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I have lice.  This is a disaster.I have lice. This is a disaster. I have very long thick hair. My understanding is that long thick hair needs a pro but everything is closed. Any advice? I am freaking out.  

Answer 1

If I'm not crazy I think I remember my mom is using mayonnaise when we were little, I'll ask my ma

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@indulge we did the same!  

Answer 2

Buy the shampoo , go through the hair and keep it oily , use tea tree oil .  

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Never use conditioner

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Tea tree oil or the shampoo

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We straightened with a straightener then did the shampoo, gotta kill the eggs.  

Answer 5

Call you doctor their is also a prescription strength shampoo that does work well.  

Answer 6

Get a lice comb from one of the stores. You can use RID, but honestly conditioner with the lice comb should help. You have to comb every inch until you don’t see anymore. Wash bedding and pillows

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I have had it several times and have thick hair, just be careful with lice shampoo if you go that route, you can’t leave in too long it burns your scalp

Answer 7

Tea tree oil or vinegar might help

Answer 8

I would call your pediatrician and they should be able to give you a prescription over the phone.  

Answer 9

In The Office they used mayonnaise

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@ymir6 that’s what she said.  

Answer 10

You can treat at home with lice shampoo and lice comb. Yoh need someone to delouse you and be thorough but ut dosen't have to be a stylist. There's also the mayonnaise method. And the vinegar method. I would hit it from multiple angles and make sure to completely clean and disninfect everhthing in your house.  

Answer 11

Call Shiny Strands in Naperville. Buy there fine tooth comb and lice bowl. They might do curb service for you. You need to comb your hair everyday with comb. Tea tree oil and wash everything!  

Answer 12

Olive oil so they cannot stick to you hair and comb through.  

Answer 13

Mayo or coconut oil all over your head. Then put a cap on for hours. It will kill them, then you'll need a comb to get them all out

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@told463 a friend of mine did this with her daughter and olive oil. Left a bag on her head for about 8 hours. Totally worked.  

Answer 14

Make sure you put ALL your brushes in a bag in the freezer for 48 hours

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Fine tooth comb worked for me along with tea tree oil

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Fairy Tales Lice removal kit has the same professional comb as the lice salons. It’s my understanding that the RID comb is not very effective

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Yes. Back before pharmaceuticals were mixing chemicals to purchase. everyone used white vinegar. It kills the eggs and lice all at once because of the acidity. Make sure you cover your eyes with a washcloth. As a camp nurse I always had a gallon of white vinegar! And yes it works. lice have been around forever and that's how they killed them.  

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Shiny Strands-give them a call they may answer. You can also get their products online. We send all our clients there as we won’t see them in our space if they have lice. Shiny Strands specializes in lice.  
http://www.shinystrands.com/products/

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@told463 Roby I also say shiny strands

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They are great

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Also recommend Shiny Strands. This is a health issue so they may be open. Try their Facebook page if they don’t answer the phone. I was there twice and they limited the number of customers so I think it’s safe to go in.  

Answer 19

This comb too not the RID ones this one works wonders.  

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Yes this is all you need . No chemicals

Answer 20

Shave your head.  

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@brott48676 I hope you’re joking

Answer 21

Hi-lots of incorrect info here. I have treated lice professionally for 5 years. Please visit our site and see the FAQ section. You will see you don't need to do half the stuff suggested here. You simply need a product with dimethicone oil (lice MD or Nix ULTRA (the ultra part is very important). Get enough oil to apply to everyone in your house. Scalp only. You can comb the eggs out while the oil is in your hair, but the combs they include with the kits are useless. You want a comb called "The Terminator" Ulta or Amazon have them. Saturate everyone's scalp with the oil, let it sit for 30 minutes and re-apply in 7 days. Combing is optional as the oil and the reapplication will kill everything. It's worked for thousands of my clients over the years . 97% effective. Best of luck!  
https://www.licenanniesusa.com/fact...lice/

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@kuhn5732 You definitely need to make sure you have enough to treat everyone in your house at least twice. I’d send out a message to close friends to see if anyone has the more effective comb that you can borrow today rather than wait until amazon or ulta ships. I also think I remember seeing a larger Walgreens had the electric one, so I’d call. The pharmacy should allow you to do drive through pickup, especially if you also happen to have an Rx pickup. Just a thought. I’m in Wheaton, but I will look to see if I have the one I ordered years ago if you can’t find another one.  

