I second Sam's suggestion. The chemicals that are available these days are extremely ineffective for getting rid of head lice so all you've done when you use them is expose your children and yourself to harmful poison on the broken skin of the scalp.
There are lots of resources on the web for treating head lice without poison.
Cee, whose head is now itching
--- On Thu, 5/28/09, Sam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Sam <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: head lice
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 8:05 AM
This suggestion comes from years of sending children to a school known for
lice outbreaks...
I would encourage not using any chemicals at all. They are toxic, and
putting chemicals on anyone's head, so close to the brain, is not a good
idea. If mom has lice, so do the kids, and they don't need the exposure,
either. Another issue is that people using chemicals think applying it takes
care of the problem. It doesn't. There's always a few that are resistant,
and soon there's another outbreak. And chemicals don't take care of the
nits, which need to be combed out.
Get something slippery (mayonnaise or hair conditioner) on the hair, use a
lice comb to comb the hair, section at a time, and dip the comb into HOT
water.
The conditioner keeps the lice from moving around, and helps trap them on
the comb. The comb will take out even nits. Hot water kills the lice. I do
this in the kitchen, use a coffee cup of water, and heat it frequently in
the microwave.
It can be a very soothing experience, turn on the tv, and comb. The mom can
self-treat by combing her own hair (been there, done that). Do it daily for
a week, and continue to check/comb frequently.
Best wishes from the champion lice-mom,
Sam Doak :)
We're going to Candy Mountain, Charlie!
I heard from a mother of a breastfeeding 2 month old today that she (the
mom) was diagnosed w/ head lice (she has older school age children). Her
physician said to treat it w/ RID and to "pump and dump x 5 days."
I cannot find RID in Dr. Hale's book, but I did find it in Frank Nice's
"Nonprescription Drugs for the Breastfeeding Mother." He listed RID as
an
L2.
Because of the large difference in recommendations I am coming to you for
suggestions or ideas. What do I tell this mom????
Loretta Haycook, RN, IBCLC Neptune Beach, FL
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