by katherine mcwilliams on April 8th, 2004

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How do you get rid of head lice? None of the shampoos seem to work.

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  • by ninja man on February 15th, 2008

    ninja man

    Buy a monkey. Make it feel at home, you know, treat it real nice. Then, when it wants to socially groom, stick little Johnny in front of the monkey. It will eat them all up in no time! OR you might try that shampoo... nah, go with the monkey!

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  • by Judy T from TN on October 16th, 2007

    Judy T from TN

    I also believe you are getting reinfested. You must treat bedding, stuffed animals ect. The best thing I've found is called Nix. You can buy a kit that has a spray for furnature, bedding and such. Treat the person, bedding and furnature then repeat in two weeks... Good Luck!

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  • by Jenniferocious on October 5th, 2007

    Jenniferocious

    The shampoo is probably working just fine - but the kids are being re-infested by coming into contact with other items (like pillows, bedding, clothes, towels, toys, chairs, couches, carpets, carseats, etc.) Jackets and coats are notorious because it's an article of clothing that tends to not be laundered that often.

    Once lice are found you have to clean EVERYTHING in the house, not just the kids' hair! It's best to do it once a week for 2-3 consecutive weeks, that way you get anything you've missed.

    If it's a washable item, wash it with hot water and dry in the dryer on high for at least 20 minutes. If it's something you can't wash, then you need to seal it up in a plastic bag (airtight!) and leave it for at least 2 weeks to let all the bugs die. (I've heard that dry-cleaning also works - but haven't tried it.)

    You also need to wash the combs and brushes (and any other hair things - hair ties, scrunchies, whatever). You can wash them with hot soapy water, or soak them in alcohol.

    Don't forget to vacuum the carpets! Kids lay on floors all the time!

    It's not an easy process - but if you don't take care of everything, you'll find they just keep coming back.

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  • by Desicat674 on January 13th, 2009

    Desicat674

    u can kill the eggs using vinegar. just wash ur hair with it let the vinegar dry and the comb it out. it also helps if its a small lice attack. if THAT doesnt work THEN use the specail shampoo

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  • by Babycakes Deux on January 13th, 2009

    Babycakes Deux

    There are a couple of shampoos (one of them is called "Rid") you can buy over the counter that come with very fined toothed combs to help get them out.

    You also have to wash all their bedding in hot water (and I added RID to the wash) and use a double rinse cycle.

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  • by Jelloid on August 5th, 2007

    Jelloid

    use a lice pick

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  • by monkey do on June 3rd, 2007

    monkey do

    My guess is that the Quell does work, but the rest of your things need to be treated. Any thing that touches the head bedding, stuffed animals, hats, coats, back of a couch and so forth. Those lice lay eggs and a lot of that medicated shampoos kill the lice, but the eggs that aren't treated in such things as the pillow will get back into the hair. I remember that it took quite a while to completely get rid of the lice when one of my kids had it. I had to repeat the process at least 3X in a month to make certain that she didn't have any. You may want to check if anyone else in the family, friends, school, daycare, work...has them. That's might be another reason why they keep coming back.

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  • by Lakeside on May 7th, 2007

    Lakeside

    Rid X I believe is what we used if the warning came how from school about someone having lice. It is pretty easy unless the case is severe.

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  • by jules2729 on September 6th, 2006

    jules2729

    I was told that olive oil works as well as vinegar which works well during cleaning germs, couldn't hurt right?

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  • by saphire on April 13th, 2004

    saphire

    My daughter has a problem with head lice often. I called the doctor for a prescription medicine called Quell but they told me to use mayonnaise! It worked better than any of the over the counter medicines I've tried. The doctor told me that the lice suffocate in the mayo and the oil from it makes combing the nits out easier . It is all natural so you are not putting pesticides in your child's hair and saves you alot of money!

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  • by aydeology on January 13th, 2009

    aydeology

    Nix brand lice treatment
    medicated shampoo
    lice comb
    lice medicated hair spray

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  • by angel on February 15th, 2008

    angel

    Apple cider vinegar gets rid of them ( I would do it for about 7 days) Leaving it on for 10 minutes or so, if you have lice now. Try to do it a couple times a day. Rinsing your hair with AVC after washing / conditioning, will not only keep them away, but makes your hair shiny too :)

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  • by Roger Kovaciny on October 16th, 2007

    Roger Kovaciny

    Two new techniques. #1, there's an electric hair drier that kills them with heat. #2, they are almost certainly getting re-infested at school. You'll have to alert the teacher and have him or her alert the parents of the whole classroom.

