Nit tips - do I have to change bedding every day and other novice questions

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Treatment didn’t work - no actual creatures just eggs.

What is the best thing to do?

Why are nitty gritty combs better than the ones that come with the treatment?

Do I have to treat whole family if we can’t see it on anyone else?

Anything else I should know - every time I read something I then see someone saying it doesn’t work for them.

Thanks

Are the eggs white or grey/ Brown? If white then they are empty cases. Treatments don't remove eggs

No you don't need to change bedding. Only treat others if you find live lice

Thanks

They are white, like flakes of dandruff. So how do I get rid of them?

Slide them off the hair strand? Maybe nitty gritty could help remove them as their prongs are really close together

Are the white things on the hair itself or the scalp? Are you sure it's head lice, did you see any Of the lice?

If you think they are dandruff there is a good possibility they are not nit eggs. Have you ever seen their eggs, I hadn’t before my children really got nits and it’s difficult to explain but proper nit eggs are ovalish and I don’t think they really look like dandruff. You can google some pictures. The nitty gritty has grooves which help detach the eggs and head lice. They last forever and are worth it. Just thinking about it makes me want to itch.

The hairdresser spotted them - so we treated them then went back after using vamousse and she pointed out there were still some there. She said treat again and comb using not comb with conditioner every day.

She pointed them out but I didn’t have my glasses on and could only see one flake looking thing and she said if it doesn’t brush off it’s eggs not dandruff.

But surely if treatment didn’t work the eggs should have made live ones by now - or are the empty cases after they’ve died?

Thanks for answering my questions. I feel so thick.

If they are white then something has hatched so the lice is no longer in there. You may have killed lice (Did you see the lice themselves?) But still have empty egg casings that have remained glued to the hair

I thought I had cleverly avoided nits despite having been a primary teacher married to a primary teacher but then my boys hit their teens and grew their hair. Actually they may end up forever growing their hair if the hairdresser won’t cut it! My husband does have clippers!

We never saw any lice and he has never been itchy

I wonder if the hairdresser is mistaken then and it's dandruff rather than lice. Can you move the bits easily with your fingers/ nails? Are they on the hair or scalp?

Did you never get any wee black critters when combing then?

I’m outsourcing that job to my husband as he’s just broken up for the summer.

She showed me how they wouldn’t come off the hair.

Is a nitty gritty comb different from the one you get with the treatment?

We use Hedrin, we comb it through the hair, it’s oily and we use a nitty grit comb and get some kitchen towel to wipe the comb on, the towel allows you to see the lice. The lice hide well, our hairdresser also found lice in my child’s hair. The Hedren stays on overnight and this suffocates the lice and you reapply again which kills any that hatch from any eggs.
Unfortunately it can be a long process which requires using the nitty gritty comb and conditioner, I found wiping on the kitchen towel helped me. In my experience it can take a lot of effort to get rid of them, most parents I’ve spoken to have agreed it can be hard work. I have just watched a couple of clips on you tube, that might help. The hedrin treatments don’t get rid of the empty eggs glued to the hair you need to comb them out and also live eggs need to be combed out. Hope that helps but it is troublesome to get rid of head lice but it is common and your child could catch them again quite quickly so if possible tie up hair

The nits are on the head of soap- dodging teenage boy who has many unused combs and brushes. We never saw anything live but as he’s over six foot so I rarely get to see his hair up close.

I keep telling him to have a man bun but he accuses me of bullying!

Nitty gritty you can buy in boots and it is much better than the ones you get with the shampoo/lotions.

We’ve also had an electric zapper - didn’t work as doesn’t get much hair, hard to get through hair. Also had a comb with a special light to show up the eggs/nits, didn’t come properly.

Just get the nitty gritty and comb every 3 days - we aim to do at least every Friday as rife at our school

nitty gritty is a comb you buy separately. It is better than the combs you get with treatments as it has grooves in that help pull the eggs off.After you've been looking for awhile you 'get your eye in' and will recognise the eggs. I ended up sliding them off the hair with my thumb and first finger

Use a nitty gritty comb and conditioner, comb close to the scalp (nearly scraping it), comb systematically in small sections and right to the end. The comb has teeth so close together they really scrape the hairs. Wipe on a white piece of paper towel or similar after each stroke. If you see any grey specks then you have nits. If necessary use a magnifying glass to check. They may already be dead if your treatment worked, but on the other hand they could be eggs ready to hatch - someone will be able to fill in the life span of head lice here.

And PS use the comb and wipe method to check the whole family. Not everyone seems to itch. Conditioner makes itt easier to comb.

Thanks again - I might just get everyone to get it all shaved off! Sounds easier.