Ihad it heaps growing up. It was before natural remedies, and the chemical remedy made me faint. So by the time I was nine, mum was all over it.
* Keep their hair in plaits as much as possible. Lice can't then climb up the hair to get to the scalp and lay eggs
* See if you can't lay your hands on a tea tree shampoo. Mum used to wash our hair with this every Sunday night, regardless of whether or not there was an outbreak.
* Vinegar or conditioner makes the hair shaft slippery, so again, hard for them to climb. Spray in and leave it in after washing.
* Fine tooth comb removes the actual eggs. Takes forever, but has the added benefit of stimulating hari's natural oil production, making it harder for lice to climb the hair shaft.
* Wash all hats and bed linen at the same time as you treat. Doesn't hurt to do the odd couch cover as well. Officially, this has no effect on transmission of nits. Anecdotally, I'm sure it makes a difference.
Good luck! I hope they crawl on out of your place once you wage this war!
Hey Raising Dancers....the story of 'nits' over in the south west made it to 3AW talkback during the week! Neil Mitchell had it on his program. It's apparently in epidemic proportions and the worst year parents can remember.
Some lady came on and advertised something called defense. You apparently have to use it every morning and it keeps them away or from coming back.
I have seen advertisements for it in Melbourne's Child magazine too.
Lucky here at the moment DS1 has not had any trouble with them....touch wood!
Nits have been really bad in SA too. We've invested in Tea Tree Shampoo which the kids wash their hair with every time they are in the shower. We've been infested a few times over and just about every fortnight the same kid in Kameron's class is sent home with live lice in his hair. This kid also has a little sister in Lach's class
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