Can't get rid of LICE! HELP!!!!!

[imcrazy2]

My 3 and a half year old has been battling lice for 6 MONTHS.  We have tried RID, NIX, olive oil, Licefreee, nit-picking by hand (HA, HA, she's 3--she won't even sit still for 5 mins, let alone an hour to go through every strand of hair!!.  Every time I think they are gone, they show back up again.  My other kids are clear, and DH insists he can't find any on me (thought I'm awfully itchy--could be psychological).  Doc is not helpful, says the prescriptions available are not good for kids, (fine, but....)offers no other options, just says to pick them out by hand.  I have plastic on everything, change bedding, bagged up stuffed toys.
I finally got fed up and did a no-no--I double dosed her with RID, and then Nix in one day.  When I went to comb and pick nits, I found several LIVE lice!!!!!!  I realize now that they are resistant mutants, and the chemicals aren't working, so there is no point in continuing to expose her to the chemicals, but what can I do????  I am at my wits end, and she announces to EVERYBODY that she has "buggies" in her hair, as she scratches away.  I am MORTIFIED, and want them GONE.  Any suggestions would be appreciated!!!!!  Thank You!

[Drea2222]

Use Cetaphil Skin Cleanser in a pump. Generic is fine. Drench DRY hair. Make sure to separate hair in to very small bunches. Massage into scalp. Comb through so ALL hair, long or short is COMPLETELY DRENCHED. Then blow dry. Leave on at least 8 hours. Wash out. Then comb hair to look for nits. This is a very gentle process and can be repeated frequently. At least 3 treatments every 5 days, regardless of whether or not you see any nits.

[Tarptarp]

1. Delouse

2. Remove nits by completely saturating hair with any cheap conditioner and then use lice comb

3. Repeat #2 one week later to make sure all nits are out.

My friend skipped step 1 and was able to get rid of lice by doing step 2 a few times. It works. LIce are stuck in conditioner and nits easily slide off hair.

[momofsoon2b5]

Clearlice is the best product. I had tried all the others too and this one is the only and best one out there. You don't have to pick out the eggs they fall off with using the combination they send with the shampoo. When you order it order the small kit it comes with everything you will need. Make sure after the first time you wash all bedding and spray down everything in the house she sits on with the spray that comes with it. Good luck

[momofsoon2b5]

Comb*

[psychicRod]

they only live in realy clean hair dont wash it as much.

[Schoolmom25]

This is not true because if it was my daughter wouldnt get lice and we unfortunately are going crazy it seems every month we are coming home with lice, and I can promise you my daughter does everything in her power to not wash her hair but twice a week if so its more its because I made her.the school wont send kids home anymore when I was growing up they did checks if one person had it and sent kids who had it home.

[Jelly74]

There is a way to get rid of them. We got it from school kids two different times and our treatments worked both times. You don't need to shave your kid's head. They can still live in a quarter inch of hair anyway. So unless you shave them completely bald there is no use. Nothing kills the nits. So depending when you discovered your kid has lice the mother has been laying 3 to 5 eggs a day. The eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days so if you are finding a good amount of eggs keep in mind that they will be hatching at different intervals so this is why you do a treatment then a few days later you find more lice. It's not that you aren't getting rid of the live ones, it's just that new ones are hatching cause nothing kills the eggs. So this is what we do when we find lice: mix two tablespoons of shampoo with one teaspoon of essential tea tree oil and three tablespoons of coconut oil. Double or triple the ingredients as needed depending on how thick and long the hair. Smother the mixture all through the hair so that it is completely saturated and cover with a plastic shower cap and leave for 8 hours. Then shampoo and rinse hair. When dry you can check for nits and try to pull out the ones you find but you'll probably miss some cause they are hard to see. No worries just repeat treatment every 7 to 10 days until they are gone. We usually do 3 treatments. In-between treatments make sure you are washing pillow cases. You don't have to get all crazy cleaning like a psycho cause they generally can't live more than 24 hours without a host anyways. I also make up a tea tree oil and lavender oil spray and spray my kids hair every day on dry hair in-between treatments. It also is a good preventative treatment to use on hair during school year. Just buy one of those smaller spray bottles and fill it with distilled water and add about 20 to 30 drops off tea tree oil and 10 drops of lavender oil shake and spray hair. I also put tea tree oil in shampoo as a preventative. It's great for the scalp anyways and if you have any issues with demodex mited it kills them in 4 minutes when used at 50% strength. This really works. Just keep in mind you are only killing the live lice. You gotta wait for the babies to hatch before you can get the next generation if there are any nits left in the hair. That's why you repeat every 7 to 10 days.

[Khusband1313]

Do you wet the hair before saturating in the concoction or do it with the hair dry? Also, do you comb it out after it's been 8 hours?

[Epross]

OK so my family has head lice and body lice. This may sound crazy but your whole family is probably infested. We have no idea how long we have had it but you can tell if your family has it by buying this stuff called lice free spray you can get it at the dollar general and you spray it on your skin and rub then they will come out of your skin(a lot). But we can not get rid of them we have read that there is a new strain that are immune to most over the counter stuff they are called super lice and they are infesting 25 states right now so even if someone does get rid of them your kids will go back to school and get more so honestly I don't know what the USA is going to do (you may not live here but they are probably in your country two)but if someone has the same thing please respond....

[Latasha1013]

I believe my daughter has super lice.  I have tried rid shampoo, dr prescribed shampoo, vinegar, vegetable oil, and peroxide(not diluted). And brush through her hair with nit brush. And nothing has worked, or even slow it down at all.  I don't know what to do.  I you or anyone can help or have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.  Thanks

[mepsessmp]

Australia
:'(
My daughter has for the past three months
Cried so much
I have become her full-time hair picker
Hair dryer one hand nit comb nit vacuum in the other
I'm so past over it