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  • by crushedbutterfly on October 16th, 2007

    crushedbutterfly

    My dads very unconventional and CHEAP...when I was little he used cockroach spray on our hair. I don't recommend it though....and I don't think it really helped

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  • by Chaysgirl24 on October 16th, 2007

    Chaysgirl24

    Have you also cleaned the bedding or at least thrown it in the dryer for a little bit and vacuuming the floors and furniture?

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  • by Roger Kovaciny on August 5th, 2007

    Roger Kovaciny

    There's a brand-new, chemical-free therapy that involves a sort of hair dryer that kills lice and their eggs with heat.

    Lice are normally spread by schoolchildren. If your kids brought lice home, do not be embarrassed, call the school and say "There are lice in such and such a classroom." Otherwise, no matter what you do, your kids will keep bringing them home from other kids.

    Lice are not a sign of poor hygiene. I once inspected a schoolgirl for lice whose head was as clean as if she'd been bald, only one spec of dandruff on the whole thing. So don't be ashamed of it, that helps them spread.

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  • by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on August 5th, 2007

    Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin

    Qwell or any anti lice shampoo.

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  • by cjmoore on November 17th, 2005

    cjmoore

    My mom used to put baby oil in or hair then use plastic rap or a shower cap to cover it..(if child goes to school, do on friday night)

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  • by marlie on April 10th, 2004

    marlie

    Depending on what hair type you are will determine how easy it will be to get rid of the infestation. Depending whether you hair is long and curly (being the worse), or short and straight. Either way expect to have you work cut out for you.

    If you have a problem with a reoccurrence, the problem more than likely has nothing to do with the effectiveness of the shampoo. Lice can live in places that are unexpected. They can live in the pillowcases and bedding as well as carpets. Anywhere there are dead skin cells.

    Once you have treated a person with the shampoo, it is very important to wash the bedding in which they sleep. Vacuum thoroughly the carpeting and washing any stuffed animals that are in the room.

    After shampooing the hair with the lice shampoo, it is important to use the fined-tooth comb. These combs are designed to crab onto the nit (the egg) and break it loose from the hair shaft.

    Keep in mind that the nits have a incubation period of 7-10 days. Any nits that are left in the hair may hatch, resulting in a re-infestation of these menacing mongrels. Therefore, a reapplication is necessary.

    There are over-the-counter products such as RID and NIX that are helpful. The combs are often included.

    The best way to treat is preventing it from happening. If you have a child with long hair. Keep it up in a ponytail off the shoulder and spray with a lot of hairspray (lice cannot eat thru hairspray).

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  • by phantom -x- on October 12th, 2009

    phantom -x-

    Permetherine cream 5% it kill lice and mites like a charm. BUT wash EVERYTHING, clothes and bedding as well as this treatment

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  • by pogsol on October 12th, 2009

    pogsol

    Im not going to give away their info for free because its not right but I got the ebook and it solved all of our problems. I would at least check it out if I were you. The best head lice treatment for everyone!
    http://www.headlicefreenaturally.com

    head lice free naturally dot com

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  • by blue on April 3rd, 2009

    blue

    they don't tell you, but you need to leave the shampoo in longer...this came from a nurse hotline, my daughter keep getting them, and I had washed everything....and vaccumed every inch of the house...stuffed animals where bagged and put in storage....finally after leaving the shampoo on for a longer period they died...

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  • by -O-uknow on January 13th, 2009

    -O-uknow

    My old relative used to pour gasoline on his hound dog to rid him of ticks.

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  • by -NUNYA-- on January 13th, 2009

    -NUNYA--

    There is an over the counter medicine that you can buy. Ask at the pharmacy. +5 good question.

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  • by romans116 on January 13th, 2009

    romans116

    the Rid shampoo in HOT HOT water and my mom took our sheets and clothes and put them in trash bags tied VERY tightly for 24 hours and then washed them in VERY HOT water. thats what we always did.

    hope this helps!!

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  • by dakota on January 13th, 2009

    dakota

    after you get the rid shampoo and wash all their sheets,youd better spray the lice spray around the house too

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  • by Michael wears a COAT of loyalty on January 13th, 2009

    Michael wears a COAT of loyalty

    the medicated shampoo

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  • by bananasweetheart on August 29th, 2008

    bananasweetheart

    yeh, olive oil dus work, jus 2 confirm Jules2729`s answer.

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  • by OneUp on July 27th, 2008

    OneUp

    Seek medical help; they can provide medicine and instructions. If you can't do that get some powdered sulfur or sevin dust at a home center, feed store or ... and powder your head good. Leave it on an hour or so then wash. Keep it out of your eyes.

