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Bugger bugger bugger DD has nits

16 replies

plus3 · 03/02/2012 21:40

Title says it ll really... She has beautiful thick thick shoulder length hair & is extremely phobic about me touching it.... This is going to be an absolute nightmare isn't it Sad

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Ranelaghmammy · 03/02/2012 22:35

I feel your pain. Actually it's not so bad, and the shampoos these days are pretty effective. You just need to make sure you get a good nit comb and take a 'we're all in this together' approach. I had to do all 5 of us last time. Also buy some tea tree shampoo and conditioner, it really does repel the little blighters, and use it regularly. Good luck.

LaTourEiffel · 03/02/2012 22:37

Conditioner conditioner conditioner - and a decent nit comb. Bought a cheap one and regretted it.

Her hair will be so beautiful from all the conditioning that maybe you can convince her that its all OK?

Jux · 03/02/2012 22:46

I love Hedrin.

brandrethmupp · 03/02/2012 22:50

Comb through with loads of conditioner and a nit comb while you're cuddling watching a nice film. Blow dry and then ghd to fry the rest.

workshy · 03/02/2012 22:56

thick hair -avoi hedrin, it's pretty much impossible to get all the hair and it's a bloody nightmare to wash out -comb comb comb!

VerityBrulee · 03/02/2012 22:56

We grappled with nits for months, dd got them and kindly passed them around the 5 of us. Months of misery - consant conditioning, nitty gritty, hedrin, full marks, tea tree - you name it we tried it. Dd has incredibly thick wavy long hair.

In despair one day I asked the pharmacist for the heaviest duty chemicals he had. One dose and they were gone

If it ever happens again I shall call in the big guns straight away.

plus3 · 03/02/2012 23:23

Ahhh thank you for the replies!

Have said that we will wash her hair, puts lots of soft stuff in it & come downstairs to watch a film while we comb... She is saying yes at the moment..!
Kicking myself, because I noticed a slight rash at the base of her neck last week & thought it was a heat rash.

Will see how we go tomorrow morning, but fear we may just go straight for the heavy duty stuff.

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brandrethmupp · 03/02/2012 23:26

I used the comb more to be able to separate and see each section, it didn't actually pull the nits out. I picked/dragged off each egg with my fingers.

Bunsouttheoven · 03/02/2012 23:37

Heston once is pretty good, supposed to kill the eggs too.

Watching a film def helped when I've had to do my dd.

Scratch, scratchGrin

Elibean · 03/02/2012 23:39

I use Hedrin Once (on both occasions my dds have had nits) and it was very effective - with minimal combing.

Good luck!

plus3 · 03/02/2012 23:44

Oh I'm itching..can't tell if it's real or not Grin

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Ranelaghmammy · 04/02/2012 21:25

My fabulous Eastern European childminder tried to smuggle some seriously heavy duty nit powder from Moldova for us and it got confiscated by customs! Can't buy it here at all.

IHeartKingThistle · 04/02/2012 21:27

We've all got them and they Will. Not. Die. What are the big guns, Verity????

VerityBrulee · 05/02/2012 10:26

The one that worked for us was Derbac M. You leave it on overnight and wash out in the morning. Hope it does the trick for you Smile

WentworthMillerMad · 05/02/2012 14:46

You need a nitty gritty comb.
Shampoos kill the nits but not the eggs
Buy good leave in conditioner and comb in
Sections EVERY day for 2 weeks.
I did this and after 10 days I was still finding stray eggs and baby nits.
Remember they grow and lay 200 eggs in about 4 days so if you miss a few days combing you are back to square 1!
It took 10 WEEKS to get rid of DD nits. Nits are immune to many of the shampoos now!

plus3 · 06/02/2012 21:09

Wentworth...is that instead of using chemicals? We spent the best part of 2 hours last night, and I thought I had done a good job, but can see more this evening..

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