The zap combs are great - we bought two. You can run them though the hair on an ongoing basis, they buzz when you get one and you can imagine the little buggers frying (sorry buddists) and cackle to yourself. Which you will enjoy if he catches it again....
You must get him in the light so you can hold the comb full of sectioned hair up to it and see them and slide them off with your fingernails too. They LOVE behind the ears mostest.
I don't do the zapping but what I do is to a spray bottle add some tea tree, lavender and eucalyptus essential oils (pure) & water. Spray this all over his hair before he goes to school. It works for me in the prevention once you have got rid of the live lice. Good luck!
I highly recommend vinegar - nothing was working for DD, and it was actually the pharmacist who suggested it!
I just lay her down over some towels with a big bowl under her head (neck supported by a rolled up towel) and thoroughly soaked her hair. Left her for about 5 mins - then popped her in the bath, and with extra extra conditoner used the metal comb.
I treated with nitwits as well and when I found that didn't do the job as fast as I would have liked.. I did a vinegar rinse.. If you DS has been scratching it will sting a little but I promise just a little.. The vinegar will kill the lice then I wash with conditioner to make the eggs easier to get out...
thats where the nit comb comes in...
We have only had lice in this house twice and only on our school aged child.. We stopped is spreading to the other kids
Oh thanks Lulu, the electric combs sound very satisfying!!!! We have only had them twice (eldest DD), but the zapping would make it kinda fun in a bad situation!!! Trust me, it is a task doing DD's hair, it is THICK and down to her bum!!! Bring on the zapper!!
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