"Bugs in my hair" - How do YOU denit???

[Flamebat]

I have been having this arguement with my mum since DD first had headlice when she was 2. I refuse to use the lotions, and prefer the combing method... she is convinced they will never be gone with combing and it is just another of my crazy lentil weaving ideas.

She was starting to come around, and then DD got them again about 4 weeks ago, and it coincidedededed with the schools going back to recommending the lotions and saying that just combing is cr*p.

So... wanting a quick survey... who combs, who lotions, and if you lotion what do you use?

Also, someone suggested a spray that would help keep them at bay (a combo of tea tree and something) - does it work, and if so, can someone tell me what I should be making up????

we've had nits twice

full marks mousse seems to do the trick

now i keep on top of it with regular combing, tea tree shampoo & conditioner...

nitty gritty do a ready prepared spray

or tea tree oil in some water

or neem oil

HTH!!

we've had nits twice

full marks mousse seems to do the trick

now i keep on top of it with regular combing, tea tree shampoo & conditioner...

nitty gritty do a ready prepared spray

or tea tree oil in some water

or neem oil

HTH!!

wet comb every time....lotions and potions won't work, unless you comb to get the lice out before they get mature enough to lay more eggs.

We use the nitty gritty comb, and Organics tea tree conditioner to wet comb. She also gets tea tree conditioner between infestations, and so far, there have been no more attacks (not getting complacent here, just pleased so far!).

Which schools are recommending lotions and saying combing is cr*p? And why? My dd's certainly isn't!

Hedrin is alleged to be as good at getting rid of the buggers as insecticides, but if you miss just one, you're back to the beginning again...

Its schools in Bournemouth apparently... some memo came round and mum had to send out a newsletter.

No idea what made me do the title like that...

We have only ever used the conditioner and comb method.

Nitty Gritty comb, Nitty Gritty spray, Delacet in reserve after reading about it on here, Neem shampoo and Tea Tree Conditioner. Fragrant, nit-free if somewhat tear-stained children.
Will use Hedrin if necessary, again after seeing it recommended here, and am interested in the new silicone-based treatment currently being tested...

Have two girls with VERY long hair and never use lotions or potions.Wet comb every night until at least 2 nights finding nothing, then every other night and so on.I have hair down to my bum and did the same for me-worked fine.

After having the THRICE this term, thank goodness somebody told me about NittyGritty combs! (They comb the eggs out too which is a godsend).NEVER lotions - I remember having my head dunked in something foul-smelling when I was little- still haunts me. Also have read v. worrying things about the chemical treatments.

when you comb, do you leave the conditioner in and then rinse it out after combing, or wash it out before combing - I'm never too sure?

Leave it in for combing as it gums up their legs.

leave it in, the hair has to be REALLY slippery- makes it easier to comb, and the buggers can't run away- they can on just wet hair! Oh, and, put LOADS of conditioner in, not just a bit!

Always used a comb- a fine metal nit comb- plastic ones are no good.
They dont like the smell of tea tree, so dilute it with water for a final rinse.

I'm itching now!

How long do you spend combing when treating for lice? I told a friend that it took in excess of 2 hours to do 2 children & she was shocked I spent so long. Can't see how to do it quicker. I do it in about 20mins each for a routine check but I get a bit more paranoid when I want to make sure we catch all of hte critters.

They both have thick long (mid back) hair BTW

That was wet combing BTW

DD's hair is shoulder length, and I spend almost all of an episode of 'Open All Hours' (her favourite) combing it, so about half an hour.

I always wet comb dd and I and can always get rid of them without resorting to lotions. When dsd's are really bad - and we're talking hundreds - I use a lotion but only when she's with us in the holidays and I can do the two treatments. I can easily spend an hour doing dsd's.

Comb + a mix of coconut oil with lavender and I forget what else. Works fine.

We haven't had nits for a while, so I've not been combing, but I do check pretty often.

Oliveoil, leave it in their hair for a couple of hours (you don't need loads) then comb it through with one of those nitcombs. Do this every week and you'll get rid of the live ones as they hatch but also just before they are able to reproduce. It'll take 3-4 weeks to get rid of them all though.

Famebat, dd is 2.5 & 'Thank the Lord' we've not
had to de-nit (yet)

My little sis who's now 11 got nits at 2, she's got waist lenghth thick ringlets. Mum refused point blank after the 3rd round of chemical treatment to carry on using the stuff on her hair

She used a narrow tooth comb & combed the life out of lil sis's hair along with Superdrug's own T-tree shampoo & conditioner every night for a week
Rubbed a small amount of the conditioner through the lenghth of the hair after washing, Voila NO NITS!

Have mentioned this before but will repeat. Saw ages ago on MN that somebody recommended wet combing not with conditioner but with baby oil - it was fantastic - have recomended to all friends and thay have all reported excellent results.

Good luck - we have had a note home from school today saying there has been a case of headlice in our year - Ugh! At least baby oil smells nice.

I was so worried you be supporting my mum!!!

You are all great - I will carry on as I have been then!