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Head lice and natural remedies

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Galadite · 02/10/2018 01:15

The girls in my family have always had a problem with lice. We all have stick straight hair but a lot of it. When I was a child, the best home remedy that was used on us was mayones in the hair and tied up with a grocery bag for 24 hours then wet combing after washing the aweful stuff out. I still have a hard time eating mayones. But it's something I've done to my daughter until now. Just mayo for 24 hrs and then wet combing once a day for 3-4 days and boom, no more nasty lice. Also washing everything she's come into contact with. But then I did some research. And I found two different natural oils that are supposed to kill off and keep the lice away! I'm barely starting the treatment of been oil and tea tree oil in my shampoo. Now I make my child bathe every day. So it's not like she's dirty. But with her being 5 and in kindergarten she tends to get them 3-4 times a year. I'm hoping with this new treatment these nasty little critters will be gone. I'm still wet combing every night as well. Anyone have any experience with these?

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MelonBuffet · 02/10/2018 01:39

Some of the over the counter remedies are also just oil based to suffocate the lice.

When my DD has had them I just comb through, dry the hair and then use hair straighteners - the heat fries any leftover eggs/lice and she gets lovely silky straight hair for a change!

helacells · 02/10/2018 03:43

Neem oil, keep hair braided never loose. Wash or condition hair every 3 days and comb through and add more oil. Nits can't latch onto oily hair, trick I learned with Afro hair as you have to oil every day to keep it conditioned

florenceheadache · 02/10/2018 04:13

recently in the guardian
lots of combing and use of conditioner.
www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/29/head-lice-invasion-gp-nit-kits

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