OTC Lice treatment
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Anonymous
| Lice are really fragile. Just requires as others have said patience and a good comb. Lice happens sells a really good comb, believe you can order without having to pay for them to come to your house to do it themselves and teach you how (which, speaking from experience, is totally worth it!)/ |
Anonymous
| LiceFree has been a god send for us. I have five girls with long hair and we can only comb so much. I really think it works. |
Anonymous
| Don’t use the OTC treatments. Both of my DDs had a horrible reaction to them a few years back. Combing and slathering with olive oil overnight is what worked. |
Anonymous
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My 2nd grader got lice in October and May. Both times, we went to the Potomac Lice Lady for lengthy professional combing. I actually had some in May... I cannot recommend having a professional do the combing when you and/or your kid has an infestation.
Following the Potomac Lice Lady's combing, we washed everything and then combed with a professional-grade comb nightly. I did mine in the shower as my husband was on travel. My 5 yo girl with short hair never got it either time. We returned to the Potomac Lice Lady about 10 days later for a recheck and thankfully were lice free. I'll definitely go back if my daughters have signs of lice again. |
Anonymous
oops - I wish I could edit the post. it should say I cannot recommend enough that you go to a professional! |
Anonymous
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Warm up some listerine (original - the golden one) and apply to the scalp with a turkey baster. It will run down through the hair strands. Put on a shower cap for 30-45 minutes, then comb out with a lice comb. Shampoo and condition afterwards as normal. Done.
This has worked for us over the 3 times my daughter got lice in elementary school. |
Anonymous
And you never repeated the process or recombed? |