Head lice

[Cathy1984]

Yesterday I found a single head louse in my son's hair. I gave it a comb through both yesterday and today and have found a few eggs. Luckily I seemed to have caught it early. Would people recommend getting a treatment or is it better to just continue to comb with conditioner?

We were told that putting loads and loads of strong smelling tea tree oil conditioner then nit-combing was the best way to get rid of them. I followed that advice and then carried on washing DC's hair with tea tree conditioner and the nits never returned.

Thank you for the advice

Also treat your own hair and anyone else who lives with you.

We’ve had them this week. Ds picked them up from nursery. They put a sign up. Ick.

We’ve bought treatments and tea tree shampoo (vosene kids is good as specifically notes it helps repel lice). With the treatments you generally have to do a course over a couple of weeks. We’ve used headrin but someone on another thread here recommended bug buster (I think).

I'd definitely get a treatment and use with a bit comb.

Then use Vosene tea tree shampoo as a repellent. We also use the spray in his hair on school days and touch wood, were yet to get head lice from school.

Sorry, the spray is Vosene too.

Thanks everyone we have some lyclear spray (as it was the only one in our little local chemist). Thought I'd get some just to be on the safe side. Fingers crossed