Headlice Treatment in general Reviews

This is a tough one for any mum. Just thinking about headlice makes me feel itchy. I have read a number of the comments in the reviews here and I concur, most of the advice will work some of the time for some of the children, but there are one or two tips that have not been mentioned here, so, I'll go for it. As I may have mentioned, I ...  Read the complete review

Another treatment that I got in my local pharmacy was Lythrin - it's Permethrin creme and takes 10 minutes to kill the lice and the eggs. I'v used stuff before that only kills the lice and then you have to wait for the next batch of lice to hatch before you kill them too... how hideous. I think that one was called Headrine.

Anyway, Lythrin seemed to do the job - I put it on Josh's hair for a bit longer to make sure the lice were well and truly dead.

To be honest I think it's good to use diferent stuff as lice do get used to one treatment and can live through it. I think the one I got was about £3.99

this is a subject i seem to know more about than i really want to but it has plauged me for about 6 years now since my daughter started nursery aged 4! My daughter is mixed race and has really thick,curly hair which head lice seem to love and over the years i have tried everything on the market to get rid of them-finally stumbled on a really ...  Read the complete review

Head Lice: The best product i found was called HLS Shampoo from enquiries@esprotection.com. It was great, used once on all the family, fantastic. I was most impressed it did not contain any nasty ingredients. It cost £12.00 plus £2.50 delivery for 500mls. I was worried about the debris left by some products -but that is also covered as they is a free double action comb with each bottle, is also great for cat grooming.

I've tried a few things but the best treatments I've found are those with essential oils and neem oil. Quassia chip extract is good too - it was widely used during the last world war to combat head lice - before those nasty chemicals emerged. Nice 'n clear has neem and essential oils and it works but it is rather smelly and so not ...  Read the complete review

Well its my first time................. Charlie has been at nursery since she was 8 months old, school nursery, and now we are in the last term of Reception and its finally happened - NITS. Its my own fault. I should have realized that putting a 5 year old's hair in a pony tail every morning was meant to be a nightmare. I should ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

My children suffer from head-lice and I have tried several products to rid them and none have worked. My children also have very fine hair and not one nit comb touches their hair so I have the pain staking task of having to go through their hair with my fingers. A couple of years ago whilst on holiday I checked their hair and ...  Read the complete review

IM scratching just reading these opinions ive had a bad job with head lice I got 3 of my own children and 2 step kids. The step kids are both girls and they were both full with head lice, when we got them to our house they were full from root to tip,I tried everything there mother told me she only done the conditioner treatment but from the look ...  Read the complete review

As some of you may know from previous ops, I am a hairdresser by trade and this is one area that I have had lots of experience I would rather not have had! Head lice in schools is no longer a growing problem, it's an epidemic. None of the chemical treatments work and then there are the worrying reports that they could cause cancer to boot. ...  Read the complete review

I know the first thought on Nits is to wrinkle the nose and squirm. But if you have children it would be very very unusual if your family were to escape having them. Children put their heads together when chatting and hey presto those little erbs have gone from one head to another, one family to another. Usually schools ...  Read the complete review

Excuse me while I have a scratch,that's better.Sorry about that,where was I? Oh yes,head lice;there is not much I don't know about head lice.I have four children and they all take it in turns to get infested. I have tried every lotion,potion available in the chemists,every old wives theory(like putting an onion under your ...  Read the complete review

Head lice - the perennial problem of anyone who has schoolage children. Getting rid of them is hard in todays medical world. The reason for this is that many lice are resistant to the common agents used, because people have not used them as per instructions properly. My suggestions are simple but require a little application. ...  Read the complete review

For years I had heard other parents discussing the many unpleasant virtues of head lice. Indeed going back to my childhood, I can vividly remember the regular visits of the ‘nit nurses’ to our local school. Luckily, they never seemed to like to accommodate themselves in my scalp, so I never even knew what one looked like. My ...  Read the complete review

I have dredd-locks, which nits tend not to like in the first place, as it is hard to roam around freely. However, because I am white my roots grow straight. If I don't twist up the roots every month or so, the roots grow quite long and are free and loose: perfect for nits. I have 3 children who go to school and nursery and, low and ...  Read the complete review

If you spend a fortune on these face creams from boots moisturisers,toners etc etc then heres a way to save money and get exactly the same effect. Try using the tea tree oil antiseptic face wash,soap and moisturiser available from all health shops at a quater of the price. I had very problem skin and kept coming out in spots and ...  Read the complete review

I have no kids of my own, but my sisters kids are forever being sent home from school with letters warning that head lice are running rampant through the school yet again. I am forever singing the merits of Tea Tree oil. It can be used for a variety of things, like treating coldsores or as an antiseptic for cuts and grazes. It's also ...  Read the complete review

In the days when conditioners weren't in, nit-rid shampoos primitive and the Beatle hair style the rage we really had problems. My son was desperate not to lose his thick locks. It was his crowning glory in his pimply pubescent misery and all the combing in the world could not cope with the never ending nit supply. The patent shampoos ...  Read the complete review

I have tried several lotions for nits and in my opinion none of them work because the nits are immuned to all the lotions. I think that if ALL parents treated their childs head with conditioner and a plastic nit comb I think we could tackle the problem. It seems to me that some parents just cant be bothered to tackle this major problem. ...  Read the complete review

I have 5 children and they never seem to be clear of head lice. As soon as you get rid of them two days later they're back with a vengeance. I think I have tried every treatment known to man. I bought a robi comb(battery operated head lice comb) which is supposed to electrocute lice and eggs. All this really seems to do is stun them, ...  Read the complete review