Lice - self-treat or outsource?

[Anonymous]

We’ve been self-treating but I’m curious to know what others do. Also, are there any preventative treatments? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

No brainer - outsource. Two hours, and it’s done and over.

[Anonymous]

Outsource if it's your first time so you can learn the right way to comb out and what to do to prevent. Highly recommend Advice on Lice in Kensington.

[Anonymous]

Lice Clinics of America

Walk in with lice. Walk out without lice. My insurance even covered it,

https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/clinics-near-you/

[Anonymous]

I treat my own kids. It takes time but it’s not hard. You need to thorough. I also use fairytales rosemary shampoo on my kids to keep them away.

[Anonymous]

Outsource. One and done.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind the combing, so I prefer to do it myself. Scheduling, traveling, and waiting during the appointment seems like more work to me than just treating myself.

[Anonymous]

Outsource and then continue combing at home for 2 weeks.

[Anonymous]

We just went through our first-ever lice experience. I treated it myself and it was fine. I can't imagine my 4 yo, very sensitive DD doing well with a stranger combing her hair so thoroughly. We did the treatment shampoo twice, one week apart, even though there was no sign of bugs or nits the second time, but I wanted to be sure in case DD had picked it up again at school the week between treatments. The first time, I combed immediately after the treatment, then again the next morning and next evening. I washed pretty much every sheet, towel, coat, hat, and recently worn article of clothing in the house the night we found it, and then washed DD's sheets again the next day. My DH and I both did one lice treatment on ourselves to be safe.

We started using fairytales rosemary repel shampoo and detangling spray at another parent's recommendation. FWIW, her daughter that uses those products was at school & a bday party with my daughter when mine definitely had the lice, and hers didn't pick it up. We also have started religiously putting my DD's hair up in a bun before school, and spray behind her ears and the back of her neck.

[Anonymous]

It’s easy to live comb. Do it regularly in the bath with conditioner. Use the licemeister comb from amazon.

[Anonymous]

I outsourced the initial treatment at Lice Clinics of America. Worth every penny. Then I continued combing at home. I wanted someone with experience to show me her technique and to get the most out at once.

[Anonymous]

It is not hard to do yourself with the right comb...but like all things it is sometimes worth paying for. A lot depends on the amount of hair your child has. Short haired boy...easy...long think curly haired girl...much harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not hard to do yourself with the right comb...but like all things it is sometimes worth paying for. A lot depends on the amount of hair your child has. Short haired boy...easy...long think curly haired girl...much harder.

This! Short hair, treat your self. Just comb thoroughly with conditioner and a lice comb every day for two weeks. Longer hair, have a professional do it the first time and then comb every day for two weeks anyway.

[Anonymous]

Agree with outsource the first time, and then you learn how to do it yourself.

[Anonymous]

When my kids got it we did it ourselves.

If they ever get it again I will immediately throw gobs of money at it to pay someone else to deal with it. It will be worth every last penny to have it done quickly, thoroughly, and not by me!!!