Whats the best way to get rid of headlice?

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Artful Dodger.	We used Full Marks Phenothrin lotion and a good nit comb. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

im so fly	burn it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wishuponastar	just keep using shampoo Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tallgeese004	insecticide for kids, from the people who brought you head and shoulders. Or you can just shave her head! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

paul r	What you need to do is shave your head bald. Then there won't be anywhere for them to live. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Romaneasca	Cut your hair shorter, and try not to wash your hair. lice loves clean hair. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

melissa	we had to go to the pediatrician......3 kids.....whole school system was polluted with them. he gave us something called ovide....worked first try. bedding spray, we threw pillows away, and bag up teddy bears, dolls , etc......for two nights with the bedding spray. wash everything in hot water. and don't forget carpets and couches, etc......it is the biggest pain in the world, but we finally got them all. good luck. doctor says there was a HORRIBLE outbreak this year. walmart was even running out of the medicine. ovide is the bomb.....quite literally, i guess. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

rvera99	All pharmacies will carry a variety of products to eliminate head lice. The involve shampoo, creams and a fine comb to remove nits. The key is to be very precise. One single egg left behind can result in reinfectation. Treat all body hair. You must also wash all clothing and bedding, frequently, in hot water. Use clorine bleach when possible. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

people suck	gasoline works just be careful Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mama	Try Tea Tree Oil, I bought mine at Fred Meyer. It helps the nits slide off easier, and lice hate the oil. To prevent future lice, put a couple of drops into your shampoo and it smells great, and repels lice. You can also try mayonaise. Cover the hair with thick globs of mayo, and put a shower cap on or wrap in plastioc wrap overnight. They will suffocate and die by morning. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

purple	if you dont wash all bedding , and brushes and combs in hot water you cant get rid of them....and treat the whole family wheither they have lice or not ..wash all stuffed animals. towels and cloths in hot water... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shauna	The special fine comb is the best way. But you gotta do everyone in the house and you gotta repeat every three days until there is no more coming out of anybody in the house. And of course you gotta do the bedclothes. Trey to teach everybody not to 'touch heads' as the commonest way of lice moving from person to [person is head to head contact! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*~Hayley~*	use NIX and keep your kid away from the source of it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

trevor s	we have tryed all sorts but not much joy get rid off the kids ha ha only joking Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Fluke	Keep combing and use lots of conditioner!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Catwhiskers	Head lice treatment from chemist, its got to be one that you leave on overnight, the shampoo ones are rubbish. To prevent them coming back after treatment, comb hair through with conditioner and Tea Tree Oil once a week with a nit comb. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Anna B	all you need is ordinary shampoo and conditioner as the nits hate conditioner they come off the hair especially if you use a nit comb they just slide out then wash the conditioner off afterwards best of luck it always works for me as my sister who is 13 always gives them to me let me know how you get on with that tip as my mother in law told me to do this Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mumtogirl	Same problem here with my small child...commiserations ...it is such a nuisance! We tried the usual head lice treatments (shampoo, lotion etc). Some of these have the potential to be harmful because of all the poisonous chemicals...but we decided to use them at first anyway thinking that we would sort the problem out more quickly. It did not work. Problem is, if the children have picked the lice up at school, nursery etc, they are likely to be reinfected very soon anyway, despite the drastic (and expensive) chemical treatment. I have consulted a lot of other parents, school nurse, farmacist and the best advice was to use a special close toothed comb, you can buy the cheap ones which work just as well. Wash hair first (put a few drops of Tea Tree Oil in the shampoo if the child is not averse to the strong smell) Rinse. Then apply lots and lots of conditioner (cheap brands work fine, you will be using big quantities of this). Comb hair with an ordinary comb. after this you go through the hair with the nit comb, carefully and metodically combing from root to ends. Rinse once you have done the whole head. The essential trick is to stick to this routine religiously and to repeat it EVERY OTHER DAY until the infestation is over. Include yourself and any other person who is in close contact with the children. Save your energy (you will need it for all the checking and combing) and don't worry too much about soft toys etc, the lice cannot survive without their human host for longer than 24 hours anyway, be sure to keep all combs washed and clean however and avoid sharing combs and brushes.. Nits (the egg cases) are difficult to shift, those you find closest to the scalp are the one which will hatch out, the rest are likely to be empty ones, rather unsightly but harmless. Be sure to repeat the treatment every other day with the whole family or it will not work. We have been through it, and it is such a boring task, but it does work. I would also advise you to keep to a regular routine of checking and combing at least once a week, when the outbreak has ended. I have come to accept that headlice is an ongoing problem for school age children, so I just try and incorportate the process above into our self care routines. Once the child is old enough they can do their own combing etc. There is a battery operated comb on the market which can be used on dry hair, but my child is frightened of the high pitch noise this emits. Hope this helps you and your family. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shirley e	Mix white vinegar with Mineral Oil. Rub it threw their hair then either wrap head in plastic or use a shower cap, leave on for an hour. Wash hair with Dawn to get the oil out then wash with regular shampoo and then put in hair conditioner, comb out nits. Works very good. Use equal amounts of the vinegar and oil. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

