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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When DD had lice, we followed the advice of a friend and did an overnight smother (used Crisco instead of olive oil so it wouldn't drip everywhere). I think that made it easier to comb out the lice without them crawling onto me, the kitchen stool, our clothes, etc. Stuffed animals were bagged for the next three weeks. Bedding washed on the sanitize cycle and dried on high. The (chemical-free) works.

We used this comb, which is similar to the LiceMeister:
http://www.amazon.com/Nit-Free-Terminator-Professional-Stainless/dp/B000HIBPV8

I highly recommend buying a lice comb before you need it. We discovered the lice on a Friday night and couldn't find a store with decent lice combs.

DD has really thick, fine hair (fine strands and a LOT of them). It took several hours of back-breaking work to comb through her hair thoroughly. After that first marathon session, I did a quick (15 minute) comb through each morning and a probably a 30-40 minute comb through each evening for the next 2-3 weeks to be sure we had gotten everything and check for re-infestation from classmates.

As for having them without knowing it, by the number of nits on her head, which were starting to hatch, she must have had them for 10-14 days. She would scratch a little bit, but it was winter and has dry scalp anyhow. The day I discovered them she was scratching a bit more than usual.[/quote]

FYI lice don't live for very long away from a human host.  Bagging stuffed animals for that long is unnecessary.  Also, lice are not very agile.  They are rather feeble.  One day my DH left a paper towel of lice from our daughter out for me to see when I got home.  All the lice were in their original position on the paper towel that evening.  They thrive by falling off one person's hair, for example, in a hat, on a car seat or movie theatre seat, on bedding, and then climbing onto a new person, OR head-to-head contact.  They wouldn't be able to do much if they were on a kitchen stool.

I recommend changing bed sheets and that's about the only cleaning you have to do.  The follow up combing will catch and eliminate any stragglers that climb back on or newly hatch.  [/quote]

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