The parents of a close friend of your child's aren't as diligent as you... so it keeps jumping back to your child's head. I'd ask your kids if someone in their class or at recess seems to be itching their head a lot. Kids can't help but scratch, they can't hide that they're doing it and they'll be constantly complaining about it. You can also ask their teachers. They won't tell you who it is, but they'll probably tell you if someone in their class is scratching a lot. |
Tea tree oil cleared my kid’s lice up immediately. The has super thick hair that I spent hours several times per week combing for nits without successfully getting rid of every last bug. I mixed some tea tree oil with a cup of conditioner and slathered her hair in it. Left in in for about an hour while I combed. Found a few dead lice on that round and never any more. Whenever there’s an outbreak at school, I now get tea tree oil shampoo from Whole Foods and use it for prevention. |
We used the Nuvo/Cetaphil method when DD got lice. It was faster than looking for nits and totally non-toxic. We used it for all three of us because mom and dad had lice, too. You don't have to find each egg, this method coats the adults and makes it so they can't breed, doing it multiple times kills all the adults that hatch from remaining eggs and eventually there are no more eggs and no adults capable of laying eggs. The blow drying is a pain, but much faster than looking for tiny eggs. We had success with this.
Cetaphil/Nuvo method Apply Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser to dry hair, coating the head from scalp to hair tips Wait 2 minutes Comb out excess Cetaphil and visible nits Blow dry your child’s hair thoroughly Leave the dry Cetaphil on the hair for at least 8 hours Wash the hair with a regular shampoo Repeat this process twice at 1 week intervals |
So, instead of combing for nits, you were.....combing for nits"? |
OP are you using the Licemeister comb?
https://www.licemeister.com/ Definitely the best one. But yeah, if you are positive it is a reinfestation, not just that you missed a nit and it reproduced... you need to cut hair, braid it, and be positive that your kids aren't sharing any headphones or headgear or anything at school. Make sure the school keeps headphone separate, no hats for dress up, etc. And likely one of your child's friends has repeated lice infestations and isn't getting rid of it thoroughly. |
Yes - that is likely what is going on here OP. |
Do you take them to the lice clinic every time? |
I always tell parents to throw hoodies/jackets and backpacks (that have been worn in past 24 hours) in the dryer for 30 minutes after child has been treated.
- school nurse |
OP were your kids in camp over the summer at all? I took my DD in for professional treatment in August and they said you need to assume they get it every week at camp (not just sleepaway) and do an oil and comb over the weekend. It is a giant pain in the butt but I too do not relish spending 400 bucks a pop on family lice removal so I'm doing it. In your shoes, I'd take them in for professionals treatment to level set and then do the weekly treatment. |
*buy the kid it keeps coming from a blow dryer as well. Usually poverty is the issue if the other kid can’t afford a dryer or product get it for them. Will be way cheaper and less annoying than dealing with live trust me on that. Got the other girl a $10 dryer from Target and problem has been solved |
That stuff is amazing. I use it as a bubble bath when I have “issues” |
Nope, we just combed through the hair with a regular comb. No effort to remove eggs. |
We used this method, too. Worked like a charm. |
I did this over the summer after the kids got lice at camp one week. After the first infestation I did the lice clinic. Then every week I did a conditioner combout. Once, about 6 weeks after the initial infestation, I found one live louse on my daughter's head. And then after that nothing. So I think I actually managed to catch it - I imagine the louse got transferred a day or so prior and either didn't lay eggs or I got any eggs out with that combing. |
... what kind of issues? |