OK. This article needs to be written.
As a parent I have to say that I understand how frustrating head lice can be.
When you have school aged children, head lice are going to happen.
Now first things first. My wife and I have had good results using the over the counter Nix, and the other major brand lice shampoo treatment. However; these treatments are very expensive and completely depend on how well you follow the instructions.
The other thing to remember is that for some people they work and for some they don't.
In this article I will explain why that is. And how to always have it work.
I have read and tried many funny lice remedies. We have tried the mayonnaise and the Vaseline. We have tried the tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner and the nix, etc ....
I personally have read hundreds of articles, papers and blogs about this subject. Then one day the wisdom of ages came to me from a young hair dresser in training. The day before, her and her friend had taken a course about head lice. What she taught me in those 2 minutes explained everything. Here is the reality. Are you ready. Pay attention. After this you will never have a problem removing head lice again.
Nits(eggs), hatch in about a week.
After hatching the nymphs (baby lice) take about a week to mature.(begin laying eggs)
Now for the magic.
If you kill all the lice today. Any eggs left will hatch within a week.
and by day 6 you will have no more eggs just adults ready to lay eggs in a day.
So the easy thing to do would be to kill them all every 3 days.
Do this 5 times and you guarantee that you have killed all the lice and you have killed all the newborns before maturity.
I recommend 5 times.
Now. how do I kill them you ask?
What if I told you that lice can only hold their breath for approximately half an hour.
Here is the best part. Go to your local dollar store or cheapy McCheapoo store and get the thickest cheapest hair conditioner you can purchase in bulk and a bunch of shower caps.
Shampoo, rinse and then soak the hair with copious amounts of conditioner. Wrap the hair up in the shower cap and go watch a movie or read a book for an hour or more.
You have just killed all the hatched lice.
*** You don't need special treatments to kill them.
*** get yourself a good metal nit pick comb.
*** comb the hair while watching a movie.
*** do this every night.
Most important thing to remember is to mark your calender and make sure you retreat, super condition for an hour, every 3 or 4 days. do this for at least 5 treatments and your lice will be gone.
Also remember to treat linens, pillow cases, stuffed toys and any hats that your children might use daily. Wash them and then dry them for at least an hour in the hot air dryer.
Put all stuffed toys, hats and other items that come in contact with the children's heads in garbage bags. Put them away for a few days. Lice can not live away from the host food supply for very long.
Baby lice or nymphs are about the size of a pinhead when they hatch, and quickly mature into adult lice in about a week. Adult lice can then live for about 30 days, with females laying up to 8 nits a day, repeating the cycle. --- Quote from another lice article.
At this point the only thing that counts is how thorough you are at treating your children.
If you follow this guide step by step, you will be lice free.
The next thing to do is to make the children where the hair up. Super condition soak for an hour every day or two and be diligent in checking their heads.
I really hope this article help all the frustrated parents out there.
Remember the cheapest, thickest hair conditioner and some shower caps are all you need to destroy the lice attack.
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