Originally Posted By Downunderfan Take heart, the absolute best, surest and most cost effective way of getting rid on headlice is plain old hair conditioner, dedication to doing this each weekend until the schools infestation is over, and tea tree oil . Put handfulls of thick conditioner through hair and comb out the live nits with a fine tooth comb, then wiping onto kitchen paper. This imobilises their legs and they are easy to comb out of the hair. This takes a while so bribery is always a great option. This gets rid of the live lice. The reason you get "another round"is that the eggs hatch fron the first ones - remove this next lot in the same way and you will have broken the cycle. They hate teatree oil so use a teetree oil shampoo for your kids from now on if you can. Head lice have a surprisingly short lifespan once removed from a feeding source, changing/washing your bedding daily is only going to be exhausting extra work that wont have a bearing on the lices lifecycle (bagging soft toys is also a great idea - a week will do it). My daughter has only had one break out which was 4 years ago now and this was the advice I was given then. For extra protection I used a light spray of diluted teatree oil in a spray bottle (well labled) on my daughters hair before leaving for the school bus daily until the breakout was over. Hope you find this useful and that you get that Disney vaction you sound like you so richly deserve. Oh, and the mayo idea sounds a bit icky!
Originally Posted By mj9401 ^^I agree. Teatree oil shampoo is brilliant. And I have friends that swear by spraying the kids hair with teatree oil.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Thanks guys. So it's Teatree oil shampoo for me and mine from now on. Many of you have recommended it so it's off to the store I go.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Something that I also have always insisted upon-when my boys were in little league-I made SURE that their names were clearly written on their caps and when it was there turn to bat they were to put their caps into their bat bag. They each had their own batting helmet-with their last name written on that too, and when they were done with it-they put it away in their bag and got their caps out. If you watch little boys they are using each other's hats and batting helmets all of the time. Nice way for lice to travel.
Originally Posted By mickeyfreak13 Another thought that we did was BAG all the stuffies and wrap the mattress with plastic drop cloths. Little #$%@* can get into the bedding sometimes. The tea tree is new to me thanks for that info. (hope I never have to use it) For your personal care. I recommend Scotch. ;-) W
Originally Posted By MissCandice I want to thank you all for the full body itch this topic has given me!
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Sorry MissCandice and sarahwithbaloo but this thread was a big help to me and I think we're all through with it now. Yeah TeeTree products!
