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I just spotted this here - http://the-light.com/longhair/messages/146337.html
I'm the mother of young kids who go to school and every so often there's an epidemic of head lice. I am now an expert! Some of you long haired gentlemen are at college and school and that's the prime place to get infected.
Some facts about lice;
1) they like clean hair
2) they are born to survive
3) they shut down in water so they do not drown
4) their eggs literally bond to your hair
5) the eggs will be close to your scalp
What to do
1) go out and buy a nit comb, you'll get it in a pharmacy/chemist
2) get yourself a normal plastic comb, one that you can comb your hair with freely to get tugs out
How to get the buggers out of your hair...
1) comb your hair as normal and get all the tugs out
2) put some toilet roll or kitchen roll on the table in front of you
3) use the nit comb - take a piece of hair, scrape the comb close to your head and pull it through the strand, pulling the strand away from your head
4) slam the comb down on the paper making sure nothing is still in the comb - if you see something moving (adult ones are brown, the younger they are the smaller they are and the paler - harder to see) kill it with the back of the comb (they crunch)
5) go over every inch of your head, strand by strand repeating 3 and 4
do 1-5 every morning before you go out and every evening - what you're trying to do is get the buggers before they turn into adults and lay eggs, you are also trying to get as many eggs out of your head as possible
You may find it takes 1 - 2 weeks of this to be sure you are clear and if there's an infection at your college/school, you'll catch any re-infections
When you wash your hair use a conditioner which contains natural extract of TEA TREE, the buggers dont like it, cake it on all your hair and leave as much of it on as possible (no rinse)
There are shampoos available but they dont really work - thye kill the lice but not the eggs so you really have to keep on top of it (as above) - also many of them are toxic and they are seriously not good for your health - do the above, its non toxic, its a routine and it works
What NOT to do
shave your head OR cut off all your hair (because that would be a waste)
p.s. forgot to say - wash your combs thoroughly after every use (which is why plastic is best, easier to clean)
Aren't there like super-strong shampoos that will do something, too? Or are those too weak/will kill your hair in the process?
I'm surprised that you said they like clean hair...
My mom always told me to wash my hair OR ELSE I'd get lice... a ruse? Thanks for the advice. I hope I'll never have to use it, but it's good to know in case something does happen.
Because Knowing is half the battle.
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There are some recommended shampoos which you can use but they have to be used in conjunction with the real effective tool...the nit comb.
The combing is very time consuming but is the only way to really get them out and it requires having someone help you do this every few days.
Eating 2 or 3 cloves of raw garlic per day has kept me completely free from lice, and also, ticks as well.
I frequently visited a close friend and his daughter who were both infested with head lice. I never had a problem, even though I would sit on the same couch next to them. I also would go on long hikes with this same person. He would come home with many ticks on him, and I would come home with none.
Do not eat raw garlic on an empty stomach. Doing so can cause severe abdominal pain. Eat it with bites of food.
Absalom
Absalom,
Let me be the first to concur with you about garlic's excellent anti-parasitic properties. I eat generous amounts raw garlic myself and am never bothered by lice, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, etc.
Garlic eaten *raw* does not smell bad on you, either.
One of my favorite ways to have the garlic is to thinly slice a couple of cloves into a serving of spaghetti, and top it with olive oil and parsley.
One place I lived at, I had so much garlic planted and left to grow wild, that in the springtime all the little clovelets sprouting up from the earth made the whole garden area look like a green lawn.
- Oren
hmm makes sense, i used to use garlic cloves to get rid of fungas gnats that would invade my soil grown plants. works like a charm : )
Sorry about the bogus post but my finger slipped on the keyboard.
Fungus gnats usually are a symptom of overwatering. In general, you should let your plants dry out before rewatering. Don't dry them so long the plant dies, of course. To find out how much to water, let them go dry until they start to wilt. Next time, water them just before this time elapses.
raw garlic?? never knew that, its also good for your heart (although your partner better ahve some too or she might keep away lol)
