my child has head lice does anyone have any home remedies that work?
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ok, seriously, i just went through this with my 4 kids and i did a ton of research. most important, DON'T buy any of the kits, they are highly toxic and don't work well at all. this worked for all 4 kids absolutely foolproof, with no recurrance. get a big bottle of medicated dandruff shampoo - it MUST have coal tar in it. sit the kid down in front of the t.v. (lol) and take about a half teaspoon at a time and rub it into their DRY hair. this will take a long time and a lot of shampoo. let it sit in the hair for about an hour then wash it all out. coal tar can be pretty rough (turned one of my kid's scalp red for a day), be really sure not to get it into the eyes. you will see dead lice washing down the drain. this stuff will kill all the living lice 100%. this is only half the battle, now you have to remove the knits (eggs) or you will have a reinfestation in 3 - 8 days. while the kid is still in the tub, rinse hair with vinegar and let it sit in for about 15 minutes or until they can't stand it. this will loosen the "glue" that attaches the knits to the hair. finally, put in a very generous amount of conditioner into the hair and leave it in. back to the t.v. this is the worst part - you need to buy one of the metal combs sold seperately for knit removal. you have to section the hair and comb every square millimeter as carefully as possible to remove every single knit. you will want to have some papertowels or something to wipe the comb frequently. this took me about an hour per child, it is imperative that you are extremely careful. the whole process took about 3 hours per kid, but we got rid of all lice in one weekend and some people deal with it for years, most importantly we didn't expose our kids to cancer causing toxins. if you miss just 2 knits, and they hatch and mate, you will be starting all over. if you see live lice again (it would take about a week) repeat the whole process. the lice can't live off of a head for more than 24 hours, so it isn't really important to go crazy cleaning carpets, etc... also, the knits are really really close to the scalp so be dilligent. good luck!
p.s. i wanted to add that mayo is supposed to do the same thing as the shampoo, but you have to leave it on overnight in a bag, which is a choking hazard to small kids, and even more uncomfortable than the shampoo. trust me on this method it really works. shopping list; metal knit comb, vinegar, coal tar shampoo. that it!
Shave their head.
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