Chemical free nit treatment (Headlice Treatment in general)

Member Name: grantdmc

Product:	Headlice Treatment in general
Date:	28/04/02 (780 review reads)
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Advantages: it works for me, no use of chemicals

Disadvantages: not as immediate as chemicals, problems using conditioners with oily hair

One of the hazards of my job is that I am prone to headlice infestation. I have had it several times and have only used chemical treatment once. I don't make any medical claims but this works for me. Even though I am an adult, nits/lice love my hair:

1. Wash your hair thoroughly, massaging the roots well. I have done this with Tea Tree shampoo, but I am not sure that this worked any better than normal shampoo (it seemed to, but I couldn't swear to it) - I didn't really do a 'fair test'. What it did do is make my scalp feel very pleasant.

2. Whack in loads of conditioner - use one for dry hair which is thicker and more oily. This will literally stop any adult lice from gaining a foothold on your hair!

3. Comb hair through using a wide toothed comb until there are no tangles - then a narrow toothed comb.

4. Now comb the conditioner through using a basic nit comb (you don't need a posh one). Spend plenty of time over this working your way around the head, paying special attention to the back of the head and around the hair line. If possible, when you have done this, put your head upside down and work back the other way. Your comb should contain nits/lice of varying stages of development. If you look closely at those tiny brown specks you will see that these are in fact baby lice! (Yeuch!)

5. Do this EVERY DAY. You will definitely not get rid of them all in one go. Not just when you think the nits/lice are gone, but for at least a week. In fact, in the early stages, I do this twice a day for at least three days, morning and night because I can't stand it!

6. As a preventative measure, follow this routine AT LEAST once a week.

For those of you with oily hair, who are a bit nervous about dry hair conditioner I don't really know what to suggest. Perhaps you'll have to put up with oily hair until the nits/lice go or I suppose you could try an oily hair
conditioner but I don't know how well this would work. I know that Tea Tree conditioners are available from health food shops. Perhaps this would be preferable.

Also, remember that headlice like clean, healthy hair so if you are one of these people, keep your hair well combed and keep an eye out for the warning signs -itching around the base of the skull or any discomfort or mild burning sensation - I come out in a bumpy rash even in the very early stages of infestation and there is no other evidence. HORRIBLE!

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