Comments on: Head Lice (Leave Mommy alone, She's Shaking in the Corner)

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:53:08 +0000

I know this post is old but I found this when googling lice treatments. My daughter had them. I used Rid, DIDN”T work at all! I was combing live bugs after treating and the comb sucks, was so hard to comb her hair! The next morning- I saw more lice (!!!) so I used Nix- later that day -still bugs in her hair!!!!!!!!! Her poor head! I felt so bad for subjecting her to unneeded worthless chemicals!! I called a lice technician who combs hundreds of kids and she directed me to this youtube video (not her video but made by another lice technician in New York) All you need to do us buy a long toothed metal lice comb ($5.oo walgreens) Pantene conditioner $4, baking soda $1 and paper towels $2. Spray bottle for water. I was told I could skip the lice shampoo because combing was the real key, if you do want one, they sell non toxic lice shampoos at pharmacies- No worries about plastic bags for the bugs you comb, just throw them in the trash with the paper towels- they can’t get away covered in conditioner bring the trash out right away. I combed for 90 minutes with pantene/baking soda and wow does it work! You know you are done combing when you continue to comb and no more bugs/nits come out- they are so easy to see in the white conditioner, I combed out 50+ tiny nymphs and a few adults- ack!!!!!!!! The eggs came right off this way too, it’s not nearly as greasy as olive oil either and I would guess it works better only because you can see the bugs- I combed 3 days in a row- 1st day got 98% of them (thought I got them all but the 2nd morning I combed 30 minutes, got 2 nymphs and 2 eggs- 3rd day nothing- I combed every 2-3 days for 2 weeks for 30 minutes and never found another sign of them- now I spot check once a week using the conditioner- just 5 minutes near the back of her head just to make sure they haven’t come back (she got them at school, I have no idea from who so just in case I keep checking with the comb/conditioner! ) Lice don’t survive more than 1-3 days off a human so I washed all the bedding in everyone’s rooms, had my daughter sleep on an air mattress for 3 nights on the living room floor (threw the sheets/pillow in the dryer every day for those days) no one sat on the couches for 3 days- I vacuumed the house and car daily. The eggs can’t live off a head, they need the warmth so when you read about bagging everything for weeks it’s not needed- First 36 hours most live lice will die away from their host it’s rare they make it past that but a small % can survive 3 days…so 3 days we spent most of our time away from the house- That did it! Hope this youtube video helps, I learned so much on how to do the comb outs -and it really is just as easy at it looks in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGsI6xuMalM

By: Jill Smithson

Jill Smithson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:54:04 +0000

Ewww…lice are little bugs from heck…if you know what i mean, so hard to kill the little guys. Spot checking is a super idea. I 2nd that!! Get them out of our schools, please.

Jill

By: Head Lice | Green and Clean Mom ™

Head Lice | Green and Clean Mom ™ — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:02:02 +0000

[...] remember reading Jessica Gotlieb’s post about her lice experience and laughing but now I can relate and it certainly is not funny. I was totally unprepared. I wish [...]

By: ewrewre

ewrewre — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:15:12 +0000

go through it too, but it seems if you have a child in elementary school they are BOUND to get it at some point.

I think the teachers in 1st period should do very quick spot head checks…it would keep the spreading down. By the time the nurse finds out, its too late..and has spread to dozens of kids.

By: Back to School Tomorrow: Head Lice Shampoo Today Happy Heads Review

Back to School Tomorrow: Head Lice Shampoo Today Happy Heads Review — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:03:41 +0000

[...] may or may not remember my head lice trauma. If you don’t recall, the journey begins here. Unfortunately it continued here (careful I cuss a lot). I learned a lesson, it’s a horrible [...]

By: SheilaN

SheilaN — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:50:04 +0000

me too, me too!! I hate the lice. What a horrible experience, right? Sorry you had to go through it too, but it seems if you have a child in elementary school they are BOUND to get it at some point.

I think the teachers in 1st period should do very quick spot head checks…it would keep the spreading down. By the time the nurse finds out, its too late..and has spread to dozens of kids.

Sheila

By: lice treatment

lice treatment — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:20:20 +0000

Wow, don’t even get me started with lice. They RAVAGED out family a few years ago also. I was THISCLOSE to shaving off my daughters hair, but yeah, those brown pouty eyes just wouldn’t let me do it.

I know what you mean! It is really hard to stay “Natural” when trying to kill these things, seemed like nothing would ever work right? The truth is that there is no “money” in having the doctors tell us the truth, but they get a HUGE payoff (kickback) when they promote their products. Honestly though, doctors do that w/ everything. They just aren’t into natural at all for any problem…look at the huge medication business itself…when you sometimes just need to eat better quality of foods and exercise more. But that’s a different story…nutrition can sometimes take the place of medications is all I’m saying.

And of course being “dirty” has NOTHING to do w/ how lice operate. They like you cleaner the better….after all your head is their condo…

Great article! Thanks for sharing.

Sheila

By: Walking Holiday

Walking Holiday — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:29:45 +0000

Great work! I also have my own blog I just find it hard to write quality content like this.
I guess I really don’t have the time.

By: Hydroxatone

Hydroxatone — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:08:59 +0000

I don’t usually post a reply but this is good work keep it up…

By: Hydroxatone

Hydroxatone — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:03:52 +0000

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