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To: AQGeiger
No amount of OTC product will rid one of nits without a nitcombing. Putting mayo on the head for an hour with a shower cap will kill the lice, but the hair must still be nitpicked or they will hatch. Nothing kills the eggs (except maybe that fire)
73 posted on 01/03/2004 10:26:16 AM PST by netmilsmom (RE: Bad relatives, "Her presence is like pee on a hot rock! " - Conspiracy Guy)
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To: netmilsmom
No amount of OTC product will rid one of nits without a nitcombing. Putting mayo on the head for an hour with a shower cap will kill the lice, but the hair must still be nitpicked or they will hatch. Nothing kills the eggs (except maybe that fire),

I was taking that into consideration when I said that the OTC products would not leave the dreadlocks intact.

91 posted on 01/03/2004 10:37:56 AM PST by AQGeiger (Behind every good 82nd Airborne paratrooper is a wife supporting him All the Way.)
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To: netmilsmom
Anybody ever try a microwave?
142 posted on 01/03/2004 12:15:20 PM PST by Old Professer
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