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@ignatzia2197 I’m not a fan of the electric one. All she really needs is a dimethicone oil Based product and the Terminator comb. Eady Peezy

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@invoke5728 Michele I think the terminator one is better, but if she had to wait for shipping, I believe the electric one is available to buy at Walgreens and it’s definitely better than the plastic one.  

Answer 22

Take a spray bottle and fill with organic apple cider vinegar ( don’t dilute) after shower spray on your roots. Do Not Wash, let it dry. Keep doing it until you don’t see any lice. This is tested and proven!  

Answer 23

If you call the doctor they can prescribe the lice medicine. Both of my girls had love when they were young. I remember it took a long time. so sorry

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@kerrison totally agree.  

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The prescription meds are not very effective anymore. Google “super lice “. they have mutated and they get less and less effective each year. Permethrin is avail OTC and via prescription and is 30% effective  

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@invoke5728 Michele yikes. It has been 10 years since I used the meds.  

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@kerrison yep. It’s horribly in effective now! Back in the day, it worked really well.  

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@invoke5728 Michele good to know.  

Answer 24

Idk if it works, but I’ve heard you can do rub olive oil in your hair and cover with a shower cap night. It’s supposed to kill them. Then use a thin comb to get them out. I’d also look on amazon for a live killing shampoo.  

Answer 25

I also have long thick hair and had it several years ago. Smother your hair with conditioner and use a thin toothed comb to get the eggs out.  

Answer 26

Vinagre Let it sit for a few hours and then rinse Put a cap on your head And buy a lice shampoos, also let it stay in your head for a few min before rinse Change everything, blankets, sheets, pillow covers, everything every day until they’re gone Boil combs, and everything you use on your hair

Answer 27

Apple cider vinegar

Answer 28

Get the Robi Comb! Best thing ever. It’s like a bug zapper. It literally kills them instantly when it hits one on your head. Do this several times a day for a few weeks. With any method you choose, you will be dealing with it for a few weeks anyway.  

Answer 29

Ok, I have very long and thick hair and a few years ago my son and I had it  This is how I got rid of it- First of all, bag everything up to suffocate/starve off the lice. Errrtthang. Secondly- if you have it, tea tree oil is your best friend- sprinkle that oil all around your bedding, couches, your entire house basically, lice HATE IT. I went to Walgreens and bought the lice kit with the comb. You will need someone to help you with this, and grab a drink and get comfy Bc you HAVE TO BE METICULOUS with the comb. Then shampoo. Then what I did to be EXTRA sure is I drenched my entire head and hair with coconut oil and left it on for an entire day. The coconut oil will kill anything you might have missed, but you have to be extra with it. Use a lot. Good luck!  

Answer 30

Fairy tales and a lice comb. You’re gonna have to do it in small sections starting at the root and I would check every day for the next couple weeks after. Put everything in garbage bags that you’ve touched and vacuum couches, chairs, car and beds. Check everyone you live with too. Ugh. My prayers are with you. Lice is the worst. I’m sorry. I hope this helps and you get rid of it quick.  

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Oh and spray everything with tea tree oil for the next few weeks. Pillows, clothes. everything.  

Answer 31

Whatever method you choose, you need to repeat every 7 days for atleast 2 or 3 times. Eggs hatch every 7-10 days. So Sorry!  

Answer 32

Nix! Do it every 7 days x3 times (at very minimum 2 even if you think you got it all)

Answer 33

Hairstylist here ‍♀️ Get this comb

Answer 34

When I was younger I got it all the time no treatments or anything made it go away and stay away. My mom then put a whole jar of mayonnaise on my head and never had lice again.  

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@halpern6804 same! It’s the reason my brothers don’t eat mayo anymore  

Answer 35

I had lice years ago and I have thick curly hair. I could NOT remove all the eggs. I used Fairy Tail products and they were fantastic. The NIX chemical treatment was awful and did not work.  

Answer 36

Oh hell. sorry! All good advice from ladies above I just wanted to say good luck!  

Answer 37

Call your doctor. There is a prescription strength solution for this that you can get at a pharmacy. Drive thru even. You’re going to get everyone’s home remedy advice on here.  

Answer 38

Mayo. Lice die on it. I had to do it once that my daughter got it. Tons of mayo, for a few hours or overnight. ‍♀️

Answer 39

My oldest had it at. 2 she has thick curly hair I used lice shampoo from cvs walgreens all off brands nothing worked I bought coconut shampoo and conditioner then bought coconut oil used the lice comb and got them out kept her head wraped with the oil all night they were dead by morning I did this 3 times after and were all gone

Answer 40

@kuhn5732 get original Listerine, saturate the hair with it. Put a plastic bag on your hair and leave on for 2 hours. Comb out with lice comb, rinse with water, pour on white vinegar, again put plastic bag, leave for 2 hours, comb out again. If that doesn’t get rid of it all you can get a brand I pasted here. Sold on several websites and Target, Ulta.  

