Help!!!

[Britttyronebrooke]

I have had lice for MONTHS now. I keep thinking its gone than it just keeps coming back! I have tried everything and nothing is working for me. I just had a baby girl three months ago and she had so much hair when she was born and it just keeps getting longer and I will be heart broken if she gets. PLEASE HELP!

[coopers]

The best way to get rid of lice is when you use the shampoo, you have to use it again in 7 days because the shampoo dose not always kill the eggs and they hatch about every seven days . And you have to use the lice comb every day to get the left eggs out. And put your bedding and pillow cases on a boiled wash cause they can rub off in the night. And throw away all your bobbles and headbands and brushes. That what i do when my girls get them, and they might be getting you'st to the shampoo you use so try another one. Hope you get it sorted.

[FurballsMom]

I recently saw in the local news a story about a woman who began a service to thoroughly do a head pick.  She said it takes approximately 90 minutes for the head of a child.  I mention children, since they're the ones who usually get it.  As has been mentioned, you have to treat the entire home, especially bedding and furniture and carpeting.  Everything from top to bottom.  Otherwise, if you can find a person that does this in your area who gets your head lice free, you will be re-infested.  Lice are very tenacious critters that have claws that latch onto the hair.  It is absolutely necessary to get all the nits and eggs and not just the adults, which is why I suggested having someone do this nit-picking for you.  By the way, this is where we get the common expression we use that is usually derogatory when referring to someone that is very fault-finding of others by saying that they are nit-picky.  To say that someone goes over the details with a fine toothed comb also comes from this sort of treatment for lice infestation.

Contrary to popular belief, lice don't care if your hair is clean or dirty.  Very clean hair is actually easier for them to latch onto because there is less sebaceous oil on the hair and scalp.  Also, there is such a thing as washing the hair too often.  Not everyone can wash their hair on a daily basis with shampoo, because it is far too harsh on both the scalp and the hair.  This doesn't mean that such ones are horrible unhygienic people.  And, it bears repeating that lice actually prefer the clean heads of hair because it's easier for their claws to hold onto the cleaner hair.  This doesn't mean that anyone should change their shampooing habits when they're dealing with lice infestations, because regular shampoo doesn't do a thing to them by itself.

One thing you can do with the carpeting that is worth trying is to follow the directions on a box of diatomaceous earth that you simply buy in a plant nursery.  It is a natural and non-toxic product made of dried sea creatures called diatoms.  You do have to wear a dust mask while applying and you do need to keep your pets off the carpeting during the duration of the application because it is a lung irritant for us and for them, but it is a safe product.  Any fine particulate can be irritating to the lungs, so don't panic.  If you follow this one safety measure for both you and your pets, there is nothing to worry about.  By the way, if you have fleas in the home, this is how to treat the carpet for fleas as well.  Because it is not a man made poison meant to target specific species, it will work on all insect and spiders commonly found in the home and in the carpeting.  You leave it on the carpet for either an hour or two hours, then you vacuum it up.  

You can use it to treat stuffed furniture, too.  You can place it under couch cushions and in the crevices.  Just like the carpeting, you would leave it on the surface, then vacuum up after the hour or two.  If there is a residual under the couch cushions, I wouldn't worry about it, since it's out of sight.  I would just call that insurance, since it will still desiccate tiny critters that come along later.  

Basically, you have to treat all soft surfaces in the home, which is why I talked about treating the carpeting and the furniture.  So, not just your bedding and your towels and such that you know you must wash in the hottest temperature setting on your washer and dry in the dryer and not air dry, since heat kills the critters.

[rogelio63]

If you use a standard anti-louse shampoo it should take care of the problem, but remember you have to totally replace ALL of your bed linens and wash them.  If you have a coat or any article of clothing that you wear regularly, you should wash it.  DON'T use anything or neglect washing this stuff after you've used the shampoo.  Get rid of all your hair brushes and combs.  
Last thing, if you've already done all this, have a friend that you feel comfortable with, check to see if they're still there.  I don't mean to offend or anything, but there are some cases where people think they have lice or parasites and they don't, it's a mental health issue.  If your friend doesn't see anything, you should see your doctor.  You need to be healthy not only for yourself but for your baby.

[symmetry6000997]

In Isarel 21 yeaqrs ago,the pharmacist had it and the pre-school teacher had it and I noticed most of my frtiends simply combed thier children's heads for lice and checked for eggs just about every after noon.
Certainly they used aggressive lice treastment shampoos sometimes but they mostyly combed daily when needed and say"lice?what lice?!".
The eggs have to be snapped and removed behind your ears too!Lice can be treated best wheneveryone around also treats thier problem.The bedding etc must also be treated.