To shave my head to get rid of lice?

I’m not recommending Hedrin - it’s not worked for us. I’m recommending Hedrin ONCE which is not always available everywhere. You have to hunt it down. When I find it I buy 3 large and stock up.

I would think carefully before doing this.

First I would carefully check whether you genuinely do have lice. A decent chance you’ve just really irritated your scalp causing itching and you’re combing out scalp flakes. Frankly we use nitty gritty combs for dandruff removal so they don’t just remove bits.

If budget allows I would try and go see a hair lice specialist. They can tell you the situation and remove using special devices if you do. Just google ones near you.

If you did have lice then I would treat everyone else in the house with the OTC treatments, wash all the bedding same day, to avoid anyone reinfecting you.

Only it above fails would I consider a drastic haircut.

Alberto Balsam tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner works wonders. My mum used to use it on us as kids and it would stop us ever getting them!

3 heads of long thick hair in our house. The only thing that works (and works in a single go) is HEDRIN ONCE. This is the thing that can really do the job if used exactly as instructed. I barely even comb after treatment as it’s too much to do 3 heads. Takes up hours. So we do the Hedrin Once treatment, leave for 20 mins and wash. Wash all bedding, hoodies, towels. Repeat next weekend. All done.

Lots of people got into cutting their own hair during Covid and no one (as far as I know!) assumed they had lice. Obviously with a dramatic style change people will notice and comment but all you have to say is that you fancied a new look.

Be aware that it's very addictive!

Of course you can go to a hairdresser. You just tell them when you're making the appointment that you think you might have headlice. They'll wear gloves and be able to make sure all equipment is disinfected after they've used it on you. A professional hairdresser can also assess the health of your scalp and help determine if you do have active lice, or if the itching is a result of irritation.

Get yourself a set of electric clippers from Amazon or Boots and give your head a no.2 cut using the appropriate guard. Your DH should be able to do bits you can't see.

As someone with afro hair who can't use a nit comb, Nitwits is the best solution for my hair I've found.

teen DS had nits before the summer - we tried lots of over the counter and they kept coming back and he has long thick hair. We eventually went to the pharmacist who gave us some super strength stuff (also used for scabies) and did a couple of treatments of that which seemed to work.
I always combed my hair after doing his and once or twice found a louse which I think had jumped on to me during combing as I never found any at other times. I was constantly itching and combing my hair 3 times a day but never found any others so think it was in my head.

there are specialist hairdressers will treat you.
might be expensive though as combing long hair takes some time.

This one. It’s important it covers all of your hair. You will need to apply very small section at time, the same method as applying hair dye. As you have thick hair you will need a big bottle. You need to make sure every bit of hair is covered. I think you need to wait 15 mins and then you will need a large bottle of shampoo neat rubbed in before you use water to since it off. The next time you wash your hair you will need to rub neat shampoo into dry hair and rinse.

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Nitwits works for us first time.

I have long (beyond my shoulders) thick hair and really think that the wet combing isn't that bad. First, do you have a nitty gritty? Second, are you using lots of conditioner? Third, are you sectioning the hair and being systematic? Wash your hair. Smother in thick conditioner, comb that through with a normal brush, then a wide tooth comb to get the knots out. Then go in sections with the nitty gritty which is the only one with wide enough teeth for thick hair. Rinse the comb between strokes. It will scrape the nits odd the hair and break the legs of any lice. If you do that twice a week you break the cycle and also catch any new ones introduced. It will take less than 10 mins.

It could actually be that your ds just keeps bringing more home because they are rife in someone untreated in his class.

Donate a tenner to cancer research and tell people you did it for charity/raising awareness.

Why are you using hedrin shampoo though? You need the actual treatment, hedrin shampoo is just a deterrent, it doesn't actually kill them.

I think being colder is a benefit. Wear a lot of winter hats when out and about. I love a winter beanie. Dont mention your hair to people when on the school run.
I wouldn't mention nits anyway. Just say you wanted a big change .
I would love to shave mine of. I want to first see if I suit it and then just get back to my natural hair colour .
Only other suggestion is if you have one of those fab nit hair places near you. They get rid of all nits/eggs .

Go for it. It's hat season too, perfect.

You’ve posted about this before and everyone told you to use headlice treatment instead of shampoo. Get hedrin once, put it onn for the max amount of suggested time and repeated at the treatment a week later.

https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/head-lice/

Cut it yourself much shorter, don't go nuts and shave it yet. Just order some hairdressing scissors and look up on youtube "easy home Bob haircut" or you could go for a "shaggy wolf cut" it's flattering and means you don't need it all same length... think winona ryder.. you can do it! Put the shaver down!

You need DH to pour heaps of conditioner and tea tree oil mixed in, and comb each section of your hair out with your nitty gritty. I would recommend a rat tail comb so you can part it into sections and unfortunately it'll take ages but you could possibly split it over two days on the weekend - French braid or tightly braid it in-between
You could even do the front bits while he does the back
I recommend watching the new Alien TV show together while he does it, it's really good lol

Try nit wits. It's non comb method. Worked for us. I cant use comb on me or dd as our hair falls out

They're pretty hard cuts to do on your own though and you can't go to a hairdresser.

OP if you haven't found anymore then maybe you don't have them how. Once the thoughts in your head the mind can do funny things. Can you get someone to have a good look?

Any neighbours that can help cut it? Any relatives studying hair and beauty? Mobile hairdressers?