How do i get rid of head lice??

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DD had them about a month ago through nursery. i thought i got rid of them, but they have come back again.

She has a bath every other day, i don't bath her everyday as it makes her skin very dry, with her excema (sp). we use tea tree shampoo and conditioner, can't use to many products as she has acute asthma.

So please help.

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Buy a nitty gritty comb, I believe you can also get them on prescription they are about £10. Slather her hair in conditioner - don't wash it out and then comb throught with the nitty gritty. You need to do this regularly until you get rid of them.

If you have some one at nursery who is reinfecting, there is nothing you can do, except keep combing.

The life cycle, I think is adult lays eggs (you comb adults out with conditioner). Eggs take a week to hatch (comb again).
They take 1-2 weeks to mature. (you comb again weekly). Eventually you will get rid. But if someone is reinfecting then you just need to keep doing it unfortunately.

I think i know which child it might be, she was a new starter this term, DD has been there since January and never had them up till now. I comb every other day, just wondering if there was a specific conditioner which is good. we have a good comb

It happens. Do you make sure that your DD hair is tied back. Nits are a fact of life until your child leaves primary school. The only way to keep the problem under control is regular fine tooth combing. The will always be a child in any primary class who perpetually has nits.

The nitty gritty comb is like no other comb. Its well worth the money.

our comb is good but i may invest in the nitty gritty thanks.

the only thing to do is to get rid of our children, those little buggers just keep coming back no matter what (the lice i mean not the kids)

Combing with any old conditioner and a cheap nit comb a couple of times a week does more to keep them away than anything else, we have found. As does putting up a note at the educational setting reporting an outbreak!

Comb comb comb - with the nitty gritty comb. It's fab and worth every penny. You could also try Hedrin as well as combing if you haven't already.

dd is doing her gcse's and still gets the odd outbreak. Our nit combs are now family heirlooms. Glad to report the threadworms stopped at about age 8 though.

is hedrin okay, with acute asthmatics??

MTA - she hasn't had threadworms yet - hope she doesn't get them either

Hedrin doesn't seem to smell, like some remedies do, so I wouldn't think you'd have a problem - although you might want to check with the pharmacist.

Thanks - i've brought a new type of tea tree oil and conditioner to use.