Damn it!! We have NITS!

[Lulu]

A good metal comb is a must. Comb, comb, comb, comb.

If you see white eggs, they are dead. If they are more than a centimetre from her scalp they are dead.
If they are crawling - destroy the bastards.

Comb, comb, comb....pantene might be a bit thick, water it down until you can get the cheapo stuff.

xoxoxo

I HATE NITS

[Rivlas]

When you dry the hair use a hairdryer as this also helps keep them at bay.
Nits love clean hair so don't wash it to often.
With vinegar water it down a bit and then spray it through the hair after you have washed it and leave it in.
With girls, if they have long hair keep it in plaits until the nit cycle has well and truly passed.

Nits is just one of those things that some kids get and others don't.

[DoubleK]

argh.. we have had lice on and off since dd was 18 MONTHS OLD! how she got them i do not know!

i have tried about 6 different chemical solutions, on her and my head... and after washing it out AND combing.. i was still itching!

i brush her hair everyday with the lice comb, and mine. i havent tried the vinegar wash yet, and im buying some tea tree this week to try in a spray bottle.

i yank out all the hair from our brushes, and soak them with the lice combs in boiling water (not sure if that helps even, but i still do it )

i hate that after i have spent forever combing her hair.. i can STILL see little white dots through her hair.. i just cannot get them all out? they are usually at the back of her head/behind her ears. and every now and then a big black bugger will be crawling on her head near her fringe.. blergh i hate them!

we call them buggers in our house!

[dust]

ah the dreaded nits n lice!! The first 3 months of DD starting primary school her class kept having lice problems!

Use the conditioner (any cheap one) and comb method. I used the cap and the 15min lotions on my girl only to comb afterward and only find 1 dead nit! The other 20 or so were still alive.

The conditioner "stuns" nits, which is handy because these guys travel quickly and are a big pain in long hair! I have used pantene detangler and altho it didnt stun them and i combed for 3-4hrs it was easier to see them and clean the comb than using plain conditioner.

I will never waste money on lotions etc again. I have a anti nit spray made of all sorts of oils which i found at the pharmacy and use it every so often. But basically i try to prevent it by always having her hair done up and plaited then sprayed with hair spray. I also now check every sunday arvo.

[Crystalwings]

Coming from a house of 4 girls all with long hair and working in early childhood I have experienced nits lots of times. The conditioner treatment works the best but can I also say that the best way to get out the eggs is to use your fingernails. Most of the combs are pretty hopeless and this way you know that all the eggs are out. Section the hair into four sections using clips and comb with conditioner then go through with fingernails the next day, especially around the ears and hairline. Spray daily with dialuted tea tree.