Hey mamas! So. I just read that mayonnaise kills lice.

Question

Hey mamas!   So.Hey mamas!  So. I just read that mayonnaise kills lice. Does anyone know that to be true?  

Answer 1

I'm not sure BUT my salon told me there is a place called nits and nats on harlem and oakton thats gets rid of them.  

Answer 2

People do use it. I believe it will kill the bugs as long as you cover all of the hair with it. I don’t think that it kills the eggs unfortunately. There is a product at Walgreens and Walmart called lice free that will kill both the bugs and eggs.  

Answer 3

Go to a lice salon. It’s worth it.  

Answer 4

That’s what I did. mayo and coconut oil and a lice comb. Repeat every night

Answer 5

No it does not

Answer 6

You have to get the nits out

Answer 7

It was the ONLY thing that was successful when my sibling had lice as a kid. They tried all the over the counter stuff available and none of it worked. The Mayo + shower cap overnight for a few nights in a row worked.  

Answer 8

My sister swears by Cetaphil. Coat the whole head in Cetaphil cleanser, let it sit for an hour, then blow dry (this takes forever) and then wash out.  

Answer 9

There’s an Office episode about this.  

Comments

Season 9 episode 10. Soso good! ♥️

Answer 10

Can I please just ask you to share openly with any friends or family who may be impacted by lice? If your child is in school, schools are not required to notify families. Lice is easily shared, and with open communication it can be easily caught and removed. It is not easy, but we need to address it openly, without judgement! You are not alone. Feel free to send me a PM if you have questions.  

Answer 11

There's a place I heard about in Vernon Hills

Answer 12

I have super thick dark hair! My mom had tried everything! Mayo was the only thing that worked! Put on hair at night, slept with a night cap, washed my hair and then straightened! Did that 2 nights and lice free!  

Answer 13

I would totally go to Nit free Noggins in wheeling. It was well worth it.  

Answer 14

This sounds crazy but my grandma did this to me way back in the Philippines she put gas on my head. but it worked though.  

Answer 15

Coconut oil worked better for us. You still have to comb out nits every couple of days.  

Answer 16

Man I wish all these little home remedies was around when I was young my dad used to poor gasoline on my head killed them all just had to wash my hair normally an brush