I had a friend whose daughter was sent home from school 4 days in two weeks for this last month. Even though the other days in between she was checked by school officials and had no lice or eggs.
Here are some ideas to help. I gave them to her and it cleared her daughter all up.
- Put mayonaise on her hair and cover it with a shower cap and leave for 3 hours. Comb out with lice comb.
- Put Dawn Original dishsoap on her hair and leave for 5 minutes and then wash out. (This should help get out all of the mayonaise.)
- Rinse with White Vinegar and water and comb out with lice comb.
- Condition with coconut conditioner (Suave makes some.) Supposedly it detracts future lice.
- Then blowdry hair thoroughly. Straightening hair also helps keep them from reoccuring.
- Don't forget to soak all brushes and combs and hair clips, bows, ponytail holders in alcohol and rinse with scalding hot water or throw them out.
- Dry her sheets, pillows and comforter for 20 minutes on high everyday until the lice are gone. Don't forget stuffed animals.
- Check for eggs about a half inch from the roots.
- Tell her NOT to lean her head against other childrens (This is how my friends teenage daughter kept getting reinfected. She had a new cell phone and was taking pictures with an infected friend.)
- Put her hair up in a ponytail and spray it with hairspray everyday until the lice problem is cleared up at her school.
The mayonaise smothers live lice. The Dawn helps loosen any remaining eggs. The vinager reconditions her hair after the Dawn has stripped it. The coconut detracts them from returning. I would do the Dawn Wash and the Vinegar Rinse every other day for a week to make sure they stay gone. The coconut conditioner and the blowdrying can be everyday.
Our pediatrician when I was younger told my mom that using the prescription stuff more than 1 or 2 times is useless because they become immune to it. She chose not to use it at all and go for the home remedies.
__________________  Misty & Jamie
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