*** Head Lice ***

**katwa** · January 18th, 2011, 10:14 AM

Now that i have got your attention and im really sorry if now your scratching. My two boys came home from childcare about 4 weeks ago with nits.

I shaved their heads just so i was rid of them and their eggs.
This morning i was putting up my 18 month old daughters hair and i found one in her hair and eggs too. I then started itching my hair so i decided to wet it and run a fine tooth comb through it, only to find that i had one in my hair too!!!

Please help....whats safe for me to use on myself while im pregnant and also what can i use on my little girl? any ideas PLEASE!!!!!!

Enchanted · January 18th, 2011, 10:21 AM

I'd start by loading both your hair up with conditioner and then head to the chemist to see what they recommend.
Nothing worse than nits!

**Tish** · January 18th, 2011, 10:49 AM

I can highly recommend the Robicomb which electrocutes the little buggers. There are no nasty chemicals, and you don't need to leave muck on a childs hair and hope it doesn't rub off all over your house. It is also strangely satisfying to do LOL. It doesn't kill the eggs, but apparently vinegar does loosen them to then comb out a bit easier with a fine tooth comb. You can also just use the Robicomb every day for 2 weeks.

HTH

**Tish** · January 18th, 2011, 10:50 AM

Just don't touch it on your ears!

**Nai** · January 18th, 2011, 11:09 AM

If you have a hair straightener then that will fry the little blighters! Just make sure you go from scalp to ends and get all of teh hair straightened.

**Elocin** · January 18th, 2011, 11:13 AM

If you have a hair straightener then that will fry the little blighters! Just make sure you go from scalp to ends and get all of teh hair straightened.

Or a blowdryer will work in the same way... they HATE any type of heat.

**katwa** · January 18th, 2011, 11:34 AM

Thanks ladies. I'll try the heat thing first. I did go to the chemist and asked whats safe, she gave me a natural lotion but on the back it says not safe for infants under 4 ...even though i asked and says nothing about if i can use it safely. I don't think ill use it. What should i wash my sheets and my daughters sheets in?
I have both straightner and blowdryer.
Where can i also buy a robicomb from trish?

**skybie** · August 15th, 2011, 02:40 PM

I straighten DD1's hair then use the quit nits product and spray her hair with the quit nits defense spray before kinder each day. We've been bit free for a while now thank goodness