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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dimethicone seems to be the way to go now. Too bad the drugstores still sell products that don't work![/quote]

Yep. It smothers them, unlike the “chemical” lice treatments that “poison” the lice.  The chemical treatments are likely to result in chemical treatment-resistant lice. Similar to the issue with antibacterial hand soap vs an alcohol based hand sanitizer.

In addition to braids, no sharing hats etc, and frequent comb outs - using some product also helps resist lice - the scent, and maybe how it changes the hair texture, makes it less desirable for lice.

As a PP said, after we had it we realized it wasn’t a sign of being dirty, or anything like that - in fact, clean hair is a better “target” for lice.

My daughter and I (both with lots of curly hair, mine is really thick) went to the Lice Treatment of America place when she got it in kindergarten - mine was “just in case” because they couldn’t be sure I didn’t have any, even though they didn’t find anything!    It was surprisingly easy and almost relaxing![/quote]

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