Answer 41

Some of the lice salons are still open by appointment. I have a friend who does it professionally and they are taking clients one at a time.  

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Shiny strands in Naperville is open!  

Answer 43

You need a professional, yes. Lice will not die with over the counter stuff. My kids and I got it twice. They will exsplain everything to you.  

Answer 44

You have to wash it with the shampoo to kill the lice but you have to comb out the eggs daily and then in ten days repeat the wash and comb out til all nits are gone

Answer 45

Sent you a pm

Answer 46

Ok listen this is the best advice ever. For everyone out there to this is an amazing trick that will change your life. You could do the kits from the store that is fine but it’s such a pain to get all the nets and everything out after that. The best trick ever is get regular Listerine like the yellow original color saturate your entire head over the bathtub with it and wrap put up into a shower cap for as long as possible hours. Rinse out. Lice nits everything is dead and gone

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@wootan2 my head itches now.  

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Lol. I know right. It’s the worst thing to ever go through. Beyond gross

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@wootan2 for sure! I would die.  

Answer 47

Soak your hair throughly with olive oil (it suffocates them abs makes it easier to comb out) and leave it on over night. Comb out and rinse. Put hair up and under a cap. Cover pillow with towel Lice have a long life cycle from 21-35 days. So to be safe you should repeat every five days for at least three weeks to make sure they are all dead and gone.  

Answer 48

Lice B Gone!  

Answer 49

Best stuff ever. No harsh chemicals. Recommended to me by a doctor who served migrant workers. Wash with this and comb out nits. I did a treatment for 3 -4 days straight. Do not buy spray for furniture. Absolutely not necessary! Just wash sheets daily for a while. Wash and comb comb comb

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@transmittal yes this looks great non-toxic because the toxins in over the counter treatments are so bad and products on your scalp of any kind absorb into your bloodstream in 26 seconds

Answer 50

Omg  

Answer 51

Ive been a stylist for 34 years and thankfully never had to treat this  A friend used vaseline and coated her sons scalp with it and combed it out until the lice were gone Seriously most oils and products clog the hair follicles so using these home remedies may work wonders for lice. Goos luck

Answer 52

This is what i did i did it twice and they were all gone 1) acquire a lice comb 2) heavily saturate your hair and scalp with olive oil, put it in a high bun, and wrap with saran wrap until it’s airtight like even out your ears in there (this suffocates the living lice) and keep it on for four hours 2) rinse your hair off and comb with the lice comb then saturate your hair with apple cider vinegar, saran wrap that, and keep it on for two hours (same amount of time if you want) this gets rid of the lice eggs (nits) and then i continuously combed from scalp to root with the lice comp and kept oil in my scalp (yes it will be greasy) because that prevents the lice eggs from sticking to your hair follicles. i had lice three years ago and this is how i got rid of them. good luck! don’t forget to wash ur sheets/clothes

Answer 53

Go to shine strands. They're fantastic!  

Answer 54

Use lice shampoo Make sure no one else has it Wash all bedding in hot water Spray beds n couches with lice spray Shampoo 2nd time with lice shampoo Pic knits out a few stands if hair at a time Good luck

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Get lice freee spray!  

Answer 56

Prescription from your doctor will save you a lot of the insanity of combing. We used spinosad, worked with one treatment. For anything that can't be washed and dried consider buying permethrin concentrate. Dilute to proper strength and spray on everything. Once dry it is safe to handle.  

Answer 57

We had it like twice in 2 years. Girls with long hair. Tried to just comb it out. Didn't quite work, but you do need a *lice comb! * And call Shiny Strands, they're great. But they don't necessarily get it all out, and they don't promise to. Whatever you do, if you think they're gone, like ppl here have said, you need to keep checking every week. They're growth cycle is 7 days, and their life cycle is 30 days. It's hard to check your own hair, is there anyone to help you? I've read that combing with just regular conditioner gets rid of a lot. We tried coconut oil, lice shampoo, and I don't remember what else, but the last 2 things we did before they were totally gone was the original (brown/gold) listerine, (coat hair, wrap up, leave on, comb out) and then sometime after that, *Dandruff Shampoo - Denorex. * The one with coal tar. It kinda tingles/burns, but leave it on as long as you can stand it, and then maybe do the conditioner comb through, cuz your hair will be kinda dry then.  

