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best treatment for headlice?

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foxy1 · 10/05/2009 11:20

any advice on best treatment for headlice?

i hvae 2 children did wet combing yesterday, 1 had a few the other had loads!! why is that?

thank you

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bruffin · 10/05/2009 11:50

Wet or dry combing every day with a good quality nit comb. When wet combing use a big dollop of conditioner.
By combing every day you don't give babies a chance to get old enough to reproduce.

brimfull · 10/05/2009 11:52

get a nitty gritty nit comb
it gets the eggs out as well

brimfull · 10/05/2009 11:52

one of your dc has had them for longer

Rubyrubyruby · 10/05/2009 12:02

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