and nape of the neck. Also they do make lice repellent spray that you can order (search online) it's mostly tea tree oil, eucalyptus, geranium, and other essential oils mixed with water but it could help if your child is in close proximity of other children and lice is a reoccurring problem. Prevention is the best medicine.
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Not long but the problem isn't getting rid of the adults, it's getting rid of the eggs.  Just immersing the head in water isn't going to help that.\n\nSee the link below.  You need to both shampoo with lice killer and also use some kind of pesticide for your whole house, especially the room where the person who has lice sleeps.
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Teatree shampoo and conditiner,3 times a week and make sure you get to all the scalp, then before you rinse conditiner comb with a nit comb its hard for the buggers to cling on plus the eggs come out easily and that way you keep them under control!