Home remidies for head lice... YUCK!!?

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Home remidies for head lice... YUCK!!?

Answer 1

RID does the trick

Answer 2

the only remedy is go tot he store and get the lice stuff and do it cause that is it. you have to get the bugs and eggs and it has to be done quick and then wash all the bed linens for the person its horrible but is done all the time.

Answer 3

A jar of Mayo on your head will suffocate them. You gotta leave it on for like 20 minutes and it stinks, but it works! Plus, your hair will be super shiny after.

Answer 4

Shannon,

Better that using chemcials and more reliable than home remedies are the many lines of chemcial free lice products that are available.  I applaud you for wanting to avoid chemcials but you do not want to mess around with lice and let them overrun yoru life.

Check out the NitFree brand as they are chemcial free an they have an amazing nit comb that works wonders.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Just get RID at the drug store, it's easier.  Don't forget to clean the entire house top to bottom, vacuum everything, and put every pillow and stuffed animal through the dryer with a slightly damp cloth.  The little buggers can live anywhere....don't forget to treat all members of the family and anyone else the person had contact with.

Answer 6

Try squezing lemons into a bowl as much as you need to cover your scalp and hair. Then rub it in and wash it out in 10 minutes. it worked for me the sour kils the lice

Answer 7

A nurse and a foster parent told me about this and it worked.  Coat the scalp and hair heavy with grease, like petroleum jelly or sulfur 8, place a plastic bag over the head then wash in the morning.  This will suffocate the little buggers.

Answer 8

Mouthwash.

i know It sounds weird, but it works perfectly.  Dump a whole bottle of listerine mouthwash onto dry hair, and put in  showercap.  Keep it in for a half hour, then wash with the shampoo.  I'm telling you, this really works.  It was gone a couple days later.

good luck, and I hope you have a good rest of your summer.

Answer 9

my brother once got head lice and brought it home...I got nits. BOO! My grandmother slathered my head in mayonnaise (which i hate anyway) and wrapped my head in cellophane and then a towel for about a half hour-hour.  the mayo and heat suffocates the lice or nits and kills them. just wash your hair normally after and do a fine tooth comb check after. Good luck!

Answer 10

You don't have to resort to overwhelmingly drastic methods such as disgusting home remedies, this is totally over the top and completely unnecessary.

The safest home treatment for head lice is one that is contains completely natural ingredients. Steer clear from over the counter pesticide based preparations as they may not only be ineffective, but possibly unsafe. Even if they don’t contain any of chemicals that have been proven to be unsafe, are we really willing to take the risk of using these pesticide based preparations on the highly permeable scalps of our precious children? Who knows what facts may surface in the future about the chemicals in use today?

Feel free to check out the articles at the following site for more advice.

Good luck.

Answer 11

Pour gravy on your head and then have your parents l**k out the lice. GRAVY LICES> MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM