Posted on 02/27/2016 9:25:18 AM PST by fella
strain of so-called ‘super lice’ has hit a reported 25 states, causing concern and frustration among parents because the bugs can’t be killed with most over-the-counter treatments. The treatments, known as pyrethroids, had a 100 percent success rate in 2000 against lice but now only work in 25 percent of cases, KSDK.com reported.
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But enough about Trump haters.
Your a climate denier. No doubt the outbreak is caused by man made global warming. The only solution is a tax on all fossil fuels. /S
I remember getting my head checked in school nearly every year. There were always one or two kids sent home that were found to have some. Course we lived out in a small town and most of those kids were either around farm animals or wildlife which is how they usually got it.
There was a feeling of shame if you were one of those found with it. Even though it wasn’t really anything they did wrong. and of course the other kids made fun...with the boys it led to some of the ‘best’ fights. With the girls it often was the harbinger of friendship changes.
Ping
No, more gun control!
We never got this as a kid and neither did my kids.
But my daughter got them when she was attending Bob Jones University a few years ago!
Thank micro-managers in The EPA, your overzealous regulation brought on this current bed bug/lice curse.
There is a cheap ingredient in hair conditioner that suffocates lice. But, being cheap, don’t expect the FDA to approve it for such treatment.
Well retorted.
“Our Diversity Is Our Strength!”
If you’re right, then cooler heads will prevail.
The’res always kerosene;)
Olive oil will kill lice, and probably condition the hair at the same time. It suffocates them.
Vinegar will loosen the nits from the hair so you can comb them out better.
I would start with vinegar (and lice comb) because it will also clean the hair. Then apply olive oil and leave it on under a shower cap overnight. Then use the lice comb again before washing the oil from the hair.
One source I read said to use olive oil on on days 1, 2, 5, 9, 13, 17 & 21 to best disrupt the life cycle. This source also did not mention vinegar. Other sources do not mention repeating the olive oil. Other sources say you have to repeat treatment even if you are using a chemical pesticide, due to the lice life cycle.
You can use cheap, low-quality olive oil, or use a completely different oil.
Under a tiny microscope they a re wearing tiny sombreros
Yet another gift to america from mobama.
Once upon a time, kids were shaved to get rid of the lice and nits. Will that treatment be coming back into style, I wonder?
Suffocate or lubricate?
this suffocates...
http://rapunzelslice.com/how-dimethicone-kills-lice/
Now. my pooch who has kidney failure has fleas. i am the great white flea hunter. I used to catch them and put them in dish detergent. Then I went to hand cream. then I went to putting them in a zip lock back with detergent soaked paper towels. Then I went to plain paper towels because they quit hopping around after a couple of days anyway. Then one of the zip locks had been used to store lemon poppy seed muffins. They died quickly. Eureka!
I put in a paper towel and olive oil.
Doggie is doing well, thank you. all home cooked meals. Did you know our white rice has phosphates in it? Now I get Jasmine rice with NO additives.
I have read that Listerine could be more effective than vinegar and might not require olive oil.
Cetaphil is highly regarded too.
Here is a mange cure that might work for lice: Mix 50% apple cider vinegar and 50% Borax (regular 20 Mule Team Borax from the laundry soap aisle). Soak the hair and scalp for 10-30 minutes, then rinse.
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