Head lice treatments - getting rid of lice!

[littlelara]

Cover it in conditioner (maybe mixed with tea tree or eucalyptus) and let it sit for a few mins before combing it through with one of those awful combs. The lice come out easier and are easier to spot.
GL

[lilima]

Yeah i did use conditioner. I just found Victoria has a hair service that directly treats people with headlice. So if I can't get rid of it I will spend the $75 and go there.

[diva det]

hun you can get some stuff from either the chemist or the supermarket that you can treat yourselves with- i found the wyld child stuff pretty good and not so harsh chemically. you also need to change all the bedding, sheets etc and i would be also washing any pillows, towels or cushion covers you have been near. treat the whole house- its easier. there is also a spray you can get that is a preventative spray- i put it on my kids everyday before school- its made by wyld child as well.
its not nice
hugs

[lilima]

Everything is now laundered. I did a steam clean. Ds sitting with wild child on his hair as the other one didn't seem to kill them all. I have the preventable spray on me.

[Catastrophic]

There was a magic mixture arous BB somewhere that was like a preventative, it had tea tree - eucalyptus - lavender and something else to spray in the kids hair.

After the treatment today, do a comb through every 2nd day and treat next week to be on the safe side.

If he has thick long hair it might be a comb through one a week/fortnight to keep on top of them

[Mak]

I used the Moov Stuff and Eco kid - they also have a tea tree preventer spray, hairspray does help stop them jumping too. The best thing I have found is to use my hair straightener on the girls hair after treating as it seems to fry the bugs/eggs off for good. Not sure if that is possible for you tho. GL

[Astrid]

Been researching this and the main message from scientists who have studied lice is "treat the head". So don't waste time washing bedding etc, they can't live there, only on a human head. Spend that effort on the affected head.

If you read the packages of most of the newer, natural treatments you will find the main ingredient is teatree oil. So just get some yourself. You can use conditioner to help with the combing, or olive oil. Also if you can leave the oil on for long enough (over 8 hours) they will suffocate and make sure treatment is repeated to catch any that may have hatched, but before they lay a new batch of eggs.

[Neoma]

And keep a plastic nit comb in the shower. Get the kids in the habit of combing every time they have conditioner in their hair as a preventative