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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 65003" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Several years ago our small, closeknit community had a horrific lice merry-go-round going. We all got together with education from the experts. This is what cured our very annoying problem:</p><p></p><p>We found that the most common vectors for sharing of lice is sharing of headgear by kids: combs, brushes, hair decorations , ponytailer holders, hats, hoodies, etc. KIDS SIMPLY CANNOT SHARE, and it is better if they never touch each others' hair.</p><p></p><p>You must kill the adults lice twice and you need to nit pick for at least four serious sessions. There are some new fancy nit combs on the market. Buy a sturdy one - preferably metal, because you will need to boil it after use. You also need to boil all combs and brushes. Throw your old ones out.</p><p></p><p>Heat will kill nits. Throw pillows, sheets, bed spreads, stuffed animals in the dryer -toss on HIGH heat for at least 20 minutes. You must do the same with ALL clothing. The plastic bag trick works (in the SEALED bag for 2 weeks) - but you just can't do that with everything.</p><p></p><p>You must destroy all nits at all locations where your child goes.You mentioned her sister was frenchbraiding her hair... This is the most likely vector. Lice here in the States love finely textured hair. Incidentially finely textured hair is the hardest hair to nit pick because it is so tiny and slick. Nit picking is ..... tedious. Done correctly, it takes hours on a full head of hair. There are professionals in our area who will do it for a hefty price. It's easier just to buzz cut a boy's hair and cut a girl's hair very short. You won't lose the lice unless you get ALL of the nits. The lice poisons are very nasty, unhealthy and heat works the best - use it where you can. by the way, lice are no reflection on housekeeping - cleanliness or dirtiness. They are merely a reflection of the sharing of nits. The cleanest house in the world can have nits because they are just too small to see or "clean up". Animals do not have human lice. Human lice here in the States are not attracted to "ethnic" hair. They only like finely textured hair. In other parts of the world, say like Africa, they only like coarser textured hair. They truly adapt to their environment. </p><p></p><p>I only know this because we live a couple of miles from the CDC, many of the parents in our community work there, and we had experts come speak at our school system. We truly had a severe problem, and almost every family was touched by it. It literally took several years to knock it out. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 65003, member: 3704"] Several years ago our small, closeknit community had a horrific lice merry-go-round going. We all got together with education from the experts. This is what cured our very annoying problem: We found that the most common vectors for sharing of lice is sharing of headgear by kids: combs, brushes, hair decorations , ponytailer holders, hats, hoodies, etc. KIDS SIMPLY CANNOT SHARE, and it is better if they never touch each others' hair. You must kill the adults lice twice and you need to nit pick for at least four serious sessions. There are some new fancy nit combs on the market. Buy a sturdy one - preferably metal, because you will need to boil it after use. You also need to boil all combs and brushes. Throw your old ones out. Heat will kill nits. Throw pillows, sheets, bed spreads, stuffed animals in the dryer -toss on HIGH heat for at least 20 minutes. You must do the same with ALL clothing. The plastic bag trick works (in the SEALED bag for 2 weeks) - but you just can't do that with everything. You must destroy all nits at all locations where your child goes.You mentioned her sister was frenchbraiding her hair... This is the most likely vector. Lice here in the States love finely textured hair. Incidentially finely textured hair is the hardest hair to nit pick because it is so tiny and slick. Nit picking is ..... tedious. Done correctly, it takes hours on a full head of hair. There are professionals in our area who will do it for a hefty price. It's easier just to buzz cut a boy's hair and cut a girl's hair very short. You won't lose the lice unless you get ALL of the nits. The lice poisons are very nasty, unhealthy and heat works the best - use it where you can. by the way, lice are no reflection on housekeeping - cleanliness or dirtiness. They are merely a reflection of the sharing of nits. The cleanest house in the world can have nits because they are just too small to see or "clean up". Animals do not have human lice. Human lice here in the States are not attracted to "ethnic" hair. They only like finely textured hair. In other parts of the world, say like Africa, they only like coarser textured hair. They truly adapt to their environment. I only know this because we live a couple of miles from the CDC, many of the parents in our community work there, and we had experts come speak at our school system. We truly had a severe problem, and almost every family was touched by it. It literally took several years to knock it out. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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