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Nits/neem oil question................................................................

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TooTicky · 30/08/2006 16:37

Dd1 has nits and I have a bottle of neem oil. Can I combine them?

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TooTicky · 30/08/2006 17:24

Anybody?

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TooTicky · 30/08/2006 17:57

Nobody?

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TooTicky · 30/08/2006 18:04

Expat, where are you? I bet you'll know!

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TooTicky · 30/08/2006 19:11

Bump!

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Seona1973 · 30/08/2006 20:02

I have been googling this and Neem oil does seem to be used in head lice treatment. One of the sites says this:

Combine 5 tbsp neem oil with 10 tbsp sesame oil, massage into the hair and scalp, comb with a lice comb, leave for at least one hour and shampoo and rinse thoroughly.

Kittypickle · 30/08/2006 20:12

You can but Neem is the most foul smelling oil on earth and I would dilute it a lot before letting it anywhere near my DD - I speak from experience, there was an incident with a bottle of Neem oil that slipped !

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TooTicky · 31/08/2006 14:43

Thanks both of you. Yes, it does smell pretty bad but I'll do anything to make headlice suffer (spoken like a true animal lover but flies, fleas and headlice are the exceptions!)

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