the nitty Gritty comb. really? no chemicals needed?

[PavlovtheCat]

Can i remove the horrid things, shells eggs and all with just the comb and lots of conditioner? I don't want to use any chemicals really. they are so harsh, and the kids will go nuts and I am on my own doing it while DH is away so only me dealing with the two of them squawking.

I have not had the misfortune of seeing any of them, but the 'dirt' that i can see is enough of a give away after last time (i used chemicals then the nitty gritty comb as the chemicals only did the nits not the rest) and DS is itching, although DS is not.

Any other tips for getting rid of them quickly and using the comb?

I found the nitty gritty comb to be completely useless tbh.

I know chemicals are a bit of a put off but w when we had a bout of lice they were the last resort and only thing that worked.

Using just conditioner you have to comb through every night for 7-10 days as you need to keep removing any eggs our lice left behind whereas solution (I use full marks 10 minute lotion) you only have to use twice over a week.

I never managed to get rid of them with just the comb (and I did try hard). Hedrin plus comb worked for me.

You can just comb and condition, but without very compliant dc it is hard work. I combed, then Hedrin'd, then combed again last time. Squawking still happened. Clippers were threatened.

I've managed to clear with just the comb + conditioner + lots of DVDs and sweets..... but you need loads of patience, and to condition and comb every other night for a couple of weeks.

we managed it with combing - every night for 3 nights, then every couple of nights until 10 days. Also used oil from Neals yard, rub in after bath, comb through and leave in overnight, then repeated after 2 days and then after about 8, 3 ds's and I had them - only dh escaped although had to put up with combing my hair through and my squawking

The nitty gritty is much better then your average nit comb, but it doesn't get rid unfortunately [sad face] You really need both.

my hair is short luckily, but i will probably have a run through anyway! what neals yard oil is it?

The eggs are pretty much cemented on, and combing will not necessarily get them.

But if you comb frequently through the louse breeding cycle, you can get all the hatchlings before they sexually mature, and thus get rid of the infestation.

Head lice treatment
100ml almond, grapeseed or coconut oil
20 drops of each essential oil - geranium, lavender, rosemary and tea tree
think it cost about £8 from shop but lasts for a year, did all 4 of us (and my hair is long) and still some left in bottle.
Just read bottle and it says massage in and comb through then wash out (or leave in overnight) repeat after 48 hrs then repeat after 8 days
The oil is meant to do something to the eggs and stop the sticking

I have heard that hair shampoo with tea tree oil in is a good preventative for lice

good luck x

I used the NItty Gritty comb plus Hedrin repeatedly, until the morning I saw a live louse crawling on dd's Hedrin'd hair! I then progressed to Full Marks. Have to say that the Full Marks seemed to sort the problem once and for all.

I use the Nitty Gritty to check dd's hair regularly (at one stage daily!). It's v v good, but I honestly don't think it is enough by itself if you have a wriggly kid.

I only use the Nitty Gritty comb and conditioner and find it very effective. First session is usually long, but I find it removes most of the lice and eggs. I then repeat the next day, but a much shorter session. I will usually find a few more eggs and sometimes more small live ones. I repeat for a few more days until I find nothing. Then leave it for a few days before checking again. Usually there is nothing by this stage. I do try to check regularly, but it's an easy thing to forget especially after they've been clear for a while!

Belt and braces: nitty gritty and Full Marks. We managed a few times with the comb and conditioner only but then my DS's have short hair. It does depend whether child is getting reinfested with new adults or just the eggs you missed are hatching.

You do get loads of eggs out on the Nitty gritty though, it is truly in another league to those little freebie nit combs that come with the solutions.

All 3 of mine have had the vermin many many times, in particular my dd and youngest DS who had long hair. They seemed to just share between themselves.

The best way we found was to chemically treat initially - to get rid of all the live ones and then every day for the next week we used the nitty gritty comb on them after a bath.

We haven't had them for probably about 8 months and I check once a week by going through with the comb and never anything. Probably the best £10 I've spent.

I've never used chemicals (and have had the blighters a few times). Nitty gritty and conditioner. You do have to keep combing until you have quite a few nights without any, then check every few days for a while.