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[quote=Anonymous]You can use the lice lady but she’ll basically just show you how to do it and send you home to do it daily yourself.  If it’s a massive infestation, it’s worth having her do the first round.

Otherwise get th good lice comb — the metal one that gets nits.  Put on lots of conditioner and comb through.  With each comb, wipe it on a white tee and you will see if any come out.  If any come out, trap them with tape before they climb onto something else.  Comb daily for 5-7 days, then you can go down to every other day between 5-10 days.  Then give it a week and do a recomb check.  The nits take up to 8 days to hatch which is why you need to keep doing it.

Wash pillows, stuffies they sleep with and cat seat cover in hot water.  Don’t drive yourself nuts vacuuming and everything.  The lice can’t fly and they don’t live very long off a head so if they are in your rug they will die soon, but I guess I wouldn’t lay down on the rug for a while.

The kids most often get it when they put their heads together to giggle, hug or watch a phone video, or if they comb their hair in the bathroom (older girls).  All the times my kids had it, I never got it, probably because I blow dry my hair all the time.  The nits can’t survive the heat.  [/quote]

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