Possibly life changing news for nit hunting

[Cathpot]

So having lost nearly two hours of my life last night combing out my girls hair I discover this today

How did I not know this?Is it just me? You can get the little buggers to glow??

Wow, if that’s true that’s amazing. We have a uv torch.

I didn't know and I'm slightly disappointed my children don't have nits to try it out

Wow! Thanks OP for sharing. Good luck!

I wonder if this works with fleas 🤔

... too late mine are teens! 😢😢😢

I will be trying it out in 3 days time when we go through the whole palaver again- I’m almost looking forward to it now

That's a game changer. For the first time ever, I'm slightly disappointed that my kids don't have nits!

I'm going to test this on our Gecko's live food as they gave chitin based shells.....will report back 🕵️

The only people who say this works are the manufacturers.

Will be interested to see MNetters reviews, but not holding my breath

Well- I’ll be sitting in a darkened bathroom on Thursday with my black light and hope in my heart. I’ll let you know how it goes

Who has a UV light hanging about?! I just remembered, I went to a kid's party in a UV lit room, and one kid had, what I thought was dandruff all over his hair. The kids pointed out this uv glowing hair dust saying "what's this" and I quickly changed the subject thinking poor sod, let's draw the attention away from his dandruff! Now I'm wondering if it was nits! Right, I'm buying a uv light now.

The UV light shows up loads of teeny bits of fluff. If they are teeny weeny bits of clothes fluff they will glow under a UV light as they have washing powder brighteners on them.

thanks for sharing. I've found nit hunting similar to pokemon. Always one that remains elusive and refuses to get in the bloody pokeball.

You can get black lights on amazon for less that’s £10. I suspect dandruff fluoresces as well as it seems collagen does. I know this as I ended up following a query from a friend as to whether worms would show up as well. Then short discussion of how her kids were too old to have black light shone up their behinds.

Yup

Internet is marvellous

Just got a parent app message about nits from DD school. Hmm could I justify a blacklight?

Anyone else itchy now?

Exciting news, nit seekers! I amazon primed myself a cheap uv torch and I can confirm (drumroll)... it works! It lights up everything though, every bit of dandruff and tiny bits of fibre. But it definitely makew nit seeking easier.

That’s so pleasing! Eggs or adults or both?

Well I've only just de-nitted everyone so there weren't any actual adult headlice, there were a couple of eggs though -hopefully dead ones but easy enough to getvrid of when you can see them! Well worth the 7 quid or whatever it was for the torch!

Had a cursory go at DD and could see fluff etc but no nits- I need to sit her down and do it properly just to check as I can’t believe I’ve not missed a few eggs. She is currently roaming the house finding what glows!

Oh wow, thanks for this OP!

Just had a 'nit warning' letter from Dd1's nursery so this is great stuff- on to Amaxon now...thanks OP!