My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Children's health

Head lice - Mouthwash pros and cons

1 reply

simiisme · 03/07/2016 16:54

Head lice are rife in my kids' secondary school. We have tried all of the many types of treatments and spend a fortune on them. For several months we were treating everyone weekly.
So I thought I'd try the legendary mouthwash treatment. Used Aquafresh, alcohol-free, from Poundland. Put it in a spry bottle and thoroughly drenched everyone's hair with it.
Youngest son has long, fine hair. All the beasties were dead, but detangling took just short of three hours today using detangling spray, wide-toothed comb and regular brush.
Recommend that you plait the damp hair to avoid this. He had a stretchy bandana thingy on, but it came off in the night.
Will let you know if it also acts as a repellant - fingers crossed!

OP posts:
Report
VimFuego101 · 03/07/2016 17:15

Yeah, I can imagine it would really dry the hair out and make it tough to detangle. Maybe slathering it in conditioner after you've washed the mouthwash out would help (and also give you the opportunity to comb through again and get rid of any last remaining headline).

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.