nits

[zzxxee]

i have tried combing regularly with conditioner using every lotion and potion avaliable in the shops but my daughter keeps getting the little ******* help i need a really good remidy

[ladyalex]

I don't think your problem lies with the remedies you are using. I'm sure they all work.
The problem is that your daughter is being re-infested by her playmates/classmates whose mothers are perhaps a little less vigilant than you are about getting rid of the darned critturs.
The school can be helpful if informed of the problem , usually by letting all of the parents know that 'there is a problem' without naming names.
Unfortunately, until everyone gets rid of them, there is a risk of re-infestation.
Sorry.

[mumof3angels]

It's a nightmare isn't it. My daughter used to be the same not so long back. I used Hedrin a lot on her. But the real remedy is constant combing to make sure the eggs come out before hatching. I don't know whether you've tried the nitty gritty comb but that is excellent. It's teeth are longer than normal head lice combs and each tooth is grooved so it really catches hold of the eggs. I'd try that if you haven't already.

[mumof3angels]

Sorry meant to post a link for it.

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp? productid=1080815&classificationid=1050222

My kids' school actually sell them for the knock down price of �6.99 which is pretty good.

[snow.maiden]

Our primary school's very keem on helping with this problem. As ladyalex says, as soon as a parent notifies the teachers of a nit proble, or staff see anything themselves, they send out a letter to all parents, asking for them to be vigilant, and to keep their children of school if they find any nits. This works so well, that cases are few are far between. If your school hasn't adopted this system, it might be a good idea to suggest it at the next PTA meeting.

[banjobabe]

Hey zzxxee,

Thank god Im passed all this now lol

My daughter seemed to have them continuously whilst at primary school.

I spoke to the Head at her school about the old fashioned 'nit nurse' but she told me that they are not allowed to use them anymore as it is classed as child abuse

??????

Has the world gone mad?

Unfortunately it is down to other parents who don't treat their children.

My daughter had a friend round for tea once and she proudly informed us that she had nits!!!

If my daughter had been invited to a friends for tea and I knew she had nits, I would have contacted the mother and explained that we would have to make it another night, rather than let them spread.

Just dont understand some people.

Bb xx

[stonekicker]

as well as being vigilant with your daughter, it would also be helpful to deflea the rest of the family as well. i spent years while my son was at infant and primary school ingesting nit and threadworm potions as they are just not effective if you don't treat and check everyone else in the house too. i certainly don't miss waking at three in the morning itchy as hell, freaking out and checking my own head in the mirror! unfortunately there are some parents who just don't care or aren't aware of basic hygiene and it is these kids who will keep infesting yours. good luck!

[grumpy80]

Nits are due to clean hair, not dirty hair so only wash your daughters hair once a week rather than more than that. The other thing is an electronic zapper, you can get them in Argos. Do not know how much they are though!

[myselfness]

a tip which may be useful is keep her hair tied up.
sounds odd but it makes the hair less able to contact other kids,
stuff like telling her not to share bobbles or brushes and explaining why she doesnt want these creatures on her head may help her be a bit more careful aswell.
the tip our hairdresser gave us (along with the clean hair thing grumpy mentioned) was that using things like straightners and hair dryers actually make them breed faster, so be careful on your own hair.

and once youve cleaned the familys hair a big clean is in order, cos they can live on bed sheets and teddies etc for a few days too

[coweyes30]

I was at my wits end a while back and i was talking to peeps at ww. Well 1 lady said to try this LYSTARINE MOUTHWASH (the green one)
cover dry hair with the mouth wash and cover with a shower cap, leave over night, when shower cap is removed there should be dead lice in the cap and the eggs should start to turn blue so they stand out and easy to remove. comb well to remove any other dead ones that haven't fallen out.
I couldn't believe how well it worked was also told to spray childs hair with mouth wash before they left for school but found it was a little sticky so i didn't do that part.
Good Luck

[Lonnie]

As has been pointed out, your daughter is contantly catching them from her playmates.

Coconut Oil is the thing you want, it works, You get it in spray form from the Chemists,

The Nits can't grip. and fall off.

My daughter was constantly being infected at her day centre, and once we started using this, she became clear,

[showcatbenga]

We found that the only answer to constant reinfesting was to wash, condition & nit comb my daughter's long hair every day as soon as she came in from school. No shopping, playing or anything else until this essential job was done. This way no one else in the house caught nits & the house remained nit free too. We only needed to do it on school days so week-ends we got a break after the Friday combing until Monday afternoon. We also informed her school that although all parents had been notified recently, it was still a problem & further notices were sent. The problem was found to be because of families that had children of differnt ages at different establishments. It only took one child at one place to re-infect the whole family & then each premises. My daughter as an only child only ever got nits at school. Eventually the summer holidays came & the problem was gone by September.

[helpmetoo]

mmm,

that old chestnut

'nits are due to clean hair not dirty'

just as people who bath regularly are the ones with b.o.

[Davethedog]

Its not an old chestnut look it up. They thrive in clean hair better than dirty, however as conditioner helps eradicate them what do you do.

When my children were at primary school we must have gone through the entire process about 3 times a year.

Then suddenly it stopped, perhaps it just gos in cycles.

[terambulan]

Ask your hairdresser to sell you polythene scalp-cap (they're used when colouring hair). Spray inside the cap with fly spray and put over scalp, securing a tight fit with clip, for 15mins. This will kill the live nits. Do this once a week to catch the hatched eggs and they'll soon die off. Try not to inhale the spray.

When bathing, get into the habit of shampooing the head, lie back in the bath (so the scalp is submerged) for 5mins....the nits will drown. Wont work with showering!

[Booldawg]

I once read that Listerene mouth wash was very effective. Again coat hair in it and put on bath cap to keep it in.

[terambulan]

What worked? Have you killed the nits or passed out yourself?

[Janer1]

I combed through T tree conditioner every night with a nit comb for about four nights, and this worked, and my daughter hasn't had them since. I also had to do it on my own hair, and it does smell a bit and you have to be patient, but seems to work much better than the special shampoos.

[zzxxee]

mouthwash worked listerine excellent the fly spray thing didnt so listerene will always be in my house