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  • by Im BACK on July 27th, 2008

    Im BACK

    Change all pillowcases and sheets. Wash them.

    Wash your hair. Use a special lice shampoo.

    Comb your hair daily.

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  • by Dmitri on July 27th, 2008

    Dmitri

    Shave your head, knit pick for a century, or get a special shampoo.

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  • by Anonymous on July 4th, 2008

    Anonymous

    lots of conditioner and a comb...it will take a while and then do weekly checks shampoos are a waste of money

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  • by daytonajed on July 4th, 2008

    daytonajed

    I used plastic brushes so I could microwave them for 2 minutes and their hair crunches also god yes it took 3 weeks it was hell now 6 months later here we are again

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  • by aishwarya on June 11th, 2008

    aishwarya

    apply onion juice to your scalp an hour before you shampoo your hair.repeat it every alternate day or twice a week

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  • by Crystal Ice on May 27th, 2008

    Crystal Ice

    Have you tried using a lice comb and running vinegar through their hair and actually combing the lice out? Also use dandruff shampoo and have it work up in a lather and let it sit- it will smother the lice.

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  • by Anonymous on May 27th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Liquid nitro?

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  • by Nrthn1 on May 27th, 2008

    Nrthn1

    When I was a kid, mother use to put kerosene in my hair....arrrh, it did work though...

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  • by angel on March 16th, 2008

    angel

    Apple Cider Vinegar

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  • by florescentbunny is sleepy on February 15th, 2008

    florescentbunny is sleepy

    I would suggest reporting it to your child's school. (Anonymously if you're worried about them targeting your kid for anything) I think if you complain enough or enough people do they will send letters home to parents letting the ones who don't know any better how to treat their kids.

    And I think if worse comes to worse they get the school nurse to start checking the kids and then call their parents if they are still finding kids with lice.

    If your child is a boy I would go for the quick fix and shave their head, or if they are a girl, cut their hair shorter to make the lice easier to comb out.

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  • by Natremedy on November 26th, 2007

    Natremedy

    Clean up all personal use stuff such as pillow, bed, carpet, car etc

    Apply hair conditioning onto dry hair (cheap brand will do). Comb through evenly, tigh up conditioned hair and cover with a shower cap. Keep as it for about 24 hours, then rinse with warm water. Dry out your hair and repeat this process one more time.

    After second trial, use lice pick comb to comb over and over your hair to see if there is any "survival" lice. Pick out all eggs if possible no matter it's dead or not.

    To prevent head lice, always tigh up hair, plait is the best way. Avoid wearing other person's hat or helmet or stay head to head with other.

    Beside, mix 15ml of lavender oil, 15ml of eucaliptus oil with 250ml of water. Spray this mixture onto hair daily can eliminate catching head lice.

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  • by HappyGoLucky on October 27th, 2007

    HappyGoLucky

    Shave your head like britiney spears, I think that is the real reason she shaved her hair off she got head lice from kfed and then lost it after she relized it wasn't just on her head it was everwhere on her body.

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  • by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on October 27th, 2007

    Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin

    use a nit comb.

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  • by Sodahead on October 5th, 2007

    Sodahead

    Don't forget to treat the bed sheets, mattress and brushes.

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  • by loveschimps on October 5th, 2007

    loveschimps

    Rub the hair with olive oil, cover in a plastic cap, blow dry your hair, then wash out!!!

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  • by allikatzpop on October 5th, 2007

    allikatzpop

    "lindane" can be found at farm supply stores.it is the main ingredient in quell or rid x.(though it is overly diluted)mix it 10:1,w/water and apply to your hair.leave it on about 10 min.then rinse and shampoo thoughly.

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  • by Anonymous on October 2nd, 2007

    Anonymous

    How can you suffocate head lice when you have tried all the shampoos and treated the house as your told as use the lice comb is there anything anyone else know of to suffocate the I saw someone suggested Green tea

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  • by bigdefense02 on August 5th, 2007

    bigdefense02

    I think that the old way to do it was cover your head in mayonaise. The acidity is supposed to kill them. Just make sure you wash your hair several times afterwards, cause nothing worse than a mayo-head.

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  • by Jelloid on August 5th, 2007

    Jelloid

    use a lice pick

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  • by bookdoc on August 5th, 2007

    bookdoc

    Eviction notice?

    Seriously, get medicine from your family doctor for washing the hair and the sheets (actually works better than Rid or other OTCs). Use a fine-toothed comb to remove the critters from the hair after treatment.

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  • by Mirage V2.0 AWOL on August 5th, 2007

    Mirage V2.0 AWOL

    I pLefer flied lice with chop suey.

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