d.perrot@btinternet.com	The French Revolutionaries had the perfect answer. After meeting Mr Guillotine little problems like dandruff, head lice even baldness were cured. Good God! they'd make a fortune today. heavenlyhaggis Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

irishdancer_1	i have tried everythng o the market to full marks mouse, god that horrid other stuff cant remember the name of it. i will agree that Tea Tree Oil did work for some time on my girls, but stoped working, i also read an articale that headlice are now becoming imunie to tea trea oil and other stuff like full marks. although i did read in some of the messages that to keep your kids hair dirty, this is a very missleading answer, cos a long time ago people agreed that nits did not got to dirty hair, in fact they have no prefrence to what hair type they go to, dirty, clean,fine or thick hair. what i did find is some stuff called nitty gritty, its excellent but expensive to buy, but well worth it, it also does not dry the hair out like other stuff becasue it has all natural oils in it, so it leaves the hair in great condition. i get it from asda but i do believe that you can buy it at other chemists now. also they do nitty gritty repelant spray to stop the kids from getting reinfected.touch wood since my children have used the repelant spray they have not had another outbreak even when head lice are in the pick sesson going round, this also can be perchesed from asda's, but as i say a lot of chemistis are now stocking the stuff in, although they may not like the smell of it i think because it has Lavender in this product, i think its better than you child or the adults getting headlice repetaly. as most ppl who have answered this question, they have said dont forget to wash the pilliows ans bed covers, but i have not noticed anyboody telling you that you must hover the beds as well. anyhow good luck with wotever you decide to use and i hope things sort themselves out vey soon. good luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kernel_sanders	I will tell you how to do this..You go to any store that sells flea/tick/lice Shampoo for dogs.Buy a bottle of it. Shampoo your hair with it..do this like every other day. It really works and it is really cheap. Do not be afraid.If it will not hurt a dog..it will not hurt you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Moi?	Chop your head off! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dalylorraine	a glass of vodka and a about three table spoons of t.c.p mix together pour all over your hair leave for an hour or so comb it through and wash as normal do this about twice a week for two weeks and you.ll be fine Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sarah c	Every other day, wash and lather mild shampoo and leave it for 4 minutes. Insects breathe through their skin, and thats how long it takes to drown them. Rinse, condition the ends, comb with a wide tooth comb then comb through with a nit comb. Do that for 2 weeks to clear the adults and eggs, after that once a week. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

louise	i ve used something called nice and clear. As a primary school teacher and the mother of 2 school age children i take great care to ensure that we all comb our hair regularly with the dreaded nit comb as well! (put lots of conditioner on and comb wet) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mishel2701	tea tree oil is the best thing to use. my daughters hair is extremely thick and this seems to be the only thing that actually works! dont wash the hair, rub in the oil, best to dilute it a little (old spray bottle works best). when you have rubbed it in get a fine toothed comb and comb it through. leave the Tea Tree Oil on overnight for best results and wash in hte morning. Hope this helps. good luck p.s dont forget to do the rest of the family!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dolly Blue	you can buy electric combs [they work on a small battery] they zap the lice dead and also clear the eggs. It doesn't hurt to use them.If you comb through 2 or 3 times a week the head stays clear. Argos or the chemist sells them. The one we have is called a RIO COMB.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nelly	'What you need to get is full marks mousse it is expensive but really does work.I used it on my two kids and it worked a charm.Then comb through over the next few days then when you think they have gone start to use tea tree shampoo and conditioner.I use tesco's own tea tree shampoo and conditioner but its up to you.GOOD LUCK Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

winona e	Try using hair conditioner, cheap stuff, I have heard it works. Leave it on overnight. For some reason, I believe whatever is in the conditioner suffocates the head lice. Good Luck. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

poggle_63	Two years ago I had this problem went through everything the chemist and the doctors could give me. I ended up having to conditioner her hair every night and going through with a nit comb. My daughters hair is down to her waist I was doing this for 2 hours every night. I had to do it for over 3 weeks to kill the nits and the eggs that were in the hair and any nits that were hatching. I then did her hair every other night for another month after that weekly checks. Combing the hair even if you don't get the nits out breaks the adults legs. The problem with nits is unless everyone tackles it they will keep breeding. I know kids who get there head clear of nits over the summer holidays go back to school and get re-infected with nits. I tried vinegar it is supposed to get rid of the glue that attach the eggs to the hair. I got told off the doctor nits are becoming immune to the nit lotions and we are breeding supper nits. I found once my kids got to high school nits became less of a problem. Younger kids tend to swap hats and put their heads together. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No