Thread: help

FYI... The cleaner your scalp the more likely you are to attract the critters. It is an ugly trick they pull but try not washing your hair for a while because by this point I am just wondering if you have the "phantom itches". When ever anyone says the "L word" around me I start scratching and won't have been anywhere near anything to be in contact with the bugs! You may have over cleaned your scalp to the point where it is lacking natural moisture that belongs there making it dry and itchy. Try going a few days with doing nothing and see if it doesn't start to feel better.

Jacqui C.in NE Georgia Mntns.


On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:13 AM, maria <secretwindow-jd1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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Ok here is what I tried to no avail: These are mighty mutant bugs!!!
Nix which is just useless!
Mayo
olive oil
peanut butter
tea tree oil
Dennorex(teal bottle)
Listerine(i think I got the orginal one,I used the tan one)
some cream RXed by my sons doctor
and still my head is itching especially at night! I have combed and combed and don&#39;t see anything! I must have the cleanest head on the block by now! I dont have a blow dryer,They just seem to keep getting stronger to live each year!!
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It was the only way when my daughter was 17 to get rid of them...her friends had lots of sleepovers and it was impossible to control - I would was everything but then she would go to someone's house that did not

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I heard (have not verified), that coloring your hair will take care of them.....



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I heard vinegar might help

My hairdresser told me that you really have to treat every 3-4 days

for awhile to get all the ones that hadn't hatched when you treated

originally. This past year lice found its way into our home, three

kids and I got it. Oh, the itch (and did I mention I was pregnant at

the time?). I had been checking them because they were itchy but

couldn't find anything and chalked it off to cold temp change and dry

scalp. Then I saw some bugs in my daughter's head. I started out

with the Nix stuff, but when I'm still getting lots of LIVE bugs I

knew I had to use something else. So, next day or so did the olive

oil treatment and I saw a huge improvement. Then about 3-4 days

later started to a couple of live bugs (when combing with the lice

comb) so did another treatment. I found the olive oil treatment

worked far better than the chemical ones. Pillows and such that you

can't wash, toss in the dryer on high heat (can't remember how long,

30 mins?). We did vacuum everything we could. I washed

sheets/blankets/coats every day for close to a week. I can't even

begin to imagine trying to deal with this and working full-time.



I did read somewhere that it could take awhile for the itch to go away

even if the lice is gone.



trisha





> maria <secretwindow-jd1@...> wrote:

> My son went to spend the weekend with his grandmother and

came home

> with head lice,I treated his head with NIX and then shaved it(no more

> head lice) But 3 days later,I got head lice!!! I have long hair,and am

> going crazy to get rid of them!! I have tried NIX,Peanut Butter,Mayo

> and Olive oil and my head is still itching like crazy! I passed the

> lice comb thru and thru and I dont see a thing( I hate those NIX lice

> combs!)What can I do? Is there anything(home remedy) that works that I

> hadn't tried already? I hate head lice for the sole reason that once

> you get them it takes forever to rid of them!!Help!

>

ya know thats what i was thinking especially after the hair dye,tea tree oil,flea shampoo and listerine!! And it is still itchy in certain spots!! I was also thinking it could be a allergic reaction to something i tried!!

Jacqui Caruso <JCaruso74@gmail.com> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid;"> FYI... The cleaner your scalp the more likely you are to attract the critters. It is an ugly trick they pull but try not washing your hair for a while because by this point I am just wondering if you have the "phantom itches". When ever anyone says the
"L word" around me I start scratching and won't have been anywhere near anything to be in contact with the bugs! You may have over cleaned your scalp to the point where it is lacking natural moisture that belongs there making it dry and itchy. Try going a few days with doing nothing and see if it doesn't start to feel better. Jacqui C.in NE Georgia Mntns.

<DIV class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:13 AM, maria <secretwindow-<WBR>jd1@sbcglobal.<WBR>net> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> Ok here is what I tried to no avail: These are mighty mutant bugs!!! Nix which is just useless! Mayo olive oil peanut butter tea tree oil Dennorex(teal bottle) Listerine(i think I got the orginal one,I used the tan one) some cream RXed by my sons doctor and still my head is itching especially at night! I have combed and combed and don't see anything! I must have the cleanest head on the block by now! I dont have a blow dryer,They just seem to keep getting stronger to live each year!! </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE>


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Have someone else check your head. I agree about itching after they

are gone. My son was bit by a flea (we think from the rabbits) but he

was still in diapers and going to nursery school. Anyway, the flea set

up an allergic reaction and he had dry bumps all over his arms, legs

and some of his tummy. It looked bad and felt even worse - felt like

sandpaper but large bumps!! Dr finally prescribed some type of silver

cream that finally worked but he had those bumps for almost a month. I

put long sleeves and long pants on him and took a note from Dr that it

wasn't anything contagious. Amazing what your body does!! KarenMO