I cannot resist the ever-present urge to *stay on-topic*, and this
posting comes s-o-o-o close, I feel I must respond:

> (re) Lice ... If Mayo and Vaseline sitting on hair overnight smother the
> little critters - wouldn't it make sense to use a nice thick cream rinse do
> the job instead?
>

Cream rinse? Why stop there? How about expressing some breastmilk, and
using the cream that rises to the surface? Maybe even whip it in the
kitchen first (You know, like whipped cream for pumpkin pie)?

Why, one could even make butter from the EBM cream (in a closer
approximation to the Vaseline), apply that to the hair under a plastic
shower cap, leave it overnight...etc. There may be anti-infective
properties of BM that may kill lice - who knows?! ;-)

I'm quite certain, though I have not seen any formal studies to back
this up, that EBM butter/cream might even fortify the hair...a hair
protein treatment at the same time, you know? Might start a trend in
more than one way...

Katharine West, BSN, MPH  ;-)
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423