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[quote=Anonymous]I have dealt with this three times in my life: the first as a young adult and twice as a parent.  The last time I felt like we really figured out how to get rid of lice relatively quickly and efficiently to the point where it doesn't make me anxious anymore.

1.  We use no chemicals or prescriptions.  We used a product called Lice Freee! that Whole Food sells and is chemical free.  We would initially use this multiple times a day.

2.  We also use a hairdryer multiple times a day, shake our heads into the sink, and watch the number of dead bugs that will fall down.  Over a couple of days, this will be reduced.

3.  The hairdryer also is effective at killing the nits.  Yes, it takes forever, ultimately, to get all of them out of the hair, but it's less frantic an issue if they are dead.  Dead nits in the hair don't really matter, and the combs take time but do work.

4.  We wash bedding but not obsessively.

5.  We make sure we understand the life cycle of the lice.  The hair dryer with Lice Free! are very effective at killing the live bugs and most of the nits, and doing this multiple times a day, at least initially, will zap them all pretty fast.  [/quote]

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