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@incandesce39 yes! This is what we have. Guess who got it from sharing her softball helmet when we live in NC.  

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@tristan Get. Out. I think KC was sharing a helmet last year, and I was NOT not happy about it!  

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@incandesce39 We bought her one for that specific reason. Told her not to share it, but what do we know. They are so much smarter haha

Answer 58

Comb with a good one. $12 on amazon. EVERYDAY. Wash EVERYTHING your head touched on hot. We used Nix and (I know it's gross, but I swear by it) mayonnaise with a grocery sack on your head. It suffocates them. My daughter hated it but loved the shine she got after.  

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Key is to treat everything and everyone infected again in 7 days. No matter if you are itching or not.  

Answer 59

There's a lice clinic on Ogden Ave . In Lisle. I would call them. Ask what to do

Answer 60

Sounds weird but put mayo in your hair and put a plastic bag over it and sleep with it in . I had lice as a kid and it worked so well

Answer 61

You need to get the lice comb, bc that’s the only thing that gets the eggs. Do a round of nix to kill the bugs but you’ll need to part your hair in small sections and pull it back then start combing. You’ll see the eggs on the comb. You need a white bowl to rinse the comb and eventually you’ll see the tan tiny eggs in the bowl. Then rinse the comb again under the faucet. You’ll also need a spray bottle bc your hair will mostly dry and it needs to be towel dried or wet enough to get the comb from scalp to end. I feel so bad for you! Go to Shiny Strands web site you don’t need to freak out and wash everything bc they die quick with no host. Just pile up your bedding blankets and put them in plastic bag for 24 hrs. Shiny strands has more info. I sat there for 3 hrs and paid over $200 bc I had long thick hair at the time. Good luck!  

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And you have to comb it everyday for 7 days.  

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I used to work for a lice company! You can do this! Use the shampoo to kill the bugs first! First, divide your hair into 4 sections( middles part then divide those 2 sides into 2 each). Bun the 3 sections to keep the hair away. Take small sections and start coming! They love behind the ear and nape of neck. You have to comb from all directions! Take your time! Use spray conditioner to help with tangles. We also blow dried the hair after we were done combing-hot as you can tolerate! Cover your head with some oil or mayo and shower cap it for a could hours (not sure if that truly helps or not). Comb your hair for the next seven days. It is tedious, but you can do it!  

Answer 62

Just wash it out and sterilization of home, wash everything. You don’t have to cut your hair just treat the lice.  

Answer 63

Call your doctor and ask for a prescription called Ovide. It is not approved for children but is for adults. I had lice in my long thick hair when I was a Principal and this is the only thing that kills both eggs and adult lice. It is very harsh but worth the peace of mind.  

Answer 64

Tea tree oil

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Apply (neem oil) / (neem powder+water paste). rinse after 30 mins. hopefully you will never see lice in your lifetime!  please make sure you are not allergic to it

Answer 66

I just want to send love, hang in there!  

Answer 67

If you are gonna use a lice comb, plz oil your hair. That will be much safer than spraying water. lesser chances of breaking your hair.  

Answer 68

Nits kit and do it multiple times

Answer 69

I had it twice while pregnant I feel you. I will send you a message on how to truly remove it. Also what type of lice comb you will need and how to use it. Along with how to section your hair

Answer 70

Use mouth wash n blend it with garlic massage your hair with it until it's fully cover wet then use a cap or a bag leave inn for 40 min n rinse off repeat 2a week

Answer 71

U can also use garlic w olive oil

Answer 72

Make sure to treat everyone in your family. Otherwise you’re bound to keep passing the lice around.  

Answer 73

Get the lice removal kit from Walgreens. Also you can put Vaseline on your hair at night (Smothers them when the eggs start hatching) and wear a shower cap to bed. This will build up and make your hair thick and greasy with the Vaseline but will make the reoccurrence much less likely. I e also heard you can use mayonnaise instead of Vaseline but haven’t heard first hand if that was as effective. Also when my daughter had it we bagged up all the stuffed animals for several weeks and every single day (for probably two weeks) I took every blanket and sheet off her bed and washed them and remade the bed. Pain but I didn’t want it to come back. I didn’t let her sit on the couch either because i didn’t want it getting in there. She got a kitchen chair that she could take in the family room to sit on.  

Answer 74

Medicated shampoo will take care of it! Don’t panic! Call around your local pharmacy’s to double check, they’ll have it and it’ll be done with tonight (:

Answer 75

See if Lice Clinics of America is open. They kill it all including nits and you walk out lice free without the need to keep checking.